Research Grants
Guidelines
Priorities:
To fund research on
- Clinical Nursing
that will improve patient care
- Nursing Education
that will improve curriculum and/or
retention of students
Eligibility:
- Applicants may be
individuals or agencies with a Principal
Investigator named who will be
responsible and accountable
- The Principal
Investigator will have a minimum of a
BSN degree
- Research will be
on the graduate level (applicants need
not be in a graduate program)
- Preference will
be given to Rhode Island residents
- An individual or
agency may apply only once in a funding
cycle
Grant Amounts:
Grants of up to $2500
(maximum) which may be used for supplies,
mailing and postage, analyses and searches,
consultants and computers. The purchase of
equipment may not be approved if available
through borrowing or rental; rental fee may
be approved. Grant funds may NOT be used as
salary for principal investigator or
secretarial assistance.
Additional grant(s)
may be awarded if funds are available.
Assurances:
- The principal
investigator will agree to write a final
report detailing results, conclusions
and recommendations at the end of the
research
- Spend grant funds
as approved in award.
Application: Funding
cycle
Apply by June 1;
Notification by June 30; Funding by July 31
Research Grant
Application
Send completed
Application Form to:
Nursing Foundation of Rhode Island
P.O. Box 41702
Providence, RI 02940
Attention: Research Grant Committee |