Funding Opportunities for PhD Nursing Students
There are several opportunities to fund your research during your doctoral program. Listed below are 3 major categories of funding opportunities (training/fellowships, dissertation awards, small grants). When seriously considering any of these opportunities, please discuss with your major advisor and the Office of Research to help make decisions based on your individual needs, area of research, and other factors.
Note: For information on student loans, scholarships, and financial aid, please contact the College of Nursing Office of Student Affairs.
Type / Grant Application / Brief Description / Considerations / Due Date /Pre-doctoral fellowship/
training / NIH – Diversity in Health-Related Research (F31)
PA-16-308
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-16-308.html
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-16-309.html / -Individual pre-doctoral fellowship can be submitted after beginning the doctoral program.
Provides 60% of tuition/fees (up to $16,000/yr.), health insurance.
$21,000+ stipend per year
-Very prestigious award
-1-5 years of funding
-Contact Dr. Acierno if considering / -Requires a mentor(s) who are NIH funded researchers and have a history of mentoring doctoral students.
-Requires that you are a full-time student, devoting at least 40 hours/week to your training (other employment is limited)
-Proposal from submission to award can take up to 9 to 12 months
-Often has to be submitted twice for funding (if you are already at the dissertation stage, this is not the best opportunity) / April 8
Aug 8
Dec 8
Pre-doctoral fellowship/
training / Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Minority Fellowship program
http://www.emfp.org/Main-Menu-Category/Fellowships/MFP-Fellowship / Focus on minority investigators pursuing research on substance abuse/mental health
-Contact Dr. Acierno if considering / -Full time student
-Covers tuition, fees
-3-5 years
-minority
-masters degree or completed at least nine credits related to psychiatric/mental health or substance abuse / April 1
Pre-doctoral fellowship / American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/research/applyforaresearchgrant/granttypes/doctoral-degree-scholarship-nursing / -Focus on cancer
-$30,000 over 2 years for tuition / See website / Oct 15
Nursing Post-doctoral Fellowship / Veterans Affairs
http://www.va.gov/oaa/residencies_fellowships.asp / -Research related to care of veterans
-Full time 2 yrs/part-time
3 years / -Tuition, fees, stipend
-see website / Any time during the year
Dissertation Award / Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ)
R36 Dissertation Award PA-15-318
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-15-318.html / -Health services research
-$40,000
-Contact Dr. Acierno if considering / -see website / Feb 1
May 1
Aug 1
Nov 1
Dissertation Award/
Fellowships / Tri-Service
http://www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?oppId=288234 / Active Duty/Reserves
Retired active duty Nursing Research Program / See website / Feb 7, 2017
Dissertation/
Small Grant / Southern Nursing Research Society Dissertation Award
http://www.snrs.org/snrs-dissertation-research-grant / $5,000 / -Member of SNRS
-doctoral student in southern region / March 1
Dissertation/
Small Grant / American Nurses Foundation
http://www.anfonline.org/MainCategory/NursingResearchGrant.aspx / Various types of awards / Generally range from $2,500 - $10,000 to fund dissertation research / May 1
Dissertation/
Small Grant / Sigma Theta Tau International
National League for Nursing Grant and Emergency Nurses Association Foundation Grant
http://www.nursingsociety.org/Research/Grants/Pages/grantsbydate.aspx / -Various small grants for doctoral students;
-$5,000 Member of STT / See Website / Various
Dissertation/
Small Grant / Local/regional STT chapters / Check with local chapter (if STT member)
Dissertation/
Small Grant / National League of Nursing
http://www.nln.org/researchgrants/index.htm
Sigma Theta Tau International/National League for Nursing Grant (NLM)
http://www.nln.org/professional-development-programs/grants-and-scholarships/nursing-education-research-grants / Nursing education research
$5,000 - $20,000
$5,000 / June 1
Funding Sources: Visit our webpage:
http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/nursing/initiatives/researchoffice/funding.htm
for links to grants.gov, **community of science
Other potential funding sources:
Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses Career Mobility Scholarship Award (https://www.amsn.org/professional-development/grants-scholarships/career-mobility-scholarship)
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
American Holistic Nurses Association
American Nephrology Nurses Association
American Psychiatric Nurses Association
American Indian Graduate Center
Clinical Nurse Specialist Foundation
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation
Emergency Nurses Association
March of Dimes Graduate Nurse Scholarships/Research Funding
Oncology Nursing Society
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
National Association of School Nurses
American Association of University Women Educational Foundation
Transcultural Nursing Society
Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society
Graduate Women in Science
Epilepsy Foundation
Revised 01/2017