Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation’s Nursing Grants (USA)

Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation’s Nursing Grants Program is designed to improve the quality of life for young cancer patients and their families. The Foundation added the Nursing Grant program to an already successful and innovative pediatric research grant program in 2007. Having awarded 100 medical research grants to over 40 institutions and universities throughout the United States, the Foundation felt it was important to invest in research enabling nurses to find better ways to care for children undergoing cancer treatment.

There are three categories of applications that will be reviewed by our Nursing Advisory Board, with awards ranging from $10,000 to $50,000.

Download the Nurse Researcher Grant Guidelines for details
http://www.alexslemonade.org/files/ALSF_nurse_guidelines_0.pdf
or,
Start an Application, which is due August 3, 2009
http://www.alexslemonade.org/grants/online-submission-nursing

Mentored Nurse Researcher Grants
Chosen applicants will be awarded $10,000 per year, for two years. These awards are designed to support the efforts of beginning nurse researchers to accomplish small research projects with both mentor and institutional support. Examples of fundable projects might include collecting information to answer a nursing question related to care of the child with cancer or applying research based evidence to improve pediatric cancer nursing practice at the institution.

Intermediate Nurse Researcher Grants
Chosen applicants will be awarded $20,000 per year for two years. These awards are designed to financially support efforts of more experienced nurse researchers to accomplish research projects with the support and commitment of the institution where they practice. Such projects may collect information to answer a nursing question related to care of the child with cancer or may be designed to apply research evidence to improve pediatric cancer nursing practice at the institution. Awards may be used to supplement other support in a large project.

Independent Nurse Researcher Grants
Chosen applicants will be awarded $50,000 per year, for two years. This award is designed for an experienced nurse researcher. Demonstration of a career plan that shows commitment to pediatric cancer nursing is a critical component of a successful application. These applications are expected to be from experienced investigators who require seed money to investigate topics and issues related to the quality of nursing care and the quality of life for children with cancer. Awards may be used to supplement other support in a large project.
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Please contact us directly with general questions about Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation and our grant giving program.

Phone: 610-649-3034

Email: grants@alexslemonade.org

Link: http://www.alexslemonade.org/grants/nursing