PhD Student Scholarship Opportunities

NIH Predoctoral training grants

Health Disparities Predoctoral Training Grant

Graduate Partnership Program (GPP)

Predoctoral Interdisciplinary Clinical Research Training Grant

SON Scholarships

NRSA

Other Funding Opportunities:

Nursing Specific Doctoral Scholarships

Nurse Facutly Loan Program
Johns Hopkins University Nursing Educator Certificate

State of Maryland Graduate Faculty Scholarships
Award: $13,000 per academic year ($6,500 per fall and spring semesters) up to $26,000
Deadline: August 1 to start in the fall semester, by December 1 to start in the spring semester, and by May 1 to start in the summer semester.
Summary: Funding for the Graduate Nursing Faculty Scholarship and Living Expenses Grant is provided by the Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) through the Nurse Support Program II (NSP II) to address the issues of recruiting and retaining nurses in Maryland hospitals

The American Cancer Society
Award: $15,000/year for 2 years (option for 2 year renewal)
Deadline: October 15th
Summary: The American Cancer Society offers a “Doctoral Degree Scholarship in Cancer Nursing”. The candidate must be pursuing a doctoral degree in nursing with a focus in cancer care. The field of study may include research, education, administration or clinical practice. The initial award is a 2 year, $15,000 per year unrestricted stipend with an option for a 2 year competitive renewal. The instruction PDF for the application can be found at the above link. The electronic application is submitted through proposal Central and is due annually on October 15.

The Oncology Nursing Society
Award: $3000-$5000 doctoral scholarships; $10,000 small research grants (one time awards)
Deadline: February 1st for doctoral scholarships; November 1st for small research grants
Summary: The Oncology Nursing Society offers several $3000-$5000 doctoral scholarships. These applications can be found at the above link and are one time, unrestricted awards. Scholarship applications are accepted yearly and due on February 1. In addition, ONS foundation offers several $10,000 small research grants that can be used for conduct of nursing research (not for stipends). The applications are available at the same website and applications are accepted annually with a letter of intent due October 1 and application November 1.

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society
Award: approximately $5,000 small research grant awards
Deadline: varies depending on award (see website)
Summary: Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) offers several small research grants which are open to doctoral students who are members of STTI. These grants are usually smaller (around $5000) and can be used to cover costs related to your dissertation research. There are several different types with different focuses, so check out the website for more details. Local chapters of STTI often provide their own small research grant awards so be sure to check these out, too. The web address for the JHUSON chapter of STTI (Nu Beta) is: http://www.son.jhmi.edu/academics/student_life/organizations/nubeta/

Southern Nursing Research Society
Award: up to $3,000 one time dissertation award
Deadline: March and September
Summary: The Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS) offers two dissertation awards to support doctoral students in the Southern region (that means you!) enrolled in research-focused programs as they initiate a program of nursing research to advance nursing science and practice. One of the awards is usually due in the spring (March) and the other in the fall (September). Check the website for the most current application information.

John A. Hartford Foundation, Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity, Predoctoral Scholarship Program
Award: $50,000/year for 2 years (additional $5,000 for research focusing on pain
Deadline: January
Summary: The American Academy of Nursing seeks applicants for its Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity (BAGNC) Predoctoral Scholarship Program. This 2-year scholarship program supports full time doctoral education for nurses committed to careers in academic geriatric nursing. Through generous funding from The John A. Hartford Foundation, the BAGNC Program awards a total of $100,000 ($50,000 per annum) to each selected Predoctoral Scholar candidate. The Mayday Fund provides an additional $5,000 award to selected candidates whose research focuses on pain in older persons. Scholarship Award programs must begin between July 1st and September 1st of the award year.

TriService Nursing Research Program, Department of Defense
Award: Up to $30,000 in direct costs
Deadline: September 26, 2008 and January 5, 2009
Summary: The TriService provides research awards to nurses in the armed services including a predoctoral award. Active duty and Reserve students pursuing a master’s or doctoral degree in nursing are eligible. The dissertation topic must focus on one of the TriService priority areas: military deployment health, generating and translating research into practice in a military context, recruitment and retention of the military workforce, developing and sustaining military nursing competencies. The topic of military deployment health is broad and includes the management of diseases such as asthma, diabetes, hypertension as well as issues in mental health. Award recipients must attend TriService “Grant Camp” for guidance on applying for and managing this award prior to being selected for the award, so see the TriService website for dates and locations.

Other Doctoral Scholarships/Funding Opportunities

American Association of University Women
Award: $20,000 dissertation fellowships (final year of dissertation work); $30,000 post-doctoral research leave fellowships; $6,000 short-term research publication grants
Deadline: mid-November
Summary: One of the world’s largest sources of funding exclusively for graduate women, the AAUW Educational Foundation supports aspiring scholars around the globe, teachers, and activists in local communities, women at critical stages of their careers, and those pursuing professions where women are underrepresented. This is not nursing-specific, but definitely worth a shot!

Graduate Women in Science
Award: from $5,000 to $10,000
Deadline: January 15th
Summary: see website for details on different awards

Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation
Award: up to $15,000 dissertation awards
Deadline: May 1st and November 1st
Summary: Grants are to help support doctoral dissertation expense of students in the United States or Canada. Proposals must have clear relevance to major social problems affecting families or individuals, including education and literacy issues, or to interventions designed to assist individuals, couples, or families in their functioning and well-being.

The Melissa Institute
Award: $2,000 one time award (cannot be used towards tuition, books, fees)
Deadline: April 1st
Summary: The Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment is a non-profit educational, training and consultative organization established to honor the memory of Melissa Aptman, a Miami native who was murdered in May 1995. The scholarships are available to graduate students from any discipline who address issues of violence prevention and/or treatment. The award must be used to support expenses that are directly related to the dissertation research. It may not be used for tuition, personal travel, or personal expenses.

Guggenheim Foundation
Award: $15,000 one time dissertation award
Deadline: February 1st
Summary: Ten or more fellowships are awarded to fund final-year dissertation projects in the natural and social sciences and the humanities that promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence, aggression, and dominance. Highest priority is given to research that can increase understanding and amelioration of these issues. Eligible are students at the writing stage of their dissertations. There are very specific guidelines for when you need to be graduating, etc., so read carefully.