Through the generosity of donors to the Midwest Nursing Research Society Foundation, MNRS is able to offer nurse researchers grant opportunities to further their work and contribute to the profession of nursing science. The Foundation and Grants Committee urges you to apply for one of the grant opportunities offered solely to MNRS members. You must remain a member of MNRS for the entire duration of the grant process.

Please click the buttons below for the individual requirements for each grant and the link to the application site. If you have any questions, please email info@mnrs.org. 

MNRS Seed Research Grant: 

The Midwest Nursing Research Society is pleased to offer one Seed Grant of up to $5,000. The purpose of this grant is to support researchers in the Midwest that advance nursing science and practice. Funds are available for quantitative and qualitative research on any topic relevant to nursing science. This funding is available to all MNRS nursing researchers, regardless of prior funding history or time from dissertation.

Submissions are now closed. 

The grant will be funded up to $5,000.

 

View Award Criteria and Application Guidelines

MNRS Seed Research Grant

The Midwest Nursing Research Society is pleased to offer one Seed Grant of up to $5,000. The purpose of this grant is to support researchers in the Midwest that advance nursing science and practice. Funds are available for quantitative and qualitative research on any topic relevant to nursing science. This funding is available to all MNRS nursing researchers, regardless of prior funding history or time from dissertation. All applicants MUST be current active members of MNRS to be eligible for this grant.

Submissions will only be accepted between September 24 - November 18, 2024. When more than one investigator is listed, the first individual named is the MNRS point of contact. The first investigator will assume responsibility for the conduct of the research.

The MNRS Grants Committee is tasked with reviewing applications and recommending funding avenues to the MNRS Board of Directors. No proposals will be returned to the grant applicant.

Please Note: Doctoral students may only apply for dissertation grants.

CLICK HERE for the application questions so you may prepare the needed materials.

The grant application portal will be open September 24 - November 18, 2024. 

 

 

 

NOTIFICATION

Recipients will be notified if they have received a Seed Grant in January 2025.

FUNDING

Funding starts at the end of the Annual Conference, but only after the recipient has received IRB approval. Attaining IRB approval is the responsibility of the investigator.

Budget is not to exceed applicable grant amount. Only expenses essential to the conduct of the proposed research will be funded. No indirect costs are allowed.

ALLOWABLE EXPENSES

  • Personnel: RAs can be hired on an hourly or FTE% basis. State percentage of effort on project and salaries and benefits. PI and CoPI salaries, and subcontractors, are NOT allowable.
  • Supplies: Items with a unit cost of $500 or less.
  • Travel only as related to carrying out this research proposal NOT to present the findings of the study
  • Other: Printing, Parking, food postage, participant incentives, telephone, and duplicating in this category.

PROHIBITED EXPENSES

  • Equipment
  • Supplies with a unit cost of more than $500
  • Personal computers
  • PI and CoPI salaries
  • Subcontractors
  • Educational assistance such as tuition, textbooks, or dissertation preparation
  • Travel or per diem to present papers or posters to MNRS or any other conference
  • Conference registration
  • Funds cannot be used to travel to the MNRS Conference
  • MNRS membership

MNRS Founders Circle Dissertation Grant:

The Midwest Nursing Research Society is pleased to offer one MNRS Founders Circle Dissertation Grant of up to $2,500. The purpose of this grant is to support researchers in the Midwest that advance nursing science and practice. Funds are available for quantitative and qualitative research on any topic relevant to nursing science. 

Submissions are now closed.

The grant will be funded up to $2,500. 

 

View Award Criteria and Application Guidelines

MNRS Founders Circle Dissertation Grant

The Midwest Nursing Research Society is pleased to offer one MNRS Founders Circle Dissertation Grant of up to $2,500. The purpose of this grant is to support researchers in the Midwest that advance nursing science and practice. Funds are available for quantitative and qualitative research on any topic relevant to nursing science. All applicants MUST be current active members of MNRS to apply and be selected.
 
Submissions will only be accepted between September 24 - November 18, 2024. When more than one investigator is listed, the first individual named is the MNRS point of contact. The first investigator will assume responsibility for the conduct of the research.

The MNRS Grants Committee is tasked with reviewing applications and recommending funding avenues to the MNRS Board of Directors. No proposals will be returned to the grant applicant.

Please Note: Doctoral students may only apply for dissertation grants.

CLICK HERE for the application questions so you may prepare the needed materials.

The grant application portal will be open September 24 - November 18, 2024. 

 

NOTIFICATION

Recipients will be notified if they have received a Seed Grant in January 2025.

FUNDING

Funding starts at the end of the Annual Conference, but only after the recipient has received IRB approval. Attaining IRB approval is the responsibility of the investigator.

Budget is not to exceed applicable grant amount. Only expenses essential to the conduct of the proposed research will be funded. No indirect costs are allowed.

ALLOWABLE EXPENSES

  • Personnel: RAs can be hired on an hourly or FTE% basis. State percentage of effort on project and salaries and benefits. PI and CoPI salaries, and subcontractors, are NOT allowable.
  • Supplies: Items with a unit cost of $500 or less.
  • Travel only as related to carrying out this research proposal NOT to present the findings of the study
  • Other: Printing, Parking, food postage, participant incentives, telephone, and duplicating in this category.

PROHIBITED EXPENSES

  • Equipment
  • Supplies with a unit cost of more than $500
  • Personal computers
  • PI and CoPI salaries
  • Subcontractors
  • Educational assistance such as tuition, textbooks, or dissertation preparation
  • Travel or per diem to present papers or posters to MNRS or any other conference
  • Conference registration
  • Funds cannot be used to travel to the MNRS Conference
  • MNRS membership

MNRS Joseph & Jean Buckwalter Dissertation Grant: 

Supports the research development of budding scholars in the Midwest Region, especially those with interests in chronic illness and mental health. This grant opportunity was made possible through a bequest from the estate of Dr. Joseph and Jean Buckwalter to their son and daughter-in-law, Jody and Kitty Buckwalter. 

Submissions are now closed.  

The grant will be funded up to $2,500.

View Award Criteria and Application Guidelines

MNRS/Joseph & Jean Buckwalter Grant

The MNRS/Joseph & Jean Buckwalter Grant supports the research development of budding scholars in the Midwest Region, especially those with interests chronic illness and mental health. 
      
Dr. Joseph Addison Buckwalter III was a former faculty member of the University of Iowa (U of I) College of Medicine, and at the time of his death he was an Emeritus Professor of Surgery at the University of North Carolina. He was instrumental in establishing the Iowa statewide cancer registry and in developing a program for treatment of patients with diseases of the thyroid gland. He conducted research in a variety of areas and in particular the genetically determined patterns of the incidence of gastric and duodenal ulcers and carcinoma of the stomach. Following his retirement from clinical practice, Dr. Buckwalter continued to teach and serve on committees for UNC. He regularly contributed editorials to local newspapers and served as a volunteer and leader for a variety of community programs, including Habitat for Humanity, Dispute Settlement Center, Freedom House, North Carolina Chapter of the Hemlock Society, and the YMCA.
     
Jean Buckwalter was married to Dr. Buckwalter and was a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa.  She was an organizational wizard who worked in advertising and marketing and became secretary to the Chairman of the U of I, Department of Surgery. In Chapel Hill, Jean did volunteer work with various non profits including United Way, Presbyterian Women, Meals on Wheels, and Inter-Faith Council. Jean was a strong, intelligent, curious woman who held people to high standards, yet was insightful and compassionate. Her interests included bridge, travel, reading and public policy. Her most important quality was an indomitable, confident spirit that could not be broken through personal health challenges and misfortunes. She created a strong sense of family and assisted them in achieving their full potential in life as mother/stepmother to 6 children, 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
     
This  grant was made possible through a bequest from the estate of Dr. Joseph and Jean Buckwalter to their son and daughter-in-law, Jody and Kitty Buckwalter. The purpose of this grant is to support the research development of budding scholars in the Midwest Region, especially those with interests in chronic illness and mental health. All applicants MUST be current active members of MNRS to be eligible for this grant.
The grant will be funded up to $2,500.
Submissions will only be accepted between September 24 - November 18, 2024. When more than one investigator is listed, the first individual named is the MNRS point of contact. The first investigator will assume responsibility for the conduct of the research.
     
The MNRS Grants Committee is tasked with reviewing applications and recommending funding avenues to the MNRS Board of Directors. No proposals will be returned to the grant applicant.    Please Note: Doctoral students may only apply for dissertation grants.

 

 

 

CLICK HERE for the application questions so you may prepare the needed materials.

The grant application portal will be open September 24 - November 18, 2024. 
 

 

NOTIFICATION 

Recipients will be notified if they have received the grant in January 2025.

FUNDING

Funding starts at the end of the Annual Conference, but only after the recipient has received IRB approval. Attaining IRB approval is the responsibility of the investigator.

Budget is not to exceed applicable grant amount. Only expenses essential to the conduct of the proposed research will be funded. No indirect costs are allowed.

ALLOWABLE EXPENSES

  • Personnel: RAs can be hired on an hourly or FTE% basis. State percentage of effort on project and salaries and benefits.
  • Supplies: Items with a unit cost of $500 or less.
  • Travel only as related to carrying out this research proposal NOT to present the findings of the study
  • Other: Printing, Parking, food postage, participant incentives, telephone, and duplicating in this category.

PROHIBITED EXPENSES

  • Equipment
  • Supplies with a unit cost of more than $500
  • Personal computers
  • PI and CoPI salaries
  • Subcontractors
  • Educational assistance such as tuition, textbooks, or dissertation preparation
  • Travel or per diem to present papers or posters to MNRS or any other conference
  • Conference registration
  • Funds cannot be used to travel to the MNRS Conference
  • MNRS membership

MNRS/Council for Advancement of Nursing Science (CANS) Dissertation Grant:

Encourages qualified nurses to contribute to the advancement of nursing through research and science.  

Submissions are now closed.

The grant will be funded up to $5,000. 

View Award Criteria and Application Guidelines

MNRS/CANS Dissertation Grant

The Midwest Nursing Research Society is pleased to offer one MNRS/CANS Dissertation Grant of up to $5,000. The purpose of this grant is to support researchers in the Midwest that advance nursing science and practice. Funds are available for quantitative and qualitative research on any topic relevant to nursing science. All applicants MUST be current active members of MNRS and CANS to apply and be selected.  
Submissions will only be accepted between September 24 - November 18, 2024. When more than one investigator is listed, the first individual named is the MNRS point of contact. The first investigator will assume responsibility for the conduct of the research.

The MNRS Grants Committee is tasked with reviewing applications, and recommending funding avenues to the MNRS Board of Directors. No proposals will be returned to the grant applicant.

Please Note: Doctoral students may only apply for dissertation grants.

CLICK HERE for the application questions so you may prepare the needed materials.

The grant application portal will be open September 24 - November 18, 2024. 

 

NOTIFICATION

Recipients will be notified if they have received a Seed Grant in January 2025.

FUNDING

Funding starts at the end of the Annual Conference, but only after the recipient has received IRB approval. Attaining IRB approval is the responsibility of the investigator.

Budget is not to exceed applicable grant amount. Only expenses essential to the conduct of the proposed research will be funded. No indirect costs are allowed.

ALLOWABLE EXPENSES

  • Personnel: RAs can be hired on an hourly or FTE% basis. State percentage of effort on project and salaries and benefits. PI and CoPI salaries, and subcontractors, are NOT allowable.
  • Supplies: Items with a unit cost of $500 or less.
  • Travel only as related to carrying out this research proposal NOT to present the findings of the study
  • Other: Printing, Parking, food postage, participant incentives, telephone, and duplicating in this category.

PROHIBITED EXPENSES

  • Equipment
  • Supplies with a unit cost of more than $500
  • Personal computers
  • PI and CoPI salaries
  • Subcontractors
  • Educational assistance such as tuition, textbooks, or dissertation preparation
  • Travel or per diem to present papers or posters to MNRS or any other conference
  • Conference registration
  • Funds cannot be used to travel to the MNRS Conference
  • MNRS membership

MNRS/Advocate Health Dissertation Grant:

Encourages dissertation research that advances nursing science and practice. Funds are available for quantitative and qualitative research on any topic relevant to nursing science.

Submissions are now closed. 

The grant will be funded for up to $2,500.

View Award Criteria and Application Guidelines

MNRS/Advocate Health Dissertation Grant

The purpose of the MNRS/Advocate Health Dissertation Grant is to encourage dissertation research that advances nursing science and practice. Funds are available for quantitative and qualitative research on any topic relevant to nursing science.  All applicants MUST be current active members of MNRS to be eligible for this grant. 
 
Submissions will only be accepted between September 24 - November 18, 2024. When more than one investigator is listed, the first individual named is the MNRS point of contact. The first investigator will assume responsibility for the conduct of the research.
 
The MNRS Grants Committee is tasked with reviewing applications and recommending funding avenues to the MNRS Board of Directors. No proposals will be returned to the grant applicant.
Please Note: Doctoral students may only apply for dissertation grants.

 

 

 

CLICK HERE for the application questions so you may prepare the needed materials.

The grant application portal will be open September 24 - November 18, 2024. 

NOTIFICATION

Recipients will be notified if they have received a Dissertation Research Grant in January 2025.

FUNDING

Funding starts at the end of the Annual Conference, but only after the recipient has received IRB approval and submitted their University's W9. Attaining IRB approval is the responsibility of the investigator.  Budget is not to exceed applicable grant amount. Only expenses essential to the conduct of the proposed research will be funded. No indirect costs are allowed.

Allowable expenses:

  • Personnel: RAs can be hired on an hourly or FTE% basis. State percentage of effort on project and salaries and benefits. PI and CoPI salaries, and subcontractors, are NOT allowable.
  • Supplies: Items with a unit cost of $500 or less.
  • Travel only as related to carrying out this research proposal NOT to present the findings of the study
  • Other: Printing, Parking, food postage, participant incentives, telephone, and duplicating in this category.

PROHIBITED EXPENSES

  • Equipment
  • Supplies with a unit cost of more than $500
  • Personal computers
  • PI and CoPI salaries
  • Subcontractors
  • Educational assistance such as tuition, textbooks, or dissertation preparation
  • Travel or per diem to present papers or posters to MNRS or any other conference
  • Conference registration
  • Funds cannot be used to travel to the MNRS Conference
  • MNRS membership

MNRS/Sigma Research Grant*:

Encourages qualified nurses to contribute to the advancement of nursing through research; proposals for pilot and/or developmental research may be submitted. All research topics and designs are eligible for support. Multidisciplinary, historical, and international research is encouraged. 

The grant will be funded by Sigma at $3,500. Deadline: April 1, 2025

*Grant Application and Deadlines differ from MNRS deadlines.  Please review the grant criteria and application guidelines carefully to ensure timing.

View Award Criteria and Application Guidelines

Midwest Nursing Research Society/Sigma Research Grant

Grant Details - Click HERE to Apply
Grants available: 1 per year
Funding: US $3,500 (max)
Deadline: 1 April 2025
Funding date: 1 August 2025  

 

 

 

 

 

PURPOSE

The purpose of The Midwest Nursing Research Society/Sigma Research Grant is to encourage qualified nurses to contribute to the advancement of nursing through research; proposals for pilot and/or developmental research may be submitted. All research topics and designs are eligible for support. Multidisciplinary, historical, and international research is encouraged. The grant will be funded up to $3,500.

RESEARCH FUNDING

Funds for this grant are provided jointly by the Midwest Nursing Research Society and Sigma.

Funds for this grant do not cover expenses incurred prior to the funding date.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

  • Registered nurse with current license.
  • Hold a master’s or doctoral degree or be enrolled in a doctoral program.
  • Submit a completed research application via online submission system.
  • Ready to implement research project when funding is received.
  • Complete project within one (1) year of funding.
  • Sign a Research Grant Agreement.
  • Submit a final report and submit completed abstract to the Sigma Repository to receive final grant disbursement, if owed.
  • Credit research grant partner in all publications and presentations of the research.
  • Be a member in good standing of Midwest Nursing Research Society and Sigma.

Please direct all questions about this grant to:
Sigma
Phone: 888.634.7575 (US/Canada)
Sigma Research Services

HOW TO APPLY

All applications must be submitted via the online submission system. A link to the online submission system will open in January 2025.

HAVE YOUR GRANTS REVIEWED BEFORE YOU APPLY!

Below is a link to a roster of experts who have agreed to perform one pre-submission grant review and/or one manuscript review per year with the payment for this service to be made directly to the MNRS Foundation. Please peruse the list to find a reviewer with the experience and/or expertise in your grant/manuscript submission area of interest. You may contact said reviewer directly to discuss the review process and agree on a fee. If you have any questions, please contact the MNRS office.

Grant and Manuscript review fees are negotiable. Suggested fees are $100 for manuscript review, and $250 for grant review.

View the MNRS Experts!
View the Roster of Grant Review Experts

 

Sally Lusk, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAAOHN
Sources/types of own funded grants:  R01s from NINR, NIDCD, NIOSH; NIE and NIOST Projects. Foundations: AAOHN, UAW-GM, Medique. Training Grants: NIOSH. Special
Project Grants: HEW
Experience:  Charter Member Nursing Study Section, Ad Hoc Member Nursing Study Section, AREA, SBIR Grants, CSR SEP,and NIOSH grant reviewer. Manuscript reviewer for numerous nursing and non-nursing journals.
Expertise:
Types of grants:  RCT Testing effectiveness of group interventions. RCT testing effectiveness of interactive computer-based interventions. Determining attitudes and perceptions related to behavior change, based on the Health Promotion Model.
Topics of grants: Promoting use of hearing protection devices. Assessing relationship between noise exposure and ambulatory BP measurement
Contact Info:  lusk@umich.edu ; 734-337-3268

Mary Anthony, PhD
Sources/types of own funded grants:  NIH, ANF, Professional Organizations such as NCSBN
Experience:  Sigma Theta Tau, SBIR
Expertise:
Types of grants:  Non R01
Topics of grants:  Decision Making, Delegation, Models of Nursing Care Delivery, Nurses Work Environment and Shift Work
Contact Info:  manthony@kent.edu ; 330-672-8824

Yvonne Lu
Sources/types of own funded grants:  1) Co-Investigator, Indiana University Alzheimers Disease Cetner, Clinical Core; "Education and Information Transfer Care Core". (PI: Andrew Saykin, PsyD), NIH, NIA, IADC, P30AG010133-22; 2) PI "Meaningful activity intervention for persons with mild cognitive impairment". NIH, NINR. 1R21NR013755-01; 3) PI "Improving Care of Persons with Cognitive Impairment and their Caregivers". NIH, NINR, 1K01 NR010854-01; 4) T32 Fellowship Training Grant/Postdoctoral Fellowship, NIH, NINR, PHS T32 NR07066-04
Experience: Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) (2011-2014); The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Conference (2008, 2009, 2011)
Expertise:
Types of grants:  Positive health promotion intervention for older adults with memory problems and their caregivers; Problem-solving interventions for older adults with mild cognitive impairment and their family caregivers.
Topics of grants:  Behavioral intervention with mixed methodology for older adults and/or their family caregivers; Lifestyle intervention for older adults and/or family caregivers
Problem-solving therapy program for older adults with depression and other chronic illness.
Contact Info:  yuelu@iu.edu ; 317-278-2042

Barbara Swanson, PhD, RN, FAAN
Sources/types of own funded grants:  2014-present: Fish Oil for HIV-Related Immune Senescence, NIMHD/NIH (P20 MD006886); 2012-2013: Krill Oil for HIV-Related Inflammation Institute of Medicine of Chicago); 2010-2012: Acupuncture for HIV-Related Inflammation (Campbell Foundation); and 2006-2009: Policosanol for HIV-Related Dyslipidemia, NCCAM/NIH (R21AT003077).
Experience: Chair, Research Committee, Rush University College of Nursing, 3/14-present; Reviewer, Special Emphasis Panel, National Institutes of Health/National Institute for Nursing Research, 2009; Reviewer, Special Emphasis Panel, National Institutes of Health/National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 2001-2005; Collateral Reviewer, Sigma Theta Tau, 3/96-present.
Expertise:
Types of grants: Clinical trials, quantitative methodologies, physiological/bench studies
Topics of grants: HIV/AIDS, dietary supplements, complementary/alternative therapies,
psychoneuroimmunology
Contact Info: barbara_a_swanson@rush.edu ; 312-942-8977

View the Roster of Manuscript Review Experts

 

Mary Anthony, PhD
Types of articles published and where:
Data-based articles published in refereed Journals
Non-nursing Journals
Contact Info:  manthony@kent.edu ; 330-672-8824

Helen Lach, PhD, RN, GCNS
Types of articles published and where:
Data-based articles published in refereed Journals
Non data-based articles published in refereed Journals
Articles published in Nursing Journals
Articles published in Non-Nursing Journals
Contact Info:  lachh@slu.edu ; 314-977-8939

Yvonne Lu
Types of articles published and where:
Data-based articles published in refereed Journals:
Western Journal of Nursing Research (WJNR); Nursing Outlook; Heart & Lung, The Journal of Acute and Critical Care; International Journal of Nursing Studies; Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, the 42nd Biennial Convention (Symposiums Abstracts and oral papers & poster abstracts reviewer); Gerontologist; Current Alzheimer Research; Journal of Applied Gerontology; International Psychogeriatrics; Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology; Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research & Practice; International Psychogeriatrics; The Journal of Music Therapy.
Nursing Journals:
Western Journal of Nursing Research; Nursing Outlook, Heart & Lung, The Journal of Acute and Critical Care; International Journal of Nursing Studies.
Non-nursing Journals: 
Gerontologist; Current Alzheimer Research; Journal of Applied Gerontology; International Psychogeriatrics; Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology; Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research & Practice; International Psychogeriatrics: The Journal of Music Therapy.
Contact Info: yuelu@iu.edu; 317-278-2042

Linda Thiel, OP, PhD, RN
Types of articles published and where:
Data-based articles published in referred journals
Non data-based articles published in referred journals
Articles published in Nursing Journals
Articles published in Non-Nursing Journals
Additional:
As a published nurse researcher, I serve on a number of publication review boards.
Contact:  thiellm@udmercy.edu ; 616-632-2196

Barbara Swanson, PhD, RN, FAAP
Types of articles published and where:
Data-based articles published in referred journals
Non data-based articles published in referred journals
Articles published in Nursing Journals
Articles published in Non-Nursing Journals
*Click here for a full list of articles published.
Contact: barbara_a_swanson@rush.edu ; 312-942-8977