AAHN Grants for Historical Research

The American Association for the History of Nursing, Inc (AAHN) initiated a grant program in 2008. The H 15 Grant, for new researchers; and the H 31 Pre-doctoral Research Grant, designed to encourage and support graduate training and historical research at the Master's and Doctoral levels. The deadline for all Grants is April 1.

H 15 Grant

Directions For Applicants

The American Association for the History of Nursing is offering a research grant of $3000 for new researchers. (Indirect costs of 8% are also available) Applicants must be members of AAHN and hold the doctorate. They may be faculty members or independent researchers. It is expected that the research and new materials produced by the award winner will help ensure the growth of scholarly work focused on the history of nursing.

Date of Award: June 1

The application should not exceed 6 pages double-spaced, excluding references, curriculum vitae and writing sample. The outline below specifies the information which should be included in your application. The form and length of your application should be adapted to the research that you propose to do. If the study involves sources requiring approval by an Institutional Review Board protecting human subjects, funds will not be awarded until documentation is received.

Aims:
Begin with a concise statement of the aims of the research that you wish to do and relate these aims to your own long term historical research goals.

Background Significance:
Give a brief background of your research problem. This will enable reviewers to place your proposal within the context of the present state of historical knowledge about the study area. Explain the importance you expect your results to have. Please be sure to cite the published work of others which relates to your topic.

Previous Work:
Describe briefly any work that you have done in this area or in closely related studies. Cite your publications, if any. Be Sure to Enclose a Sample of Your Writing Whether Published or Unpublished.

Methods:
Explain how you intend to approach your study and, where appropriate, identify the collections or archives you will use to achieve your aims.

Facilities:
Describe existing resources at your disposal which will help you in carrying out this project.

Other research support:
Include an overview of your existing and pending research support.

Budget:
Outline and itemize the budget detailing the ways you will use the award and briefly justify each item. For example, travel, purchase of equipment, copying, or salary support may be requested.

Curriculum Vitae:
Please include a resume of professional accomplishments including education, research publications and other publications relevant to the project you propose.

Publications arising from AAHN funded research should acknowledge funding from AAHN. For example: Research for this work was funded by the American association for the History of Nursing.

H 31 Pre-doctoral Research Grant

This grant is designed to encourage and support graduate training and historical research at the Masters and Doctoral levels. The grant will be $2,000.

Eligibility Criteria

• Proposals will focus on a significant question in the history of nursing.
• The student will be enrolled in an accredited masters program or doctoral program.
• The student will be a member of AAHN.
• The research advisor will be doctorally prepared with scholarly activity in the field of nursing history and prior experience in guidance of research training.

Application: Form

1. Title Page
2. Narrative (four [4] double-spaced pages, maximum).

Include the following:
1. Purpose and focus of the study.
2. Secondary source background and primary source availability.
3. Any additional relevant facilities and resources.
4. Significance of the study.
3. Attachments
   1. Curriculum vitae of the student.
   2. Letter of support from advisor.

A copy of the proposal should be sent by email to AAHN Headquarters. Only word or pdf documents will be accepted.

The Award

Selection criteria include the scholarly merit of the proposal, consideration of the student's preparation for this study, the advisor's qualifications for guiding the study and the project's potential for contributing to scholarship in the field of nursing history.

1. If the study involves sources requiring approval by an Institutional Review Board protecting human subjects, funds will not be awarded until documentation is received.
2. Funds will be awarded directly to the student.
3. Publications arising from the research partially supported by AAHN should acknowledge this source of support.

Review
1. The Research Review Panel will review proposals.
2. Applications will be reviewed and recipients and other applicants will be notified of the selection by early summer.

Publications
1. Publications arising from the research partially supported by AAHN should acknowledge this source of support.
2. The proposal of the study selected for funding is not considered confidential.

The deadline for all Grants is April 1

H 15 Grant Recipients

~2009~
Cynthia Connolly, PhD, RN
A Prescription for a Healthy Childhood: Pharmaceuticals, Parents, Practitioners, and Children in the United States, 1750-2008

~2008~
Barbra Wall, PhD, RN
Clash and Compromise: Catholic Hospitals, Secularization, and the State in 20th Century America

H 31 Pre-doctoral Research Grant

~2009~
Lisa M. Zerull, MSN, RN, FCN
Nursing Out of the Parish: A History of the Baltimore Lutheran Deaconesses 1893-1913

~2008~
Winifred Connerton
Have Cap, Will Travel; U.S. Nurses Abroad 1898-1939

Deborah Gleason-Morgan, RN, MSN, CPNP
Nursing Care of Diabetes in Children, 1915-1940: Before and After the Discovery of Insulin