AACN Faculty Scholars Program:  Call for Proposals

Two $25,000 faculty scholarship grants will be awarded for AY21-22 with all grant activities completed by December, 2022.  The focus of these scholarly activities should reflect current issues in nursing education or practice and support one of two AACN strategic priorities.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

  • Achieving health equity and promoting a culture of health
  • Recruitment and retention of nurse faculty and students of color
  • Impact of nursing workforce diversity on patient outcomes
  • System facilitators and barriers to preparing a diverse nursing workforce

Innovation and Excellence in Academic Nursing:

  • Execution of competency-based nursing education
  • Competency assessment in competency-based education
  • Developing leadership capacity in nursing faculty and students
  • Innovative clinical experiences across the four spheres of care as outlined in the new Essentials

For additional information and grant application documents visit: https://www.aacnnursing.org/About-AACN/Foundation-for-Academic-Nursing/Faculty-Scholars-Grant-Program