Funding Opportunities for PhD Nursing Students
There are several opportunities to fund your research during your doctoral program. Listed below are 3 major categories of funding
opportunities (training/fellowships, dissertation awards, small grants). When seriously considering any of these opportunities, please
discuss with your major advisor and the Office of Research to help make decisions based on your individual needs, area of research, and
other factors.
Note: For information on student loans, scholarships, and financial aid, please contact the College of Nursing Office of Student Affairs.
Type
Pre-doctoral
fellowship/
training
Grant Application
NIH – NRSA (F31) PAR-05-091
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR05-091.html
NIH – Diversity in Health-Related Research (F31)
PA-14-148
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA14-148.html
Brief Description
-Individual pre-doctoral
fellowship can be submitted
after beginning the doctoral
program.
Provides 60% of tuition/fees
(up to $16,000/yr.), health
insurance.
$21,000+ stipend per year
-Very prestigious award
-1-5 years of funding
-Contact Dr. Acierno if
considering
Considerations
-Requires a
mentor(s) who are
NIH funded
researchers and
have a history of
mentoring doctoral
students.
-Requires that you
are a full-time
student, devoting
at least 40
hours/week to
your training
(other
employment is
limited)
-Proposal from
submission to
award can take up
to 9 to 12 months
-Often has to be
submitted twice
for funding (if you
are already at the
dissertation stage,
this is not the best
opportunity)
Due Date
April 8
Aug 8
Dec 8
Type
Pre-doctoral
fellowship/
training
Grant Application
NHCGNE
http://www.nhcgne.org/scholarsfellows/program-application/the-patricia-garchbold-scholar-award-program
Brief Description
-Geriatric nursing research
-$50,000/yr. for 2 years
($100,000 total)
-Covers tuition, fees, travel,
stipend
-Contact Dr. Amella if
considering
Considerations
-Full time student
-Allows only parttime employment
(< 50%)
-Mentor
Due Date
Pre-doctoral
fellowship/
training
SAMSAH
http://www.emfp.org/Main-MenuCategory/Fellowships/MFP-Fellowship
Focus on minority
investigators pursuing
research on substance
abuse/mental health
-Contact Dr. Acierno if
considering
-Full time student
-Covers tuition,
fees
-3-5 years
Mar 1
Pre-doctoral
fellowship
American Cancer Society
-Focus on cancer
http://www.cancer.org/research/applyforaresear -$30,000 over 2 years for
chgrant/granttypes/index
tuition
See website
April 1
Oct 15
Pre-doctoral
fellowship
Veterans Affairs
-Research related to care of
http://www.va.gov/oaa/residencies_fellowships.a veterans
sp
-Full time 2 yrs/part-time
3 years
-Contact Dr. Pope if
considering
-Tuition, fees,
stipend
-see website
Dissertation
Award
Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research
(AHRQ)
R36 Dissertation Award
http://www.ahrq.gov/fund/training/rsrchtng.ht
m
-From 9 – 17
months
-Health services research
-$40,000
-Contact Dr. Acierno if
considering
Any time
during the
year
Feb 1
May 1
Aug 1
Nov 1
Type
Grant Application
Brief Description
Considerations
Due Date
Dissertation
Award/
Fellowships
Tri-Service
http://www.usuhs.mil/tsnrp/GrantApplications/
eligibility.php
Active Duty/Reserves
Retired active duty
See website
Dissertation/
Small Grant
Southern Nursing Research Society
http://www.snrs.org/snrs-dissertation-researchgrant
$5,000
Member of SNRS
March 1
Dissertation/
Small Grant
American Nurses Foundation
Various types of awards
http://www.anfonline.org/MainCategory/Nursing
ResearchGrant.aspx
Generally range
from $2,500 $10,000 to fund
dissertation
research
May 1
Dissertation/
Small Grant
Sigma Theta Tau International
http://www.nursingsociety.org/Research/Grants
/Pages/grantsbydate.aspx
-Various small grants for
doctoral students;
-$5,000Member of STT
Average award
Dissertation/
Small Grant
Local/regional STT chapters
Check with local chapter (if
STT member)
Dissertation/
Small Grant
National League of Nursing
http://www.nln.org/researchgrants/index.htm
Nursing education research
$5,000 - $20,000
Sigma Theta Tau International/National League
for Nursing Grant (NLM)
http://www.nursingsociety.org/Research/Grants
/Pages/grant_nln.aspx
$5,000
June 1
Type
Grant Application
Brief Description
Dissertation/
Small Grant
Oncology Nursing Society
https://www.ons.org/education/grantsscholarships
Check website
$3,000 - $5,000 doctoral
scholarships/
$10,000 small research grants
Considerations
Due Date
Funding Sources: Visit our webpage:
http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/nursing/initiatives/researchoffice/funding.htm
for links to grants.gov, **community of science
Other potential funding sources:
Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses Career Mobility Scholarship Award (https://www.amsn.org/professional-development/grantsscholarships/career-mobility-scholarship)
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
American Holistic Nurses Association
American Nephrology Nurses Association
American Psychiatric Nurses Association
American Indian Graduate Center
Clinical Nurse Specialist Foundation
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation
Emergency Nurses Association
March of Dimes Graduate Nurse Scholarships/Research Funding
Oncology Nursing Society
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
National Association of School Nurses
American Association of University Women Educational Foundation
Transcultural Nursing Society
Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society
Graduate Women in Science
Epilepsy Foundation