Scholarship Awards

NLN Foundation for Nursing Education
Scholarship Awards
Request for Applications

Proposal Deadline: April 30, 2013

The National League for Nursing Foundation Scholarship supports the goal of assisting experienced and ethnically diverse nurses to complete advanced degrees to secure or enhance careers as full-time nurse educators. Funds are for masters or doctoral students enrolled in accredited programs.

Awards range from $3000 to $6000.

Candidates must be NLN members.

Proposals must be submitted electronically as ONE PDF DOCUMENT no later than 4:00 pm ET on April 30, 2013 to foundation@nln.org.

NOTE: If you have questions related to the application process, please contact Sandra Deller via email at nlnf@nln.org.

Proposal Format

The title page should include:
1. Dates on which the academic program will begin and end
2. Date of completion of degree
3. Purpose for which the funding is needed
4. Total amount of funding requested (not to exceed $6000)
The body of the proposal may not exceed five pages, double-spaced, using a standard font in size 12 and standard margins.
Appendices (these are not part of the five-page body of the proposal) should include the following:
1. Budget (please use tables or columns, not narrative) including:
  
  Funds being requested from the NLN
  
  In-kind contributions
  
  Other funds received to support the project
2. Budget rationale
3. Completed Demographic Data Form and Biosketch Form
4. Two letters of support from program faculty familiar with your work

Things to Remember

Overall content and appearance
1. The appearance of the proposal and supporting documents should reflect planning and vision. Neatness and visual presentation are important in conveying ideas clearly and without distraction.
2. Clarity and jargon-free writing are important.
Scholarship
1. Overall quality of scholarship must be demonstrated in each step of the grant application through:
  
  Clarity of purpose (i.e., is the proposal written clearly and coherently?)
  
  Significance of this support to the applicant
  
  Ability of the applicant to successfully complete the program
2. Relevance and priorities
  
  The request should clearly relate to NLN Foundation scholarship priorities
Budget and budget rationale
1. Be sure that each line item on the budget is clearly justified.