Purpose
The goal of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars (NFS)
program is to develop the next generation of national leaders in
academic nursing through career development awards for outstanding
junior nursing faculty. The program aims to strengthen the academic
productivity and overall excellence of nursing schools by providing
mentorship, leadership training, and salary and research support to
junior faculty.
Awards will be made up to $350,000 each over three years will be available in this round of funding.
To be eligible, candidates must meet the following criteria:
- Be a registered nurse with a research doctorate in nursing or a related discipline.
- Be
a junior faculty member in an accredited school of nursing with an
academic position that could lead to tenure. Junior faculty is usually
at the instructor or assistant professor level.
- After
completing the doctorate, be in an academic position that could lead to
tenure for at least two years and no more than five years at the start
of the program.
- Identify at least one senior leader in the
school of nursing to serve as a primary (nursing) mentor for academic
career planning, and to provide access to organizations, programs and
colleagues helpful to the candidate’s work as a scholar.
- Identify
at least one senior researcher in the university with similar or
complementary research interests to serve as a research mentor. Scholars
are encouraged to select the research mentor from a discipline outside
of nursing.
- Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or permanent
resident at the time of application. Candidates who are not permanent
residents and not green card holders should contact Johns Hopkins
University School of Nursing before applying to determine whether they
can satisfy the program’s eligibility and documentation requirements.
- Candidates must not be receiving support from other research fellowships or traineeships at the time they begin the program.
Deadline: February 12, 2014 (3:00 p.m. ET)
To learn more about this opportunity click HERE.
A invitation will be sent shortly for faculty to attend a online webinar in the ORSP conference room for this grant.
If you are interested in this opportunity of have any questions please contact your Pre-Award Specialist Melissa Kelly.