Deadline:

Feb 11, 2009 - Closed

Program Area:

Building Human Capital

Purpose:

The goal of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars 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 young faculty.

Program Information:

• Call for Proposals


• Overview (PDF)

Eligibility & Selection Criteria:

Applications must be submitted by the academic institution nominating the proposed scholar. Preference will be given to those applicants who may be either public entities or nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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 in an academic position that could lead to tenure.
• Identify at least one senior leader in the school of nursing as an institutional mentor for academic career planning and to provide access to organizations, programs and colleagues helpful to the candidate’s work as a Nurse Faculty Scholar.
• Identify at least one senior researcher in the university with similar or complementary research interests. Scholars are encouraged to select the research mentor from a discipline outside of nursing.
• Candidates must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its territories at the time of application and must not receive support from other research fellowships/traineeships at the time they begin the program.

We embrace racial, ethnic and gender diversity and encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds.

Selection Criteria

The following factors are considered in the selection process:

• Evidence of the potential for and strong commitment to a full career as an academic nurse leader, with the capacity to achieve rank of full professor.
• Evidence that the nominating institution and its senior leadership are committed to supporting the candidate’s academic career and activities during the program.
• Evidence of the availability and commitment of qualified mentors and academic resources, including space as appropriate, at the candidate’s institution.
• Evidence of the potential to become a national leader in the candidate’s scholarly focus area.
• Evidence of the candidate’s commitment to teaching excellence.
• Evidence of the candidate’s commitment to racial, ethnic, gender and cultural diversity in nursing.
• General merit of the candidate’s research proposal.
• Potential of the proposed research and scholarship area to serve as a foundation for the candidate’s academic career and contribution to: nursing science; interdisciplinary knowledge in a focus area; and improvement of health and health care in the United States.

The NAC will review all applications and supporting letters of recommendation and will select semifinalists for interviews. The NAC will then make final recommendations to RWJF. Neither the NAC nor RWJF provides individual critiques of the applications submitted.

Key Dates:

• December 11, 2008 (10 a.m. ET) and December 17, 2008 (2 p.m. ET)—Optional informational applicant Web conferences. Interested candidates are encouraged to participate in one of the optional conferences. You must register in advance by signing up on the program’s Web site.
• February 11, 2009 (3 p.m. ET)—Deadline for receipt of applications submitted online.
• April 7, 2009—Notification of semifinalists.
• May 3-5, 2008—Semifinalist interviews with national advisory committee members.
• May 8, 2009—Notification of finalists.
• September 1, 2009—Appointments begin.

Total Award:

Up to 15 awards of up to $350,000 each over three years will be available in this round.

Contact:

Nurse Faculty Scholars National Program Office
The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
info@rwjfnursefacultyscholars.org
Office: (877) 738-0737
http://www.rwjfnursefacultyscholars.org

Related Materials:

• View National Program Office


• View Program FAQs


• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars: Developing the Next Generation of Leaders in Academic Nursing (Grantee profiles)