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Funding Opportunities

UNC Charlotte School of Nursing

Intramural Funding Overview

The School of Nursing provides support for preliminary work to increase the strength and success of external funding proposals. The primary objective of an intramural research/scholarship award is to increase the success of proposals for external funding by supporting faculty with the collection of preliminary data and work which will serve to strengthen the competitiveness of external proposals.

Faculty applying for intramural funding must describe the contributions that his/her research is expected to make towards advancing the individual’s program of research, as well as the mission, vision, and values of the School of Nursing. Proposals must include specific plans to disseminate findings and to obtain extramural funding. Individuals who have received intramural funding from the School of Nursing for prior projects are asked to detail this support, as well as project outcomes.

Faculty are encouraged to think of creative ways to develop their research expertise and to increase research productivity. Projects that are collaborative and interdisciplinary in nature, strengthen the competitiveness of intramural funding requests. Project funding is contingent upon the availability of funds. Applicants must have no available carry-over funds in order to apply.

 

FACULTY Funding Opportunities in the School of Nursing

 

Faculty Pilot Grant Application - Intramural Funding Award

The purpose of this grant is to support and promote UNCC SON faculty investigators in initiating or building a program of research, which advances nursing science and practice and leads to achieving funding at a higher level (e.g. R01, R15, R21, U awards, RWJ Foundation).

Due September 15th and November 15th each academic year (if these dates fall on a weekend, the submission is due the next working day).

Funding is contingent upon available funds.

Eligibility

  1. Current UNCC SON faculty (priority given to junior faculty members).
  2. Project receives IRB approval or waiver.

Submission guidelines

  1. Submit an electronic copy of required materials (in one PDF document) to the chair of the Research and Scholarship Committee (RSC) by 12 midnight on the date(s) due.  In the subject line state:  Faculty Pilot Grant Application.
  2. See the following guidelines: Pilot Grant Application and Application Face Sheet 

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Academy for Clinical Research and Scholarship (ACRS) Award

Purpose:  To support clinical research projects in the School of Nursing.  The Academy for Clinical Research & Scholarship (ACRS) is committed to promoting research and scholarship that enhances health for clinical populations.  The primary foci of ACRS are building capacity and interdisciplinary partnerships to develop and translate knowledge to affect health outcomes in clinical populations. 

Submission deadline: November 15th (if these dates fall on a weekend, the submission is due the next working day).

Funding is contingent upon available funds.

Eligibility

  1.  Open to all nursing faculty and partnerships between nursing faculty and/or graduate nursing students and nurse clinicians. Non-tenured and special faculty members and new investigators are encouraged to apply.
  2.  Preference is given to collaborative partnerships among School of Nursing faculty (all ranks), between academic units, and/or clinical agencies.
  3.  Project receives IRB approval or waiver.

Submission guidelines

  1.  Submit an electronic copy of required materials (in one PDF document) to the chair of the Research and Scholarship Committee (RSC) by 12 midnight on the date(s) due.  In the subject line state:  Academy for Clinical Research and Scholarship (ACRS) Award.
  2.  Applications must conform to the requirements for content and style and the investigator(s) should complete a face sheet.  Application Face Sheet and ACRS Award Submission Guidelines

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Teaching Innovation Award

*this award will not be offered the academic year 2021-2022*

Purpose:  Supports innovative projects that enhance teaching and learning.

Projects may include cutting-edge research-based teaching and learning innovations, innovations new to the field of nursing, or new to the individual faculty member.

Presented to Research and Scholarship Chair (RSC) chair:  January 15th

Final Proposal reviewed by RSC and recommendations made to Director

Eligibility: Open to all faculty members in the School of Nursing.

Funding may be used to cover teaching assistants, equipment, travel related to grant activity, registration fees, etc.

Level 1            $500-$2000 (individual faculty member)

Level 2            $2001-$4000 (2 faculty member team)

Level 3            $4001-$6000 (3 faculty member team)

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Elinor Brooks Caddell Faculty Scholar Award (match up to $1000)

Award is currently $1000

Final Proposal reviewed by Research and Scholarship Committee (RSC), the Director, and Ms. Caddell: April 1st.

Decisions made by Ms. Caddell and RSC: May 1st.

  • Funds are used to facilitate the research career development of nursing faculty in the School of Nursing toward the goal of obtaining external funding.
  • Open to all nursing faculty members.
  • Pilot and methodological, as well as research nearing completion, are appropriate for submission.

Eligibility

  1. The applicant must be a faculty member in the School of Nursing at UNC Charlotte.
  2. Applicant must be a lecturer or in a tenure-track or tenured position.
  3. Applicants may be novice researchers or experienced researchers entering a new field of study.
  4. Pilot and methodological, as well as research nearing completion, are appropriate for submission.
  5. The applicant will submit electronic copies of the request for funding by April 1st to the chair of the Research and Scholarship Committee (RSC) and place Elinor Brooks Caddell Faculty Scholar Award in the subject line.
  6. Applicants will be notified by May 1st if they have been selected as the Elinor Brooks Caddell Faculty Scholar.

Criteria for Selection

  1. The applicant will submit a single-spaced request for funding which will include:
    1. Page 1: Provide an abstract of the proposed project, specifying the research objective and the methods used. If applying for travel funds, applicants should address why that particular opportunity is vital to their research and what they hope to achieve. The abstract should not exceed 200 words.
    2. Pages 2 and 3: Proposal Narrative including
      1. Purpose of the study
      2. Background/Significance
        1. Provide a brief overview of the literature, and indicate how the proposed work will fill gaps in our current knowledge and its potential significance for nursing.
      3. Methods
        1. Design
        2. Subjects and setting
        3. Data collection methods
        4. Data analysis plan
      4. Relation to program of research and future funding
        1. Describe how the proposed project relates to your identified program of research. Identify how the next step in your research career will build on this project and how completion of this project will facilitate your efforts to successfully compete for external funding.
    3. *Page 4: Budget (not to exceed $1000)
      1. Identify how award monies will be used for the proposed project. Acceptable expenditures include personnel, consultation, supplies, equipment, purchase of instruments, travel, other with justification.
    4. Page 5: Outcomes
      1. Describe your plan for dissemination of your findings through presentations to the School of Nursing faculty and the community. Any publications on the project should include an acknowledgment of this award.
    5. Page 6: References

*Note: The School of Nursing may match funds up to an additional $1000 (match funds not available academic year 2021-2022). Acceptable expenditures remain consistent with the original award.

Selection Process and Review Committee

  1. Selection for the award is based on the quality of the proposed project, the applicant’s future promise as a researcher and the fit of the proposed work with the applicant’s identified long-range research program. In particular, the committee will evaluate the following questions.
    1. What benefit will the proposed project provide to the discipline and science of nursing?
    2. What benefit will the proposed project provide to the School of Nursing faculty?
    3. How will the findings be shared with colleagues?
  2. The scholar is to be selected by the Elinor Brooks Caddell Scholar’s Award Committee. Committee membership will include members of the RSC and Ms. Elinor Caddell.

 

Available resources with the School of Nursing, College of Health and Human Services, and the University to help applicants:

School of Nursing

  • Ongoing assistance with manuscript editing is available in the School of Nursing
  • Mentorship through the Carol Grotnes Belk Endowed Chair
  • Peer mentoring
  • Research and Scholarship Committee
  • Academy for Clinical Research and Scholarship

Applicants for Faculty Research Grants (FRGs) and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) grants are strongly encouraged to seek guidance prior to submitting for these opportunities.

College of Health and Human Services

  • Statistical consulting
  • CHHS Research Office
  • Associate Dean of Research

University

  • Office of Grants & Contracts Administration
  • Research Librarians J. Murrey Atkins Library

Faculty who receive internal funding and do not disseminate results and/or apply for external funding, may not be considered for additional internal funding for future projects.  

Honors Student Funding Opportunities in the School of Nursing