Stepping Stones to School Health Research Award
Purpose:
Stepping Stones to School Health Research and Program Development is a Small Grant Program from PASNAP designed to encourage Certified School Nurses/Practitioners to conduct practice-based research or program development in the school setting. Collaborative efforts among members are encouraged.
Goal: To assist with funding practice based research or program development that will:
The research proposal or program prospectus should not exceed five (5) typewritten double-spaced pages, excluding the cover sheet and reference list. (See Guideline for Submitting Research Proposal) Name(s), locations, and other identifying information (please include your membership number) should appear only on the cover sheet. Proposals/prospectus meeting requirements will undergo a blind review and rating procedure conducted by three members of the Board of Directors. The grant will be awarded based on the overall rating. Deadline for submission is January 15. The participants will be notified in writing. Unfunded proposals are eligible to be resubmitted.
Evaluation Criteria: Proposals will be scored by the following criteria. All the criteria are non-weighted.
A grant donation of up to $500 will be awarded once each year to a PASNAP
Stepping Stones to School Health Research and Program Development is a Small Grant Program from PASNAP designed to encourage Certified School Nurses/Practitioners to conduct practice-based research or program development in the school setting. Collaborative efforts among members are encouraged.
Goal: To assist with funding practice based research or program development that will:
- Improve the practice of School Nursing
- Promote and strengthen the role of the Certified School Nurse/Practitioner
- Encourage innovative delivery of school health services to school age youth
- Enhance family education regarding the importance of health care and preventative care
The research proposal or program prospectus should not exceed five (5) typewritten double-spaced pages, excluding the cover sheet and reference list. (See Guideline for Submitting Research Proposal) Name(s), locations, and other identifying information (please include your membership number) should appear only on the cover sheet. Proposals/prospectus meeting requirements will undergo a blind review and rating procedure conducted by three members of the Board of Directors. The grant will be awarded based on the overall rating. Deadline for submission is January 15. The participants will be notified in writing. Unfunded proposals are eligible to be resubmitted.
Evaluation Criteria: Proposals will be scored by the following criteria. All the criteria are non-weighted.
- Scientific merit/innovative practice approach
- New information or approach yielded to improve school nurse/practitioners delivery of health care
- Soundness of budget
- Feasibility of study/program
A grant donation of up to $500 will be awarded once each year to a PASNAP
