Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Be a registered nurse with a research doctorate in nursing or a related discipline.
Candidates who completed their doctoral degree within 10 years of receiving their
initial nursing degree will receive priority consideration.
- Be a junior faculty member in an accredited school of nursing in an academic position
that could lead to tenure. Junior faculty are defined as those who are at the instructor
or assistant professor level and have been in a faculty position for at least two
and no more than five years at the start of the program.
- 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.
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 career as an academic nurse
leader.
- 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 proposed research scholarly plan and its potential
for contributions to nursing science and the candidate's academic career. Priority
consideration will be given to candidates whose research and scholarly work includes
a significant interdisciplinary component.
Total Awards
- Up to 15 awards of up to $350,000 each over three years will be available
in this round of funding.
NFS released a Call for Proposals
on January 10, 2008. Proposals are due on April 1, 2008.