Mideast Region of the WOCN® Research Grant Award

Mideast Region of WOCN® Research Grant Award

The Mideast Research Grant is to encourage WOC nurses and nurses specializing in wound, ostomy, and continence care to contribute to the advancement of nursing knowledge through research. Preference will be given to applicants who have not received a monetary award from the MER in the last 3 years.

Award Amount: $500

Specific Requirements:

Active member of the Mideast Region WOCN®
Primary investigator on a study
Currently engaged in the study for which funding is requested or planning to implement the study within one year of funding
The grant will be awarded in October
Funding may be requested for photocopying, consultation, postage, computer supplies, etc…
Applications will be competitively reviewed by the Research Committee

Submit to MER Director 2 by April 15. Award to be distributed at the MER regional conference.

Online Application:

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Researcher Name (required)

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Educational Background (Please include Institution, Location - City/State, Degree Type, and Major for each entry - required)

Experience

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Research Project Information

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Date of Approval from IRB*

*If either exempt or not yet approved, please add a separate page (submit as attachment) discussing potential risks and benefits associated with the research and proposed safeguards

Discuss how the funding will be spent, and in no more than two pages, describe the purpose, background and methodology of the study (submit as attachment)

Research Grant Agreement

If my request is approved by the MER Research committee, I agree:

To use the money as described in the application and return any unused funds to the Treasurer of the MER.

When the study is completed, submit receipts for the money spent and an abstract of the study to the chairperson of the Research committee.

When the research is published or presented, appropriate recognition of the funding source (MER WOCN®) will be given.

I will uphold this agreement (please type name - required)

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