MNF Ph.D. Research Grants
Eligibility:
Applicants must be currently enrolled and in good standing in a PhD Nursing program in Mississippi; must be a resident of Mississippi; and must be a member of the Mississippi Nurses Association (MNA).
Deadlines:
• The completed application is due in the Mississippi Nurses Foundation (MNF) office: 31 Woodgreen Place, Madison, MS 39110 no later than July 12, 2024. • Award funds must be spent before August 1 of the year following the award.
Procedure:
The following procedures are required when applying for the MNF PhD research award:
1. The Director of the student’s PhD in Nursing program reviews and signs the student’s award application, acknowledging he/she has reviewed the application for adherence to guidelines and supports the proposed research.
2. MNF staff and/or the MNF Scholarship committee reviews the application to ensure the applicant is qualified and the application is complete.
3. Award reviewers are appointed by the MNF Scholarship Committee and must have experience teaching in a PhD Nursing program. Award reviewers receive blinded copies of completed applications and rate each application using the Criteria for Review.
4. MNF staff and/or the MNF Scholarship committee reviews the ratings and ranks applicants accordingly.
5. MNF notifies each applicant of action on the application, with feedback from reviewers provided, as appropriate.
6. The recipient meets with the MNF representative(s) to sign a Letter of Agreement for the award, including agreement to present research findings (as appropriate) at the MNA annual convention (October) and the MNA APRN annual convention (April). The recipient also agrees to acknowledge financial support from MNF in any presentations or publications related to this research.
7. Funds are dispersed directly to the recipient in two equal increments following awarding of the award: August, 2024 and January, 2025. Items purchased with the funds remain property of the individual recipient.
8. Any change in the budget must be reviewed by the student’s PhD Program Director and accounted for in the final award report.
9. The recipient submits a final report (due August 15 of the year following the award) to MNF that includes an abstract of the completed or in-progress study, with findings and explicit plans for publication and presentation. The report must provide a full account of expenditures.
10. If an award is made as the result of this application, the individual applicant becomes an awardee and assumes any and all legal and financial accountability for the awarded funds and for the performance of the award supported activities. Deliberate withholding, falsification, non-documentation of references, or misrepresentation of information in the application could result in administrative actions including, but not limited to, the withdrawal of an application or an award.
11. Tax Information. While funds awarded to MNF awardees must be reported as income by applicants on their individual tax returns, applicable expenses may be deducted based on individual circumstances. However, the MNF does not have a reporting requirement and therefore will not be sending awardees an IRS Form 1099 or any other information related to the monies awarded. Recipients should establish their own record keeping system to determine the amount reportable on their income tax return and consult with their personal tax advisor regarding appropriate reporting requirements.
Application submitted by the deadline date – July 12, 2024