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Research Grants

The Oncology Nursing Foundation supports research grants and fellowships to identify and test new insights into patient care.


Research Grant Overview

Research Grant Opportunities

How To Apply

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  • Keep an eye on this page for a link to the application.
  • Email grants@onfgivesback.org with any questions. 
  • All questions must be submitted to the Foundation prior to 4:30 pm Eastern Time on the day of the application due date in order to receive a response prior to the deadline.
  • No late applications will be accepted, and all applications must be submitted through the application platform.

2022 RE03 General Topic Research Grant Recipients ($50,000)


Jamie Myers, Kansas, PhD, RN, AOCNS®

University of Kansas

Sleep Hygiene Education, ReadiWatchTM Actigraphy, and Telehealth Cognitive Behavioral Training for Insomnia Effect, on Symptom Relief for Men With Prostate Cancer Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) (SHERE-Relief)

Beth Savage, PhD, APN, CPON®

Rutgers University School of Nursing

Characterization of a Holistic Biosignature of Cognitive Changes in Children Undergoing Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Gee Su Yang, PhD, RN

University of Connecticut School of Nursing

Longitudinal Relationships Between the Gut Microbiome and Psychoneurological Symptoms in Immunotherapy Treatments

Elizabeth Arthur, PhD, APRN-CNP, AOCNP®

The Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital

The Vaginal Microbiome as a Biomarker of Vaginal Health in Women with Breast Cancer

Tara Horrill, RN, PhD

The University of Manitoba

How Can Health Equity Be Integrated Into Cancer Care? Identifying Organizational Factors to Support Equity-Oriented Care For Older Adults Who Are Highly Marginalized

Debra Lundquist, PhD, RN

Massachusetts General Hospital

A Nurse-Led Intervention to Enhance Quality of Life Among Early Phase Clinical Trial Participants: A Pilot Study

Yufen Lin, PhD, RN

Emory University

A Web-Based Dyadic Intervention to Manage Psychoneurological Symptoms for Patients With Colorectal Cancer and Their Caregivers

2022 RE33 General Topic Research Grant Recipients ($100,000)


Jinbing Bai, PhD, RN, FAAN

Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Emory University

Identifying Multi-level Social Determinants for Disparities in Survival and Patient-Reported Outcomes among National Head and Neck Cancer Trials

Mei Fu, PhD, RN, FAAN

The George Washington University

Healthy ME: Advancing Health Equity in Lymphatic Pain and Lymphedema in Black and Hispanic Women with Breast Cancer

Rachel Pozzar, PhD, RN

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Informing the Development and Implementation of a Nurse- and Technology-Engaged, Algorithm-Mediated (Nurse TEAM) Tool for Cancer Symptom Management

Anne Reb, PhD, NP

City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute

A Novel e-Health Intervention for Fear of Progression in Advanced GYN Cancer