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Important Dates:

Applications will open: January 2023
Letters of Intent (LOI) due:  May 8, 2023
Full Proposals due: June 27, 2023
Funding Notification: September 1, 2023
Funding Level: $50,000 over 2 years

This opportunity is intended for emerging to mid-career oncology nurse researchers who have not previously received and completed at least one research study with a funding level of $50,000 as the study principal investigator (PI). 

If you have a demonstrated history of funding and have previously received and completed at least one research study with a funding level of $50,000 as the study PI, please use the application (RE33).

Purpose of Grant: To support rigorous scientific oncology nursing research. Research projects may include investigator-initiated research, pilot or feasibility studies, supplements to current funded projects, or developing a new aspect of a program of research. Funding preference is given to projects that involve nurses in the design and conduct of the research activity and that promote theoretically based oncology practice. Competitive applications will address a topic(s) in the ONS Research Agenda. See "Research Agenda of the Oncology Nursing Society: 2019-2022," published in the Oncology Nursing Forum, November 2019, Volume 46, No. 6.

The following three (3) key areas in need of oncology nursing research articulated in the ONS Research Agenda are:
• Symptom Science 
  ◦ In Immunotherapy and Emerging Therapies in Precision Health  
  ◦ In Precision Health and Biosignature
• Health Disparities
• Palliative and Psychosocial Oncology Care

Additional resources and updates related to the ONS Research Agenda are located here: “Update to the 2019-2022 ONS Research Agenda: Rapid Review to Address Structural Racism and Health Inequities,” published in the Oncology Nursing Forum, November 2021, Volume 48, No. 6; and, “The Oncology Nursing Society Rapid Review and Research Priorities for Cancer Care in the Context of Covid-19,” published in the Oncology Nursing Forum, March 2021, Volume 48, No. 2.

Eligibility:

• The principal investigator (individual primarily responsible for implementing the proposal and reporting to Oncology Nursing Foundation) must be a registered oncology nurse actively involved in some aspect of cancer patient care, education, or research
• The principal investigator must be PhD prepared (only one principal investigator can appear on the grant).
• At least one member of the research team must have received and completed research study funding of at least $100,000 in a principal investigator capacity, thereby serving as a mentor for the project.
• The project must have a start date of 12/15/2023 or earlier.

Important Dates:

Applications will open: January 2023
Letters of Intent (LOI) due:  May 8, 2023
Full Proposals due: June 27, 2023
Funding Notification: September 1, 2023
Funding Level: $100,000 over 2 years

This opportunity is intended for established oncology nurse researchers with demonstrated funding history of at least $50,000 in prior research funding.

Purpose of Grant: To support rigorous scientific oncology nursing research through a major-focused grant. Research projects may include investigator-initiated research, pilot or feasibility studies, supplements to current funded projects, or developing a new aspect of a program of research. Funding preference is given to projects that involve nurses in the design and conduct of the research activity and that promote theoretically based oncology practice. Competitive applications will address a topic(s) in the ONS Research Agenda. See "Research Agenda of the Oncology Nursing Society: 2019-2022," published in the Oncology Nursing Forum, November 2019, Volume 46, No. 6.

The following three (3) key areas in need of oncology nursing research articulated in the ONS Research Agenda are:
• Symptom Science 
  ◦ In Immunotherapy and Emerging Therapies in Precision Health  
  ◦ In Precision Health and Biosignature
• Health Disparities
• Palliative and Psychosocial Oncology Care

Additional resources and updates related to the ONS Research Agenda are located here: “Update to the 2019-2022 ONS Research Agenda: Rapid Review to Address Structural Racism and Health Inequities,” published in the Oncology Nursing Forum, November 2021, Volume 48, No. 6; and, “The Oncology Nursing Society Rapid Review and Research Priorities for Cancer Care in the Context of Covid-19,” published in the Oncology Nursing Forum, March 2021, Volume 48, No. 2.

Eligibility: 

• The principal investigator (individual primarily responsible for implementing the proposal and reporting to the Oncology Nursing Foundation) must be a registered oncology nurse actively involved in some aspect of cancer patient care, education, or research
• The principal investigator must be PhD prepared (only one principal investigator can appear on the grant).
• The principal investigator must have received and completed prior to application submission, at least one research study with a funding level of at least $50,000 as the study principal investigator.
• The project must have a start date of 12/15/2023 or earlier.