AACN Foundation Creates New Faculty Scholars Grant Program

The Foundation for Academic Nursing, the new philanthropic arm of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), has created a new program designed to spark innovation and excellence in academic nursing. The AACN Faculty Scholars Grant Program will provide funding support to nurse educators whose scholarly activities reflect current issues in nursing education or practice and support AACN's strategic priorities.

Through this initiative, a total of $100,000 in funding will be distributed to support four $25,000 faculty scholarship projects through 2022. Two awards will be offered in the 2020-2021 academic year, and two will be offered in 2021-2022 academic year.

Applications for the first two grants must be focused on Innovations in Competency-Based Nursing Education or Nursing Education Innovations Related to Disaster Response (COVID-19). This is due to the current state of affairs and priorities outlined in AACN's Vision for Academic Nursing. Applications must be received by August 14, 2020.