NRIG 2025 Scholarships & Grants Program

Applications for the 2025 Scholarship & Grants Program are now open.

All applications are due March 24, 2025 at midnight.

Conference Grant

1 x $500

Application Deadline: March 24, 2025

The NRIG Conference Grant will be awarded to a NRIG member who is attending or presenting at a conference. Preference will be given to applicants who have been members of NRIG for 2 or more years.

Note: Preference will be given to NRIG members presenting at a conference and those who have no alternative conference funding.

Undergraduate Award

1 x $500

Application Deadline: March 24, 2025

The NRIG Undergraduate Award will be awarded to an NRIG member who is currently enrolled in an Undergraduate Nursing program. Applicants must be a member of NRIG.

New Investigator Research Grant

1 x $2,500

Application Deadline: March 24, 2025

 The NRIG Research Grant will be awarded to a NRIG member who is currently a New Investigator*. Applicants must be members of NRIG.

Note: Preference will be given to NRIG members who have not received a previous scholarship or grant and/or those those who have been an NRIG member for a minimum of 2 years.

*A "New Investigator" is defined as a postdoctoral fellow or a researcher who has obtained their MN or PhD within the last 5 years.

Graduate Scholarship

1 x $1,000

Application Deadline: March 24, 2025

The NRIG Graduate Scholarship will be awarded to an NRIG member currently enrolled in a nursing masters or PhD program. Applicants must be members of NRIG.

Note: Preference will be given to NRIG members who have not received a previous scholarship or grant and/or those who have been an NRIG member for a minimum of 2 years.

Innovation and Dissemination Research Grant

1 x $1,000

Application Deadline: March 24, 2025

The NRIG Innovation and Dissemination Research Grant will be awarded to support nurses engaged in evidence-based quality improvement and/or knowledge translation research projects. Applicants must be a current member of NRIG.

PhD Student Research Grant

1 x $2,500

Application Deadline: March 24, 2025

The NRIG Research Grant will be awarded to an NRIG member currently enrolled in a nursing PhD program. Applicants must be members of NRIG.

Note: Preference will be given to NRIG members who have not received a previous scholarship or grant and/or those who have been an NRIG member for a minimum of 2 years.

Internationally Educated Nurses are welcome to apply for all scholarships and grants provided they meet the above criteria. For more information on NRIG 2025 Awards and Scholarships, please contact Elizabeth Straus at [email protected].

Disclaimer: Scholarship and Research Grant recipients will be required to submit a brief biography, headshot, and description of their research project (approx. 100 words) for use in the NRIG newsletter and website. Further, by accepting the awarded scholarship and/or grant, winners must agree to submit an update on their research progress (approx. 250 words) within one year of winning their award for submission to an NRIG newsletter.