DAISY Foundation - J. Patrick Barnes Grants for Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Projects

The DAISY Foundation
J. Patrick Barnes Grants For Nursing Research And Evidence-Based Practice Projects

Patrick was a very inquisitive person by nature. He loved to collect information, and you never knew when or how he would use it constructively in a discussion. (Not to mention the fact that he was a whiz at Trivial Pursuit!) So it is fitting in his memory to support nurses in the clinical application of their own inquisitiveness to benefit patient care.

PROGRAM GOALS

For the Foundation: Funding research and evidence-based practice projects links our yearning to impact treatment of patients with auto-immune diseases and cancer and our passion for the compassionate work nurses do in medical facilities all over the country.

For Nurses: This program provides support for nurses who

Continually evaluate their practice
Seek answers to clinical questions in an effort to improve their practice
Change their practice based on evidence and evaluation of that change

For Patients With Auto-Immune Diseases and Cancer: Nurses will improve care outcomes as a result of their findings!

APPLICATION GUIDELINES

Following are our guidelines for funding:

To be eligible, you must be a registered nurse with a current license
Research must impact patients or family members of patients with an auto-immune disease or cancer. Studies that will benefit patients both within and outside of your institution will receive priority.
You may apply for a

Small Grant – up to $1,000. These will be made to nurses undertaking clinical inquiry or evidence-based practice projects that directly benefit patients or family members of patients with immune-system related diseases or cancer.

Larger Grant – up to $5,000. These will be made to nurses conducting documented patient-focused research or evidence-based practice projects that develop, implement, and evaluate nursing practice for the care and treatment of patients or family members of patients with immune-system related diseases or cancer.
  Project/funding period is up to two years.
  Final report will be due within 90 days of the end of the funding period.
  An interim report is due after one year.

Applicants should be ready to implement their projects immediately following funding from The DAISY Foundation.
Only projects approved by your IRB or which have been exempted in writing by your IRB will be considered. A copy of your IRB approval will be required prior to our funding your grant. (You may, however, apply for a grant while IRB approval is pending.)
Funds may be used only for direct expenses, including:

Printed materials (up to $250 for poster development/production)
Small equipment
Supplies (including software)
Subject compensation to participate in the study
Consultant fees up to $500, if justified

Funds may not be used for

Salaries or institutional overhead

Checks will only be written to your institution or a specified fund at your institution, not to an individual investigator.

Funding Timeline

Please anticipate that you will receive an email acknowledgement of your application upon its receipt.

Completed applications are due to our Grant Review Panel chairperson (see below) no later than June 3rd, 2008. Decisions will be announced in early September.

Interim and Final Reports

At the half-way point and/or conclusion of your study (as described above), please plan to submit the following:
    Summary of project objectives
    Summary of findings
    Recommendations as result of study
    Financial summary
    Check for any unused funds

Please email interim and final reports to bonniebarnes@daisyfoundation.org.

Publishing Your Research

If you receive funding from us, please recognize The DAISY Foundation upon publication/presentation of your research in the following way:

Funding provided by The DAISY Foundation’s J. Patrick Barnes Grant for Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Projects (www.daisyfoundation.org)

A DAISY Foundation logo will be provided for your use.

We, too, will be publishing the findings of the studies we fund and will let you know where and when as those decisions are made.

Should an Investigator Leave the Institution

The DAISY Foundation must be notified by email (bonniebarnes@daisyfoundation.org) should any member of the research team leave the institution.

If A Funded Project Cannot Be Completed

If a project funded by The DAISY Foundation cannot be completed for any reason, the Foundation must be informed immediately and unspent funds must be returned to the Foundation.

Submitting Your Application

All applications must be submitted electronically. Email your package to our Grant Review Panel chairperson, Beth Heyman RN, EdD at bheyman@galencollege.edu.

Please be sure your application includes the following:

Grant application (with each page numbered, please!)
A signed Letter of Agreement with The DAISY Foundation (please print out the letter, sign it, and scan it for emailing back to us)
A letter of support from your hospital, attesting to your ability to complete the study (please scan and email)
A statement of approval for this study from your hospital’s Institution Review Board and/or relevant professional practice council. If approval is pending, please tell us by what date you expect approval. (We will not issue a check until IRB approval is documented.)
A copy of your consent/assent form(s) (Scan and email)
CVs of all applicants

If you have any questions about your application, please email Beth or Bonnie Barnes (bonniebarnes@daisyfoundation.org).

DAISY’s Grant Review Panel

For your information, applications will be evaluated by the following nurses who have special interest and focus in research and evidence-based practice:

Elizabeth Bridges, RN, PhD, University of Washington Medical Center (Seattle)
Gina M. Bufe, RN, PhD, NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center
Katherine Finn Davis, CPNP, PhD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Beth Heyman, RN, EdD, Dean – Galen College of Nursing, Cincinnati
Kathleen S. Oman, RN, PhD, University of Colorado Hospital (Denver)
Patricia L. Thomas, RN, PhD, Beaumont Hospital (Royal Oak, MI) and University of Detroit-Mercy School of Nursing

Download Application Form