Nursing Research and Program Grants

Sigma and collaborating nursing organizations present the following research grant opportunities to nurses around the globe.

Wondering what kinds of research Sigma has been funding? See the past recipients and their research topics and descriptions »

Now accepting applications for:

1 February Grant Application Deadline

National League for Nursing Grant

Applications that do not meet the specific grant purpose and/or requirements will not be reviewed.

Upcoming grant application deadlines

Applications are generally open three months in advance of the deadline. 

1 April Grant Application Deadline

Association of Nurses in AIDS Care Grant*

Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation End-of-Life Nursing Care Research Grant

National Association of Hispanic Nurses Research Grant*

Midwest Nursing Research Society Research Grant*

Southern Nursing Research Society Research Grant*

1 May Grant Application Deadline

Dr. Martha Pitel Global Nursing Research Grant

Dr. Patricia E. Thompson Global Nursing Research Grant

Sigma Foundation for Nursing Latin America/Caribbean Nursing Research Grant*

1 June Grant Application Deadline     

 Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN) Grant*

1 July Grant Application Deadline

American Board for Occupational Health Nurses (ABOHN) Grant*

Doris Bloch Research Award

Joan K. Stout, RN, Research Grant

American Nurses Credentialing Center Evidence-Based-Practice Implementation Grant*

Dr. Dorothy Brooten Transitional Care Research Grant (NEW)

28 August Grant Application Deadline

Emergency Nurses Association Foundation (ENA) Grant

31 August Grant Application Deadline

Association of periOperative Registered Nurses Grant

27 October Grant Application Deadline

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Grant*

1 December Grant Application Deadline

Small Grants (10-15 awarded annually)

Alpha Eta Collaborative Research Grant*

Canadian Nurses Foundation Collaborative Grant

Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science*

Rosemary Berkel Crisp Research Award*

Western Institute of Nursing Research Grant*

*These grants require membership in Sigma and/or the Co-Sponsored Organization.