Nursing Faculty Development

Eligibility
Individuals must be a faculty member at the nursing programs at Avila University, Research College of Nursing, or William Jewell College. The conferences or workshops should provide information that is applicable to the faculty member's field and should ultimately benefit enhanced student learning. A scholarship recipient is only eligible to receive one scholarship per 12 months based on the date of the conference.

Application Requirements
1. An essay answering the following questions. Essay should not exceed one page.

Describe why you would like to attend this conference or workshop.

Describe how you will disseminate the knowledge you have gained to your colleagues when you return.

Describe how this conference or workshop is relevant to your role as a nurse educator.

Explain how this conference or workshop will ultimately enhance student learning.

Give a brief rationale as to why you should be selected.

3. Letter of recommendation from a nursing peer.
4. Conference or workshop brochure.
5. Budget for continuing education activity.

Deadline
Deadlines are January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1. Applications must be received at least 30 days prior to the start of the conference or workshop in order to be considered for funding.

Eligibility
The award is open to all nursing faculty who teach at Avila University, Research College of Nursing, or William Jewell College and includes a $1,500 honorarium. The nursing program administrator, nursing dean and/or the appropriate committee should nominate the recipient of the award. Faculty members will be eligible for the award once every two years.

The purpose of this award is to recognize the involvement of faculty members in outstanding service to the community. The award is given to those who demonstrate service to the community and encourages faculty and students to provide leadership and service that fosters community growth. Faculty members can be nominated on any one or more of the following criteria:

- Has inspired teachers and students to more actively perform community service
- Has developed or originated new service projects, including interdisciplinary projects that identify and help alleviate community health problems
- Has devised or demonstrated a new, original or pioneering community service model that has been emulated or proved successful over time
- Has shown leadership in demonstrating professional nursing’s cultural competence and commitment to community service
- Has demonstrated effective use of political and networking skills to promote implementation of effective community health policy
- Has demonstrated, in a scholarly manner, the importance and effectiveness of professional nursing service to the community

Nomination Requirements
1. Completed Outstanding Community Service Award Nomination Form. Download the Outstanding Community Service Award Nomination Form (PDF).
2. A short essay from the nominee that describes how they meet the criteria named above. The essay should not exceed one typed page.
4. Appropriate supporting documentation (presentations and/or publications related to nursing’s community service; state, regional, national or international recognition for community service; grant awards in support of community service; successful applications of technology to community service and service learning; design and implementation of outcome or evaluation/assessment research about community service programs or successful implementation of programs or policies that have alleviated community health problems and have been completed in the last three years).
5. Curriculum vitae (CV)
5. Letter of support from a peer

All of these materials must be submitted to your nursing program administrator. Nursing program administrators will submit nomination materials to The Research Foundation.

Deadline
Nomination materials must be submitted to the nursing program administrator, nursing dean and/or appropriate committee by November 1. The nursing program administrator or nursing dean must forward their recommendation to The Research Foundation by January 1.

Eligibility
The award is open to all nursing faculty who teach at Avila University, Research College of Nursing, or William Jewell College and includes a $1,500 honorarium. The nursing program administrator, nursing dean and/or the appropriate committee should nominate the recipient of the award. Research and presentations/publications must be completed during the year immediately preceding the year the award is given. Faculty members will be eligible for the award once every two years.

The purpose of this award is to recognize the involvement of faculty members in scholarly pursuits. The award is given to faculty members who have made a positive difference in scholarly activities. These activities must advance the teaching, research and practice of nursing through inquiry that is significant to the profession, is creative, can be documented, can be replicated or elaborated and can be peer-reviewed.

Nomination Requirements
1. Completed Scholarly Achievement Award Nomination Form. Download the Scholarly Achievement Award Nomination Form (PDF).
2. A short essay from the nominee that describes how they meet at least one of the three standards of scholarship in nursing: discovery, practice, and integrative. The essay should not exceed one typed page.
4. Copy of the scholarly work (peer-reviewed publications of research, policy analysis, case studies, integrative reviews of the literature and others; copyrights, licenses, patents or products for sale; published books; positive peer evaluations of contributions to integrative scholarship; reports of interdisciplinary programs or service projects; interdisciplinary grant awards; presentations or policy papers designed to influence organizations or governments).
5. Curriculum vitae (CV)
5. Letter of support from a peer

All of these materials must be submitted to your nursing program administrator. Nursing program administrators will submit nomination materials to The Research Foundation.

Deadline
Nomination materials must be submitted to the nursing program administrator, nursing dean and/or appropriate committee by November 1. The nursing program administrator or nursing dean must forward their recommendation to The Research Foundation by January 1.

Eligibility
The award is given to a nursing faculty member who has consistently demonstrated the characteristics of the pillars of heroic leadership in the role as nurse educator, which include:

• Self-Awareness – An understanding of personal strengths and weakness as part of a worldview of nursing and health care
• Ingenuity – Confident innovation in adapting to changes in education, the community and the world
• Love – Engaging students and colleagues with a positive attitude that unlocks their potential and fosters their growth
• Heroism – Energizing self and others with ambitions and passions for heroic excellence in every aspect of life

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Faculty will be eligible for the award once every three years. The award includes a $2,500 honorarium.     

Nomination Requirements
1. A 3-5 page recommendation from the nominator (faculty, staff, or governing board member) describing how the nominee exemplifies self-awareness, ingenuity, love, and heroism, as an educator through teaching, scholarship and service.
2. A minimum of two letters supporting the recommendation from members of the faculty, staff, or governing board.

All of these materials must be submitted to your nursing program administrator. Nursing program administrators will submit nomination materials to The Research Foundation.

Deadline
Applications for funding must be made to nursing program administrators by December 1. The nursing program administrator must submit the application materials with his/her recommendation to The Research Foundation by January 1. The Research Foundation will make awards by March 1.