The purpose of the SNRS Research Grant Award is to support and promote new investigators in initiating or building a program of research, which advances nursing science and practice. Funds are available for quantitative and qualitative research on any topic relevant to the nursing profession. This award will fund research that is not being done for course credit. Applicants must be a current SNRS member (student or regular) when the application is received. They must have received no more than a cumulative $30,000 research funding during the past two years and have never served on a SNRS Research Grant as the Principal Investigator. The Research Proposal must include the Face Sheet, Project Narrative, and Appendices. The Project Narrative includes the Abstract; Specific aims and objectives; Background and significance; Research design; Sampling method or subjects; Measures or Instruments, if relevant; Methods or Data collection procedures; Plan(s) for data analysis; Limitations or potential difficulties; and Protection of animal or human subjects. The application fee is $50, $25 for students. Please visit the award's website for more information.