Droesbeke Caring
Award
Leininger Scholarship
The Watson Student Award
Droesbeke Caring Award
The Late Jim Droesbeke |
Dr. Marilyn Ray |
The Droesbeke Caring Award was established to promote students'
attendance at the annual IAHC research conference. This Award, established
by Dr. Marilyn Ray, is given to honor the memory of her
late husband, Jim Droesbeke. Dr. Ray is a founder
of the National Caring Research Conferences (1978) later
renamed the International Association for Human Caring (IAHC). The
Award symbolizes Dr. Ray's commitment to nursing education
and the promotion of understanding of caring in nursing. An
award of $1000 is offered each year to an international nursing
student towards expenses for conference participation.
Purpose of the Award
The purpose of this award is to support an international student
of nursing from outside the United States of America to participate
in the IAHC conference each year.
Focus of the Award
The focus of this award is to encourage student attendance
at the annual research conference and to promote understanding
of caring as the essence of nursing.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants for this award must meet the following criteria:
- Be enrolled as an undergraduate nursing student from
outside the United States, who is committed to enhancing
his/her understanding of caring in nursing
practice, education or research.
- If no undergraduate student applies, a graduate level student
may be eligible to receive the award.
Process and Expectations
- Student submits an Application Packet with the following
contents:
- A two page paper describing how attendance at
the conference will enhance understanding of caring
in nursing.
- A separate cover page with 1)Applicant’s name,
2) Contact information (address, phone number, and email),
3) College/university where student is enrolled
- A reference letter from a faculty member who knows his/her
work.
- If award money is needed before the conference for travel
arrangements and/or conference registration, proof of a valid
passport and Visa (if necessary) must be submitted before
award money is sent to awardee.
- The awardee is required to submit a brief note to
the President of IAHC at 6 months post conference indicating
how participation in this conference facilitated the
integration of caring into his/ her practice, education,
or research.
- At twelve months, the student is required to submit a two
page paper with (2) conference references and (2) references
from the literature on caring describing the synthesis
of knowledge of caring into his/her practice, education,
or research. This paper may be published in the International
Journal for Human Caring.
- Recipient needs to register for the annual IAHC conference to assure proper processing and recording of participation. Please indicate on the registration form that you are an award recipient. Do not pay for the conference, the conference registration fee will be waived by IAHC.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: December 15, 2007
Please submit all applications by e-mail to: CBarry@fau.edu
For further information please contact:
Charlotte Barry PhD; NCSN; Associate Professor, Christine E.
Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, Boca
Raton, Florida
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The Leininger Human Care Research Award was
established for nurses to investigate care phenomena.
The prestigious Award is given in honor of Dr.
Madeleine Leininger as the founder of the National
Caring Research Conferences (1978) later
renamed the International Association for
Human Caring (IAHC). The Award symbolizes
a commitment to care and caring research to advance
the body of knowledge. An award of $1000 will
be offered each year to an individual who meets
the research and eligibility criteria.
Purpose of the Award
The purpose of the Award is to support nurse scholars whose research
is focused on care/caring as the essence of the discipline of nursing.
Focus of the Award
The research is focused on culture care/caring as the domain of inquiry
to advance the knowledge and practice of caring.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants for this award must meet the following criteria:
- Registered nurse committed to advance human
care research.
- Member of the International Association for
Human Caring.
- An active teacher, researcher, clinician
or consultant who supports human care/caring
as the essence of nursing.
- IAHC officers and board members are not eligible
until the term of office is completed.
Process and Expectations
- The applicant submits an Application Packet
with the following contents:
- Background and Significance (not more than
2 pages)
- Methodology (not more than 2 pages)
- Budget with narrative descriptions of the
expenses (not more than 1 page)
- A separate Reference List page
- A separate cover page should accompany
the abstract with the applicant’s name,
contact information (address, phone number,
email) and place of employment.
- The recipient of the research award will
be announced at the Annual IAHC meeting.
- Recipient needs to register for the annual IAHC conference to assure proper processing and recording of participation. Please indicate on the registration form that you are an award recipient. Do not pay for the conference, the conference registration fee will be waived by IAHC.
- Upon completion of the research project,
the recipient is expected to:
- Submit an abstract for paper or poster
presentation at a subsequent IAHC conference
- Submit a manuscript based on the funded
project for possible publication in the International
Journal for Human Caring.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: December 15, 2007
Please submit all applications by e-mail
to: CBarry@fau.edu
For further information please contact:
Charlotte Barry PhD; NCSN; Associate Professor,
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida
Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida
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 The Watson Student Award was established by the International
Association of Human Caring (IAHC) to promote students'
participation in the annual IAHC research conference.
This Award is named for Dr. Jean Watson, an international
scholar of caring in nursing, and a founder of the National
Caring Research Conferences (1978) later renamed the
International Association for Human Caring. The
Award symbolizes Dr. Watson’s life long commitment
to nursing education and the promotion of understanding
of caring in nursing. An award of up to $1000 is
offered each year towards expenses for conference participation.
Purpose of the Award
The purpose of this award is to support participation
of a student of nursing in the IAHC conference each year.
Focus of the Award
The focus of this award is to encourage students’ attendance
at the annual research conference to enhance understanding
of caring in nursing practice, education or
research.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants for this award must be in good standing at
an accredited university pursuing a Baccalaureate, Masters,
or doctoral degree in Nursing.
Process and Expectations
- The student submits an Application Packet with the
following contents:
- A letter of application. Include information on
how student will share the knowledge gained at the
IAHC conference in a presentation form at his/her
university/health care setting within six months
after the IAHC conference.
- A two page descriptive essay describing his/her
interest in understanding and forwarding Caring in
nursing as a substantive knowledge base for nursing,
OR alternatively, a copy of the abstract submitted
for a poster or a paper presentation at the upcoming
IAHC conference.
- A separate cover page should accompany the abstract
with 1) The applicant’s name, 2). Contact information
(address, phone number, email), 3) College/university
where the student is enrolled.
- The student will provide a reference letter from
a faculty member who knows his/her work.
- The student will provide names and emails of two
persons: another faculty member who is familiar with
his/her work, and one peer. Each should be willing
to be contacted by email to provide recommendation
letters OR endorsement for participation..
- The student recipient will identify a mentor for
his/her interest in caring research. A letter of
support from the identified mentor is expected. This
letter should describe the extent of mentorship,
and the willingness to remain a mentor for at least
one year.
- Within six months, the student recipient will submit
an essay/evaluation (1000-1500 words) on his/her experience.
This may be published in the International Journal
for Human Caring
- Recipient needs to register for the annual IAHC conference to assure proper processing and recording of participation. Please indicate on the registration form that you are an award recipient. Do not pay for the conference, the conference registration fee will be waived by IAHC.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: December 15, 2007
Please submit all applications by e-mail to: CBarry@fau.edu
For further information please contact:
Charlotte Barry PhD; NCSN; Associate Professor, Christine E. Lynn College of
Nursing, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida
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