Sigma Foundation for Nursing/HPNF End-of-Life Nursing Care Research Grant
Forecasted
Sigma Foundation for Nursing/HPNF End-of-Life Nursing Care Research Grant supports nurses conducting pilot and developmental research to advance nursing care at the end of life.
Funder: Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: One grant annually of up to US $10,000; project completed within one year of funding
Summary: Supports nurse-led pilot and developmental research that advances nursing care at the end of life.
Key Information: Principal investigators must be currently licensed registered nurses with a master’s or doctoral degree, or enrollment in a doctoral program.
Description
Established in 2004, this annual research grant is a partnership between the Sigma Foundation for Nursing and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation (HPNF). It encourages qualified nurses to advance nursing care through research focused on end-of-life care. Proposals may support pilot and/or developmental research, with funding provided jointly by the two foundations.
Supported research has explored palliative care readiness among family caregivers of older adults with cancer, values elicitation among patients with left ventricular assist devices and their caregivers, and nurses’ experiences as family caregivers. Other projects have examined informal advance care planning among Black people on dialysis and psychological distress among Black mothers after stillbirth.
