Claire M Fagin Fellowship

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The Claire M. Fagin Fellow Award Program focuses on building academic gerontological nursing capacity through the development of leaders in gerontological nursing.  The program provides for a 2-year fellowship for advanced research training and mentorship designed to assist doctorally prepared nurses committed to academic careers in gerontological nursing. To facilitate this effort, the program provides focused study and substantial networking opportunities among NHCGNE Patricia G. Archbold Scholars, Claire M. Fagin Fellows and mentors as well as colleagues in other fields. Claire M. Fagin Fellows, in collaboration with their mentors, will design and implement individual professional development plans that will support them in developing new competencies and enhanced effectiveness as an academic leader and researcher.

NHCGNE will be accepting applications for a single scholar/fellow award in 2015.

If a Fellow candidate is successful the award will total $120,000 ($60,000 per annum) with the requirement that 10% of that amount be contributed by the institution where the fellow is located. The institution’s contribution may be in the form of tuition waivers, research assistantships, teaching assistantships, grants-in-aid or scholarships. Neither in-kind support nor student loans are acceptable as matching funds. No indirect costs are allowed to the school and waivers of these indirect costs cannot be considered matching funds.

Eligibility

Fellow applicants must:

  • Be doctorally prepared registered nurses (not including DNP)
  • Hold degree(s) in nursing (undergraduate and/or masters)
  • Be United States citizens or permanent U.S. residents
  • Have potential to develop into independent investigators
  • Demonstrate potential for long-term contributions to gerontological nursing
  • At an institution that is a member of NHCGNE

If selected, Fellows must:

  • Devote fulltime effort to the research project and professional development plan. While some academic commitments may be maintained, these should be relevant to the Fellow’s research and study, sufficiently minimal so as not to reduce full time equivalency in the fellowship program and not be in conflict with the work the Fellow is undertaking. Where such activities are to be undertaken, they must be carefully and fully described in the application.
  • Attend NHCGNE’s Annual Leadership Conference as well as the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meeting. (Mentors are strongly encouraged to attend the Leadership Conference.) Both meetings are held annually in November.

Institution
Must be a member of NHCGNE.

Professional Development Plan, Research Project and Mentor
The application has two components: a professional development plan and a research proposal. The professional development plan details activities tailored to enhance the applicant’s preparation in research, teaching and leadership. Next, the applicant will propose a significant gerontological nursing research project consistent with the applicant’s interests and previous research or clinical experience. The applicant will also identify a mentor(s) who is a strong gerontological nurse scientist with whom the applicant will work, and provide a signed letter from the proposed mentor(s) outlining a plan for their work together. Each applicant must designate one individual as the primary mentor for the grant term.

Criteria Considered in Selection of Claire M. Fagin Fellows

Strong applications must demonstrate all of the following:

  • Evidence of commitment to a career in academic gerontological nursing
  • Evidence of involvement in educational, research and professional activities
  • Potential for substantial, long term contributions to the knowledge base in gerontological nursing
  • Potential for leadership

Proposed Research must demonstrate:

  • Significance and timeliness for improving the health and well-being of older adults and their caregivers
  • High quality, feasibility and innovativeness
  • Potential for making contributions to the field of gerontological nursing

Proposed Development Plan must be:

  • Tailored to address needs of the applicant and
  • Clear in detailing plans for enhancing preparation in research, teaching and leadership

Detailed guidelines for preparing the application are part of the Fellow Application Checklist. 

2015 Timeline

January: Applications due 12:00 Midnight EST, January 16, 2015

March: NHCGNE panel reviews applications received by the stated deadline from which the successful applicant will be chosen. All applicants are advised of decisions as soon as possible, typically by the first week in May