ONS Distinguished Awards

Distinguished Researcher Award


Award:
A $1,000 prize, plus up to $1,000 travel/hotel costs to attend the ONS annual Congress (May 3-6, 2012; New Orleans), and up to $1,000 travel/hotel costs to attend and present at the New ONS Advanced Practice Nursing Conference (November 16-18, 2012; Phoenix).

Upon selection, the recipient will be required to submit their presentation in manuscript form to the Oncology Nursing Forum.

Purpose: To recognize the contributions of a member who has conducted or promoted research that has enhanced the science and practice of oncology nursing.

Selection Criteria: The candidate must be nominated by a member of ONS. Additionally, the candidate must be a member of ONS with an earned doctorate in nursing or a related field who demonstrates the following:

  1. Evidence of outstanding and major contributions to the scientific foundation for practice.
  2. Evidence of a sustained program of substantive research.
  3. Evidence of a record of publication in oncology.
  4. Evidence that the scientist's research program has advanced the delivery of quality cancer care by nurses.
  5. Evidence that the scientist's research program has provided a foundation for research by others.
  6. Evidence of documented contributions to ONS.
  7. Evidence of documented contributions to the cancer community-at-large.

Application deadline: March 9, 2012; 5pm ET 

TO APPLY ONLINE:

  1. Please read the "How To" instructions before accessing the online application.
  2. Register by creating a username and password on the Closerware Grantmaker site.
  3. Access the Distinguished Researcher Award online application.