John and Louise Schira Fellowship

College of Nursing – The John and Louise Schira Fellowship shall be used to provide support to students in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, or any successor program, to fund activities associated with the conduct and/or dissemination of the Scholarly Project.

Eligibility Criteria
Distributions from the Fellowship will be used to provide support for the conducting and/or dissemination of the Scholarly DNP Project or to fund a practicum activity to enhance their scholarly DNP project for selected doctoral students who meet the following requirements:
Must be enrolled in the UT Arlington DNP Program;
Must be a US citizen or permanent resident;
Licensed in the State of Texas;
Be in good academic standing with a 3.0 minimum GPA
Must have completed all the didactic course requirements for the DNP degree; and
Must be enrolled in one of the practicum course(s) in which the project will be completed.
Students who have met the above requirements will be given additional preference for the following:
1. Students whose non-project activity will enhance their knowledge of evidence-based and quality improvement in their practice area, such as: Conference focused on improving health care outcomes or quality of care; or a specialty conference in the student’s project interest.
2. Students who wish to present their project findings as a podium or poster at a state or national conference.
3. Students whose projects will address: a) caregiver stress b) care of elders c) individual patient adjustment to illness, cognitive dysfunction/decline d) will continue to practice in the State of Texas.

Award
$500.00 to $2000.00
Scopes
College of Nursing
Deadline
06/01/2023
Supplemental Questions
  1. Title of Project or Practicum Activity
  2. Do you intend to continue your practice in the State of Texas?
  3. Are you licensed in the state of Texas?
  4. Have you applied for or received financial support for your DNP project?
  5. If you received other financial support for your DNP project, what is the name of the supporting agency?
  6. What was the amount of the other financial support for your DNP project?
  7. Please check the materials comprising this application.
  8. Upon funding of submitted request, I agree to: 1. Accept responsibility and complete the DNP project. 2. Expend the funds as described in the funding proposal. 3. Acknowledge the fellowhip financial support in all publications, podium, and/or poster presentations of the project even if funding was used for a practicum activity.
  9. Please submit a one page typed document (double spaced, Times New Roman 12 Font) stating: a) How will you use the funding for their project and the benefit for the project or patient population b) How it will enhance your ability to increase your knowledge of evidence-based practice and quality improvement beyond what you have learned in the DNP program. 2. Submit a second page with the amount of funding requested and exactly how it will be spent. 3. Include a running head on all documents with your name and UTA ID number .
  10. What is the Anticipated date of the final report for Project?
  11. Please answer the following questions:
    • Please attach a summary of your project (in 150 words or less)
    • Population
    • Site of Project (hospital, community, clinic, school, etc)
    • What outcomes do you plan to measure?
  12. Are you in good academic standing with a 3.0 minimum GPA?
  13. Have you completed all the didactic course requirements for the DNP degree?
  14. Are you currently enrolled in the DNP program at UTA?
  15. Are you a U.S. citizen or permanent resident?
  16. Are you enrolled in one of the practicum courses in which your project will be completed?
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