Grants Process Overview
The Oncology Nursing Foundation supports research grants and fellowships to identify and test new insights into patient care.
Learn the Basics |
Plan Your Approach |
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| The mission of the Oncology Nursing Foundation is to support cancer nursing excellence. We do this through a variety of funding opportunities including research grant opportunities for the nurse scientist community. | Review the Foundation’s current grant opportunities found on the website. |
| The Foundation uses the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Research Agenda to inform topics for calls for research proposals. Explore these additional resources: |
Ensure your research meets the call and ideally the ONS research agenda. |
| Grant calls are approved by the Foundation Board and funded by a variety of resources, most notably the Foundation Endowment and donors interested in the advancement of cancer nursing research. | Check the ICRP website and other resources to ensure your research is original and relevant. |
Prepare to Apply |
Write Application - Online Submission instructions |
Submit |
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Choose the funding opportunity that aligns with your research proposal and set a schedule for gathering and writing all required documents. |
Review the Grantmaker Online Submission instructions listed within the application. |
Make sure your application has been fully submitted by first validating and then submitting the application. |
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Be sure to read through the application and instructions completely to ensure you meet all requirements. |
Find the application from our Apply Now page and create a log-in on the grant application page. |
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Inform your institution of your intent to apply and gain support. |
Complete all required fields and upload all required documents. |
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Watch the Video: Keys to Writing an Effective Research Grant Proposal. |
Be sure to proofread and have a mentor and institutional official proofread the entire grant for any grammar issuers, missing information, or unclear objectives. |
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Peer Review |
Approval |
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All ONF grants are reviewed by a peer review team with an assigned Chair. |
Approval of proposals is a combination of the highest score and appropriateness of the proposal to the call. |
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Review teams are comprised of past grant winners and nurse scientist research experts. |
Recommendations are accepted from the chair by the executive director and approved by the Foundation Board. |
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Chair assigns the proposals based on conflict-of-interest declarations and area of expertise- each application will have a primary, secondary, and collateral review. |
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Reviewers follow a critique outline focusing on the following areas: Significance, Investigators, Innovation, Approach, and Environment. The Critique form also contains a protection/inclusion section and an overall impact score. |
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Review call: the review team will meet for a reviewer call to discuss the proposals and assign final scores- Reviewers with conflicts of interest are put in a waiting room until the discussion of that proposal has concluded. |
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Notification |
Post-Award Monitoring and Reporting |
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Notice of Award letters along with final critiques are sent to successful applicants with instruction on the next steps. |
Recipients and their institutions are expected to sign recipient agreements as well as submit other documents for recognition of the award. |
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Notice of non-recipient letters are sent and include final reviewer critiques to help build upon for future proposal submissions. |
Recipients are also expected to submit an annual and final scientific and budgetary report. |
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The number of proposals funded is determined by dollars approved for the specific call. |
Recipients are expected to correspond with the Foundation throughout the life of the project. |