Nurse Practitioner History Research Scholar Award

Nurse Practitioner History Research Scholar Award


Call for Submissions 


The Bjoring Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry invites applications for the Nurse Practitioner History Research Scholar Award for 2022. This award is intended for researchers who are pursing topics related to the history of nurse practitioners, the category of advanced practice nurse first introduced in the United Sates in the 1960s. Its goal is to advance historical scholarship on nurse practitioners and disseminate it to an international audience.

The Award provides up to $5,000 in funding. The deadline for proposals is June 1, 2022, with the intention that the recipient use the award the following academic year.


Eligibility: Any student pursuing a DNP or PhD, or an established scholar. This award is not limited to nursing scholars; other historians of medicine and health care are encouraged to apply.

Applicants must provide a full research proposal, including:

• A concise statement of the research they wish to conduct
• A narrative describing the project, within the context of the present state of historical knowledge, including background, sources and appropriate citations
• Identification of resources to be used
• An itemized budget detailing how the funds will be used
• A current CV

Send proposals and supporting materials to: Dominique Tobbell, PhD, Director of the Bjoring Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry at the University of Virginia, at dtobbell@virginia.edu. Notification of award will be made by July 1, 2022.


The recipient must agree to provide a research presentation to selected faculty (and the donor, if desired) upon completion of the project. In addition, they must produce a submission-ready paper for publication and a letter of thanks for the donor.

For more information, visit the Bjoring History Center website: https://www.nursing.virginia.edu/nursing-history/fellowship/