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About ARN
Rehabilitation Nursing Foundation
The Rehabilitation Nursing Foundation (RNF) is a tax-exempt foundation established in 1976 by the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN). RNF has four research grants available totaling $44,500.
RNF offers $30,000 for rehabilitation nursing research, which is awarded in the form of three grants. The New Investigator grant provides up to $10,000 for projects by nurses who are novice researchers. Up to two Research Fellow grants are selected from the remaining funds.
RNF also cosponsors two grants. The Sigma Theta Tau International grant offers $4,500 for one nursing research project related to rehabilitation nursing. The principal investigator for this grant must have a master's degree in nursing. The ONSF/RNF grant is cosponsored by the Oncology Nursing Society Foundation and RNF. The grant provides $10,000 for one research project that will advance rehabilitation nursing in patients with cancer.
Annual Fund
The RNF Annual Fund was established to provide a means of support for the ongoing work of the Rehabilitation Nursing Foundation. Contributors to the RNF Annual Fund demonstrate a commitment to advancing the specialty of rehabilitation nursing. The fund fosters the development of new programs that will enhance rehabilitation nursing practice and treatment outcomes.
Your contribution helps fund important projects including:
- Over the past five years, RNF has awarded over $100,000 for rehabilitation nursing research.
- RNF sponsored the “Nurse Staffing and Patient Outcomes in Inpatient Rehabilitation Settings” study. Final results of the study were reported in the 2007 September/October issue of the Rehabilitation Nursing Journal.
You can support RNF in any or all of the following ways:
- To make a donation to the RNF Annual Fund click here. Return the donation form with your contribution.
- Make a donation when you register for the conference and include it in your total payment.
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