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The Foundation Center
for Nursing Research is dedicated to improving
nursing practice through nursing research. It...
Center for Nursing Research Planning Committee
The Frances G. Crane and Rita C. Kopf Nursing Research Grants |
Frances Crane’s death at age 61 in 1990 and Rita Kopf’s at age 52 in 1992 were sudden and untimely. The research funds in their names were established by their families, friends and colleagues to honor, memorialize and extend their unique and distinguished contributions to the nursing profession and the public.
The Frances G. Crane Memorial Research Award |
| Frances G. Crane was founder and
President of Tri-Cities and Helpmates, Inc. and the Tri-Cities Nurses’ Registry in
Latham and Schenectady, New York. She pioneered new patterns
of independent practice and, with her husband and business partner Edward Crane,
interpreted and staunchly defended professional nurses’ rights and responsibilities
as independent contractors. |
| The Frances G. Crane Grant will go to a new nursing investigator for research dealing with independent practice, nursing autonomy or innovative practice efforts. |
Unfortunately, we will be unable to award a
Frances G. Crane Grant in 2007. Please see below for information on
the Rita C. Kopf Award.
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Rita C. Kopf Memorial Research Award |
| Rita C. Kopf served as Director of
Nursing, Saratoga Hospital; Clinical Nursing Specialist and Director of Quality Assurance,
Albany Medical Center; and in faculty positions at Russell Sage College and Adelphi
University. She was widely respected for her fierce and unbending commitment to
standards and the dignity of patients and nursing. |
| The Rita C. Kopf Grant will support research on ethical issues in nursing by a new, seasoned or nontraditional nursing investigator. Proposals dealing with women, children, or disenfranchised groups are encouraged. |
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Applications will be reviewed by a committee of nurse researchers, clinicians, educators, administrators, and other nursing colleagues of Rita C. Kopf.
Deadline for submission of applications:
Award winner will be notified:
The timeline for this grant normally begins with an official
announcement in January.
For a copy of the application in Adobe Acrobat .PDF format, click here > Grant Application
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Please note: the application packet is subject to
change
prior to the date on which the grants are officially announced!
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