AONL Foundation Awards

The AONL Foundation Nurse Researcher Award recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to nursing and health systems research. Explore the criteria and eligibility requirements for the AONL Foundation Nurse Researcher of the Year Award recipient. See previous award recipients.

Eligibility

AONL membership is not required. Sitting members of either the AONL Foundation Board or the AONL Board are ineligible.

Application Process

Anyone can nominate a candidate for the AONL Foundation Nurse Researcher of the Year award. Self-nomination is permissible. Please see below for nomination requirements and details. Nomination packages are reviewed and scored by members of the AONL Foundation's research committee. A nominee may be requested to participate in an interview with AONL Foundation representatives as part of the application process. These interviews will be conducted via Teams or Zoom at a date/time mutually agreed to.

Please reach out to Erica Cheng, AONL Foundation program specialist, or Dani Ward, AONL Foundation director, with any questions.

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Nominator should complete the form and provide the following additional documentation:

Nominee’s curriculum vita or resume

Brief biography (300 words maximum)

Listing of key papers or other publications related to nominee’s research work

Highlight internal and external financial support of nominee’s work

Selection Criteria

Recognized in the nursing community as an outstanding nurse researcher

First preference will be given to researchers who have focused on AONL Foundation and AONL priorities

Narrative

Nominator should provide a brief narrative of how this nominee’s work has impacted the field and the nominator.

Letters of recommendation

Letter(s) of recommendation (no more than 3) from peer researchers with knowledge of the nominee’s contributions to quality of research and scholarly activities

Superior performance in the areas of research scholarship

Number of research or data articles published in the last two years

Quality of publications (index score) for articles published

Number of citations body of work has received

Evidence of other contributions to the field based on their scholarly work

Examples may include:

Active participation in interviews/ expert panels

Student mentorship/advisement based on nominees scholarship

Service on local, regional or national boards related to their research and scholarly activities

Evidence of the impact the nominee’s research has had on the field

Nominator should provide qualitative and quantitative evidence, if known.