New Ventures Fund
The School of Nursing’s Alumni Fund for New Ventures Development supports current faculty or student led relevant and rigourous projects that advance the mission and goals of the School of Nursing’s Academic Plan [PDF-360Kb]. The source of funding is the generous donations to nursing at Dalhousie University. Reports of funded projects will be posted on the School of Nursing website.
Eligibility Criteria: Faculty and Students are eligible to apply for this fund.
1. Faculty
Faculty may apply for funding to:
- Support innovative course development and teaching/learning strategies consistent with scholarly environment
- Facilitate consultation by external educators/practitioners/researchers to enable innovation in education, practice and research within the School of Nursing community
- Support innovations that will have the direct result of increasing the visibility of the School of Nursing within the nursing community and/or within the community in general
- Support innovations that enhance partnerships, research collaborations and funding opportunities.
2. Students & Post Doctoral Fellows
Dalhousie Nursing Students (undergraduate and graduate) may apply for funding to:
- Attend/participate in local, provincial, national, international and interprofessional initiatives that are aligned with the Academic Plan.
- Present papers/posters at scientific/professional conferences
- Support innovations that will have the direct result of increasing the visibility of the School of Nursing within the nursing community and/or within the community in general.
- Support innovations that enhance partnerships, research collaborations and funding opportunities.
Award
The maximum award is $3,000 per project. Based on established criteria, proposals are scientifically reviewed, scored and recommendations for funding made by the Research & Scholarly Development Committee. Final funding decisions will be made by a group consisting of the Director of the School, the Associate Director, Undergraduate Studies and Associate Director, Graduate Studies or Director designates.
Reimbursement of Expenses
The funds cannot be advanced but instead the recipient will be reimbursed upon presentation of original receipts and completion of claim forms. Upon project completion, a Travel Expense Claim form or a cheque requisition form, along with original receipts and boarding passes (if applicable), must be completed and submitted to the Research Coordinator at the School of Nursing for reimbursement. The claims must be submitted within three weeks of completion. Eligible travel expenses are generally limited to meals transportation, hotel and registration (must be aligned with the Dalhousie University travel guidelines). For further information on the reimbursement of expenses, contact the Research Coordinator.