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Funding and recognition for nursing excellence

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Extraordinary work happens at every level of nursing, from a student's promise in the classroom, or an individual nurse's research to a chapter's impact on its region. Sigma funds and celebrates the people and ideas advancing nursing, wherever that work is happening.

US $440,000+Awarded Annually

US $225,000For research grants

US $65,000For leadership development and scholarships

US $150,000For Sigma Nursing initiatives

Current Open Opportunities

  • TypeGrant
    StatusClosed
    NameSouthern Nursing Research Society (SNRS) Grant
    Deadline1 April 2026
  • TypeGrant
    StatusClosed
    NameMidwest Nursing Research Society Research (MNRS) Grant
    Deadline1 April 2026
  • TypeGrant
    StatusClosed
    NameNational Association of Hispanic Nurses Research Grant
    Deadline1 April 2026
  • TypeGrant
    StatusClosed
    NameHospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation End-of-Life Nursing Care Research (HPNF) Grant
    Deadline1 April 2026
  • TypeGrant
    StatusClosed
    NameJoan K. Stout, RN, Research Grant
    Deadline1 May 2026
  • TypeGrant
    StatusClosed
    NameAmerican Nurses Credentialing Center Evidence-Based Practice Implementation Grant
    Deadline1 May 2026
  • TypeGrant
    StatusClosed
    NameDr. Hasnah Banjar Nursing Research Grant
    Deadline1 May 2026
  • TypeGrant
    StatusClosed
    NameDr. Patricia E. Thompson Global Nursing Research Grant
    Deadline1 May 2026
  • TypeGrant
    StatusClosed
    NameDr. Martha Pitel Global Nursing Research Grant
    Deadline1 May 2026
  • TypeGrant
    StatusClosed
    NameAssociation of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN) Grant
    Deadline1 June 2026
  • TypeGrant
    StatusOpen
    NameAmerican Association of Critical-Care Nurses Grant
    Deadline27 October 2026
  • TypeAward
    StatusOpen
    NameEmerging Nurse Researcher/Scholar
    Deadline11 December 2026