Announcements

International Postdoctoral Mentoring Program in Nursing

Jointly Sponsored by:

The International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing and
Sigma Theta Tau International

The purpose of this fellowship is to enhance the quality of doctoral education worldwide by providing opportunities to nurse faculties in doctoral programs to strengthen their research skills and learn about doctoral education and mentoring in an international context. It is also hoped that it will lay the foundation for future international research collaboration and multi-site studies, and open avenues for international exchange of scholars.

The fellowship is limited to recent doctoral graduates from low and middle income countries who are appointed to faculty positions in doctoral programs, and who are currently serving, or will serve, as supervisors of doctoral student research.

Participating Organizations
This fellowship program is jointly funded and supported by:
The International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing [INDEN], and
Sigma Theta Tau International [STTI].

Number of Awards and Length of Training
Three fellows a year will be supported; the study period is three months.

Eligibility
At the time of application, applicants must:
· Hold membership in STTI and INDEN.
· Be competent in the English language, or the language of the country where the mentored experience will occur.
· Be a faculty member in an institution offering nursing doctoral education.

Selection Criteria
Successful candidates will:
· Have graduated from a nursing doctoral program [or possess a master's degree in nursing and a doctorate in a related field] within the past five years.
· Present a preliminary research proposal in an area of nursing science that will be the basis of the work during the fellowship period, and which promises to evolve into a program of research.
· Present evidence that research will continue upon return to home country.
· Have the potential for engaging in future international collaboration and facilitating exchange of scholars.

Terms of the Awards
· Applicants must be committed to returning to their home countries/institutions following the period of training.
· The applicant's employer makes a commitment to provide facilitation for the conduct of the fellow's research upon return from the fellowship, and agrees to fund the travel of the fellow [along with any visa fees] to and from the location where the fellowship will take place.

Application
· A completed application cover sheet [available on the website].
· Proposed plan for research and mentorship for the fellowship period, not to exceed five pages.
· A curriculum vita not to exceed three pages.
· A letter from the employer agreeing to elements under "Terms of the Award."
· A letter from a senior colleague knowledgeable about the applicant and his/her work, addressing the applicant's potential for a research career and the applicant's potential contribution to nursing doctoral education in his/her country.
· Documented evidence of INDEN membership and STTI membership in a chapter.

Click here for Fellowship Application.

Review Process
Applications will be reviewed by an international panel of nurse academics.

The Fellowship
The fellowship will provide a monthly stipend at a level appropriate to country where the fellowship is held. It should be sufficient for purchase of health insurance available in most countries for students, room and board, and local transportation; it also provides a modest honorarium for mentors.

Deadline
All above materials listed under "Application" must be received electronically by June 18, 2008, and sent to inden@umich.edu. Letters from employers and senior colleagues must be sent separately to the same email address by the deadline (applicant needs to request the letters).

Fellowship Venue
Fellows will be placed in settings that are research intensive environments, and where there are investigators in the fellow's proposed area of research. The selection committee and INDEN will locate such settings through INDEN's data base, now being created, and through its extensive contacts and membership from numerous countries. Applicants may also suggest appropriate venues and potential mentors, if they have knowledge of them, for the consideration of the selection committee.

Start of Fellowship
Once selection and placement of fellows has occurred, the exact fellowship period will be negotiated for a time convenient to the fellow and the mentor, but in any case, must begin within three months of selection.

For More Information
The websites of INDEN and STTI should be consulted for membership information. They will also contain the announcement and the application cover sheet [http://www.nursingsociety.org; http://www.umich.edu/~inden/].

Upon Completion of the Fellowship Period
Fellows will submit a report for the INDEN Newsletter, and an article to STTI for publication and/or presentation at one of its meetings.

Click here for Fellowship Application.

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