Scholarships/Grants

Scholarships, Awards and Grants for 2020 - the deadline to apply was January 1, 2020

Annual Conference Travel Scholarships offered to all members including international members and students $750 each!
For Members
For Students

One Research grant for $1,500: Mental Health and Wellness Research Project or Clinical Inquiry Project Grant
Mental Health and Wellness Research Award

One Research grant for $3,000: ISPN Foundation Joyce Fitzpatrick Psychiatric Nursing Research Grant
ISPN Foundation Psychiatric Nursing Research Grant

2020 Award Winners

2020 Conference Member Travel Scholarship (deferred to be used to travel to 2021 conference)
Tessa Schultz

2020 Conference Student Travel Scholarship (deferred to be used to travel to 2021 conference)
Brittany Abeln
Lynwood Carlton
Alicia Stringfellow

2019 Award Winners

ISPN Foundation Joyce Fitzpatrick Psychiatric Nursing Research Award
Kalyn Renbarger
Click here to see how Kalyn used this research award

ISPN Foundation Mental Health and Wellness Research or Clinical Inquiry Project Grant
Cynthia Handrup

2019 Conference Member Travel Scholarship
David Ampong

2019 Conference Student Travel Scholarship
Kathleen Miley

2018 Award Winners

ISPN Foundation Joyce Fitzpatrick Psychiatric Nursing Research Award
Julie Bertram
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ISPN Foundation Mental Health and Wellness Research or Clinical Inquiry Project Grant
Sharon Ward-Miller

2018 Conference Member Travel Scholarship
Rose Mary Xavier

2018 Conference Student Travel Scholarship
Brayden Nicole Kameg

2017 Award Winners

ISPN Foundation Joyce Fitzpatrick Psychiatric Nursing Research Grant
- Sara Jones
Click here to see how Sara used this grant

Mental Health and Wellness Grant
- Allison McCord
Click here to see how Allison used this grant

ISPN Foundation Student Travel Scholarship
- Jeehae Chung

ISPN Foundation Student Travel Scholarship
- Denise Matel-Anderson

ISPN Foundation Student Travel Scholarship
- Melissa Waybrant-Ennis

2016 Award Winners

ISPN Foundation Research Grant
- Kayla Herbell, BSN, RN

Mental Health and Wellness Grant
- Chieh (Sunny) Cheng, MSN, RN

2016 Conference Student Travel Scholarship
- Kayla Herbell, BSN, RN

2016 Conference Student Travel Scholarship
- Adam Searby

2016 Conference Student Travel Scholarship
- Rhonda Schwindt, DNP, RN, PHHCNS-BC

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