Opportunities to Consider

AACN is committed to identifying opportunities of interest to AACN members offered by colleague organizations, federal entities, and other trusted sources.  Check this page often to review current opportunities such as grants, fellowships, scholarships, research support, and professional development options for nursing school faculty, students, and staff. If you have a funding opportunity to share, please contact us

Ongoing Opportunity

Source Opportunity Type Deadline
Ad Hoc Nomination Consortium Shape the Future of Federal Healthcare Policies Board/Committee Opportunities Ongoing
VA Quality Scholars (VAQs) VAQS Fellowship Fellowship Ongoing
AAMC Advancing AI Across Academic Medicine Resource Collection Database Submission Ongoing
MedBiquitous Technical Advisory Group (TAG) and Data Governance & Culture Working Group Working Group Ongoing

February 2026

Source Opportunity Type Deadline
Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation Hillman Emergent Innovation Grant February 20
Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation Hillman Emergent Innovation: Serious Illness and End of Life Grant February 20

March 2026

Source Opportunity Type Deadline
American SIDS Institute American SIDS Institute Research Grant: Call for Letters of Intent on Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) Grant March 1
DAISY Foundation Health Equity Grants for Addressing Social Determinants of Health Grant March 1
National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Regulatory Scholars Program: Scholar in Residence Program March 1
American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) APNA Board of Directors Student Scholarship Student Scholarship March 31

April 2025

Source Opportunity Type Deadline
The Brave Heart Fund Brave of Heart Scholarship Student Scholarship April 22