Oncology Nursing Society

ONF Implementation Grant

Who can apply: Applications must use a Multiple Principal Investigator model with a PhD or equivalent-prepared nurse and a DNP-prepared nurse serving as co-leads. The contact PI must be a registered oncology nurse actively involved in cancer patient care or education. Successful proposals must demonstrate collaboration among a nurse scientist, clinical quality improvement expert, nurse leader or clinical nurse specialist, and direct-care nurses.

Deadline: Applications open October 15, 2026; full proposals due January 4, 2027 (the page also states an application deadline of January 5, 2027); applicants notified by the end of March 2027.

Breast Cancer Community Education Grants for ONS Chapters

Who can apply: The program must be an ONS Chapter activity focused on community education. It cannot support work-based community education limited to an institution, hospital, hospital network, or nurse work setting. Individual programs and/or chapters may receive only one grant.

Deadline: Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis but must be received no later than two weeks before the program start date; applications remain open until funds are expended.

RE03 General Topic Research Grant

Who can apply: The PI must be a registered oncology nurse actively involved in cancer patient care, education, or research and must be doctorally prepared. Only one PI may appear on the grant. At least one research team member must have received and completed a research study funded at least $100,000 as PI and serve as a mentor. The opportunity is intended for emerging to mid-career oncology nurse researchers without a completed study funded at $50,000 or more as PI.

RE33 General Topic Research Grant

Who can apply: The opportunity is open to established oncology nurse researchers with a documented history of at least $50,000 in prior research funding. Projects may be investigator-initiated studies, pilot or feasibility studies, supplements to existing projects, or development of new research areas. Preference is given to projects involving nurses in research design and conduct and advancing evidence-based, theoretically grounded oncology nursing practice.