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Criteria for Awards

Grants will be made to individuals demonstrating apparent scholarly merit in terms of the following:

1. Knowledge of the self-care deficit theory, its conceptual components, and their relationship(s) to other bodies of knowledge and/or Orem’s other conceptualizations;
2. Sound methodology;
3. Potential contribution to further development of the theory and nursing knowledge;
4. Proposed project can be carried out within a reasonable time limit in relations to funds requested for the project;
5. The findings and results of the work will be published within a reasonable length of time as determined by the Grants Award Committee.
6. Eligible recipients are professional nurses or nursing students who meet the foregoing criteria. However, the Foundation will place greater priority on persons who are members of the International Orem Society.
7. No restrictions or limitations on awarding grants will be based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and employment status of a prospective recipient.
8. If the proposal involves human subjects, documentation of the proposal ‘s acceptance by the appropriate institutional review body must be submitted prior to receipt of the award.
9. A report of the project’s progress, findings and/or accomplishments must be submitted to the Foundation at the end of the award year.
10. Any subsequent publication of the work and results emanating from the funded project must acknowledge support from The Sarah E. Allison Foundation, Inc.

The Sarah E. Allison Foundation, Inc.
260 Eastbrooke II
Jackson, MS 39216-4716