The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) is offering two Pat Griffin Research Grants to support research that addresses the research priority of “Nursing Education Outcomes” (Research Priority 7) from the National Research Priorities for Nursing. The following describes this priority:

Research to develop, evaluate, and promote knowledge translation of evidence informed, interprofessional education approaches, curricular models for nursing education, pedagogical approaches that foster skills in clinical reasoning, critical thinking, and evidence informed decision-making, simulation-based learning, and transition-to-practice modalities in relation to:

relevance of learning for nursing practice;
experience of new graduates entering the workforce; and
readiness of new graduates for the nursing profession. (Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing, 2018)

The research can focus on all academic levels of nursing education.

Research Funding

Funds for this grant are provided by the Dr. Pat L. Griffin Fund of CASN.

Grant Details

Grants available: 2 per calendar year
Funding: up to $15,000
Deadline for submissions: May 1, 2024
Start of funding date: July 1, 2024
Applications can be either in French or English

Eligibility Criteria

The principal Investigator must be faculty at a CASN member school.
If a Principal or Co-investigator received the grant, they must wait 3 years before being eligible to receive another grant.
The recipient must agree to sign a Research Agreement including interim and final reports.
Research must address “Nursing Education Outcomes” identified in CASN’s National Research Priorities for Nursing.
The application is 10 page maximum, excluding required attachments, using an 11-point font and maintaining the margins as they appear on the application form.
Submissions must include all requested information.
All documents must be submitted in a single PDF format with a maximum size of 45 MB.

How to Apply

All applications and supporting documentation must be submitted to Don Flaming, Senior Education Coordinator, via email (dflaming@casn.ca).

CASN’s Pat Griffin Research Grants has replaced the Pat Griffin Nursing Education Research Scholar Awards.

Past Pat Griffin Research Grant Recipients and Pat Griffin Nursing Education Research Scholar Award

2023 – Dr. Laura Vogelsang

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2023 – Dr. Kathleen Lechasseur

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2022 – Dr. Sandra Goldsworthy

CASN is pleased to announce that the 2022 Pat Griffin Scholar Award winner is Dr. Sandra Goldsworthy. Dr. Sandra Goldsworthy is a nurse education leader who is recognized as an international simulation and critical care expert, researcher and author. She is the recipient of the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation…More

2022 – Dr. Kara Sealock

CASN is pleased to announce that the 2022 Pat Griffin Scholar Award winner is Dr. Kara Sealock. Dr. Kara Sealock is a tenured Associate Professor (Teaching) at the University of Calgary. Dr. Sealock has considerable teaching experience in the undergraduate nursing program with a primary focus on pathophysiology, pharmacology,…More

2019 – Dr. Marian Luctkar-Flude

The winner of the 2019 Pat Griffin Nursing Education Research Scholar Award is Dr. Marian Luctkar-Flude. Dr. Luctkar-Flude is a passionate nurse and educator, whose research and teaching are guided by her deep understanding of practice setting realities and shared observations of student knowledge and skill gaps in clinical settings…More

2018 – Dr. Linda Ferguson

The winner of the 2018 Pat Griffin Nursing Education Research Scholar Award is Dr. Linda Ferguson. Dr. Ferguson has been involved in nursing education research for the past thirty years, studying various aspects of nursing education, with a particular focus on clinical learning…More

2017 – Dr. Linda McGillis Hall

The winner of the 2017 Pat Griffin Nursing Education Research Scholar Award is Dr. Linda McGillis Hall. Dr. McGillis Hall is a leading nurse researcher in Canada, and is known nationally and internationally for her work on the transition in Canada from…More