ISPN Foundation Scholarships and Grants
ISPN 2023 Annual Conference

Applications are now closed for the 2023 ISPN Conference
Deadline to apply was December 16, 2022

Conference Scholarships
One Conference Scholarship will be offered to a Full/Retired ISPN Member
One Conference Scholarship will be offered to an ISPN Student Member
For Full/Retired ISPN Members
For Student Members

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

2022 Scholarship and Grant Winners

ISPN Foundation Joyce Fitzpatrick Psychiatric Nursing Research Grant
Jennifer Lee

ISPN Foundation Mental Health and Wellness Research Project or Clinical Inquiry Project Grant
Nicole Perez, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC

2022 Conference Member Scholarship
Miriam Kamau, BSN, RN, PHN, PMH-BC

2022 Conference Student Scholarship
David Agor, BSN, RN, CM/DNr

2021 Scholarship and Grant Winners

ISPN Foundation Joyce Fitzpatrick Psychiatric Nursing Research Grant
Jelena Komanchuk, RN, BN, PhD Student

2021 Conference Member Scholarship
Roxanna Sheppard, B.SC.NCPMHN (C)

2021 Conference Student Scholarship
Yixi Dong, BSN, RN

2020 Scholarship and Grant 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 Scholarship and Grant Winners

ISPN Foundation Joyce Fitzpatrick Psychiatric Nursing Research Grant
Kalyn Renbarger
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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 Scholarship and Grant Winners

ISPN Foundation Joyce Fitzpatrick Psychiatric Nursing Research Grant
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 Scholarship and Grant Winners

ISPN Foundation Joyce Fitzpatrick Psychiatric Nursing Research Grant
- Sara Jones
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Mental Health and Wellness Grant
- Allison McCord
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ISPN Foundation Student Travel Scholarship
- Jeehae Chung

ISPN Foundation Student Travel Scholarship
- Denise Matel-Anderson

ISPN Foundation Student Travel Scholarship
- Melissa Waybrant-Ennis

2016 Scholarship and Grant 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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What's New

The ISPN Board of Directors along with collaboration from the ISPN Policy Committee has approved an ISPN statement on gun violence prevention. See this and all the ISPN Policy Statements and Papers here.

Annual Skellern Lecture is happening on June 15, 2023 at 12:00pm ET. This will be a hybrid event where you can attend in person or online. Dr. Anne Aiyegbusi will be giving this year's lecture. The topic will be on mental health care and enduring challenges of racial trauma. Follow this link for more information.

Briana L. Snyder, PhD, RN, PMH-BC, CNE, RYT 200 received the 2023 Distinguished Achievement Award at the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation annual conference in Louisville, Kentucky. The Distinguished Achievement Award is given to individuals who have distinguished themselves through substantial contributions to (1) clinical, academic/research, and/or educational work in the dissociative and/or complex post traumatic stress disorder field or to (2) ISSTD’s mission and vision. Congratulations, Dr. Snyder!

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing is seeking articles for three upcoming special issues. More information can be found here.

988, a revamped National Suicide Prevention Lifeline that is being billed as the 911 of mental health, is now live in the U.S.

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The ISPN Peer Support Workgroup has opened up this support to any nurse at this time (members or nonmembers). Click here for more information.

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Applications are now closed for the 2023 ISPN ConferenceDeadline to apply was December 16, 2022