UIowa College of Nursing Annual Report 2016-2017

esearch Funding and
Scholarly Productivity
In FY 2016-17, the College of Nursing contributed to the overall increase
Of the 38 proposals submitted in FY 2017, 13 were submitted to NIH/AHRQ
in research funding observed across the University of Iowa colleges and where five of 13 have been scored and eight are pending review. Of the five
departments. Research and scholarship at the CON is supported by the scored, one was funded. The four proposals submitted by student Principal
collegiate Office for Nursing Research and Scholarship (ONRS), which is Investigators had a 50% success rate: One to NIH/AHRQ was scored but not
comprised of six staff and is overseen by the Associate Dean for Research funded; two to other external, non-federal sponsors were funded and one
and a Director. This office provides support in all levels of grant application internal grant was not funded. See complete list of College of Nursing’s active
development including developing research programs, assembling grant funded grants here: http://bit.ly/2vHD5k3.
applications and monitoring budgets post-award, managing
data, performing sample size calculations and other statistical
analyses, and providing support to faculty for data extraction Marianne Smith, PhD, RN, FAAN, associate professor,
and building custom computer and mobile applications.
and her research team are studying interventions to
improve mood in assisted living settings.
Research at the CON in FY 2016-17 was supported by a
diverse portfolio of sponsors, including NIH and other federal
and nonfederal agencies. Faculty, postdoctoral fellows and
students at the College submitted 42 grant proposals in
FY2016. Of the 14 applications submitted to NIH/AHRQ,
eight (57%) were scored, indicating they were judged to be
in the top 50% of proposals received, and three (21%) were
funded. Among the four proposals submitted by CON students
in FY2016, one proposal to NIH/AHRQ was scored but not
funded and one of the three student proposals to external,
non-federal agencies was funded. Although the FY2016
national success rate for proposals at NIH/AHRQ was modest
(19% for FY 2016), the CON’s overall success rate for NIH/
AHRQ exceeded the national average at 21%.
NUMBER OF NEW GRANT APPLICATIONS BY FACULTY
& POSTDOC FELLOWS FUNDED FOR FY2016
Submitted Grants Funded
Submitted Grants Not Funded
3/14 1/3 9/13 2/2 5/10 20/42
21% 33% 69% 100% 50% 48%
National
Institutes of Health
(NIH and AHRQ)
Other Federal (e.g.,
HRSA, PCORI,
Dept. of Justice)
Other External,
non-Federal (e.g.,
RWJF, AHA)
Industry
Sponsored
Internal
(Univ. of Iowa)
Total
NUMBER OF NEW GRANT APPLICATIONS BY FACULTY
& POSTDOC FELLOWS FUNDED FOR FY2017
Submitted Grants Funded
Submitted Grants Not Funded
1/13 1/2 7/17 0/0 5/6 14/38
8% 50% 41% 0% 83% 37%
National
Institutes of Health
(NIH and AHRQ)
Other Federal (e.g.,
HRSA, PCORI,
Dept. of Justice)
Other External,
non-Federal (e.g.,
RWJF, AHA)
Industry
Sponsored
Internal
(Univ. of Iowa)
Total
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