The Brigid and Rusty Lusk Travel Award

About the Scholarship

Supporting graduate college students who want monetary help to attend AAHN conferences.

The Brigid and Rusty Lusk Travel Award supplies convention registration plus as much as $1,600 in journey reimbursement to assist graduate college students attend AAHN conferences when institutional funding isn’t accessible.

See previous recipients right here.

Award Information

What You’ll Receive

Application Deadlines & Timeline

Apply by March 31, 2027. You could apply earlier than understanding whether or not your paper or poster has been accepted.

Eligibility Requirements

• AAHN member 
• Enrolled graduate scholar on the Masters or Doctoral Level (MA, MSN, PhD, DNP, EdD, and so on.)
• Only one scholar per advisor can apply in every cycle

• Before making use of, verify that the advisor helps your utility and can present a reference letter.
• If a number of college students wish to apply, the advisor ought to choose one candidate to use.

• There isn’t any requirement for an accepted convention submission (Paper, Poster, and so on.) however acceptance could strengthen your utility.
• A scholar could apply a number of instances however could obtain the award solely as soon as per graduate diploma.

• e.g., If the coed receives the award through the grasp’s program, the coed might also obtain it through the doctoral program.

• Three journey awards will probably be accessible every year.

How to Apply

Submit the next through e-mail to [email protected]

• Basic info type
• Personal assertion detailing the next in no extra then 800 phrases:

• Why you wish to attend the AAHN convention
• How attending will impression your analysis/research
• Your present funding state of affairs

• Letter of help out of your advisor or program chair

What’s coated by the award

• Conference registration 
• Travel, meals (outdoors of convention meal choices), and lodge reimbursement as much as $1600

Method of reimbursement

• Before journey: Book flights/inns/practice and save all receipts
• After the convention: submit receipts to [email protected] inside 30 days of the conclusion of the convention. Receipts are required for all bills.
• Submit W-9 form to [email protected].
• Student will obtain reimbursement inside 30 days of approval.

Application Timeline

• You could apply earlier than acceptance notifications are launched
• No deadline extensions or exceptions
• All candidates are notified (accepted or not) roughly one month after the deadline

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I want an accepted paper to use?
No. Acceptance isn’t required however could assist.

How do I submit receipts?
Send all receipts and your W-9 to [email protected].

Can I e-book flights outdoors the convention dates?
Yes, so long as prices are comparable to straightforward convention journey dates. Please notice that lodge lodging outdoors of convention dates is not going to be reimbursed.

Is journey insurance coverage reimbursable?
No. Travel insurance coverage isn’t reimbursable beneath AAHN coverage.

About Brigid Lusk

Brigid Lusk (PhD RN) is a very long time member of the AAHN and has served in a lot of AAHN workplaces, together with that of President. Her late husband, Ewing “Rusty” Lusk (PhD), though a pc scientist by commerce, was additionally an ardent supporter of the AAHN and served on the AAHN Board. 

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Questions? Contact [email protected].

Applications are reviewed by Awards Committee.