Innovation Sandbox
Are you a nurse or nursing student working to solve a problem and have an innovative solution that would benefit from microfunding? Consider applying for the ANA Innovation Sandbox.
The ANA Innovation Sandbox provides microfunding to very early-stage ideas of nurses and nursing students. As experts in delivering high quality care in a complex, dynamic healthcare environment, nurses are leveraging innovative thinking to address healthcare challenges. The ANA Innovation Sandbox is the perfect way to explore these very early stage ideas!
2024 Cycle 3 (January-June) is currently closed. Funding recipients were notified in June.
2024 Cycle 4 (June-December) is now live! Apply via the link below.
Am I eligible for Sandbox funding?
- You are a nurse or nursing student- We particularly encourage pre-licensure nursing students to apply!
- You have the seed of an idea you are looking to explore and grow with microfunding
- You are based in the United States
What else do I need to know about the Innovation Sandbox?
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- Applications are accepted twice a year
- January-June, with decisions and funding disbursement in June
- June-December, with decisions and funding disbursement in December
- Your application is reviewed by the ANA Innovation Team using a set of evaluation criteria including the novelty and stage of your innovation and the completeness of your application
- All applicants are invited to reapply if you were not selected for funding in a previous cycle
- Your participation supports ANA nursing innovation research
- Applications are accepted twice a year
Still have questions?
Please email our ANA Innovation Team at: innovation@ana.org
Thank You to Annual Sandbox Funders:
- Operation Scrubs, Incorporated, a non-profit company with a mission to educate and honor nurses
Thank You to Individual Sandbox Funders:
Thank You to Organizational Sandbox Funders:
- ANA – Ohio
- Clemson University School of Nursing
- Frontier Health & Resources
- Oklahoma Nurses Association
- Stanford Health
- UMASS Amherst Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation
- UVA Health
- Virginia Nurses Association
Are you interested in donating? Please email us at: innovation@ana.org