The 2024 UC Davis MIND Institute Summer Institute on Neurodevelopmental Disabilities is now open! The one-day conference will take place on Friday, July 19 at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center (6151 H St., Sacramento). The theme of the Summer Institute this year is Preparing for Next Steps: Navigating the Educational Journey from Early Intervention to High School and Beyond. 

This in-person event will focus specifically on critical topics related to important transitions from early intervention, elementary, secondary, and post-graduation for students with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Historically, participants for this event include providers, educators, family members of individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities, medical professionals, college students, community partners, researchers, and self-advocates. 

For detailed information about the event and to register, please visit: https://health.ucdavis.edu/mind-institute/events/summer-institute.

This event is once again approved through ALTA Regional Center for clients/families to use their conference event funds, our vendor number is PA1934. 

Please email hs-cedd@ucdavis.edu with any questions. 

We hope you will be able to join us this year!

~The Summer Institute Planning Team

Please join ZEAL and five of our sister chapters for this virtual research event! This Zoom-based event will discuss the role of nursing science and how nursing research impacts practice, from academia to practice. Nurse researchers from different Sigma chapters will present their EBP and research studies. Attendees will learn about how nurse led research advances the nursing profession and clinical practice and be able to use that knowledge for their healthcare work environment.

It is FREE to all, and CEs will be available to you. 

Wed February 21, 2024

5:30-7:30pm

Please view the linked flier for registration link. 

ZEAL Grant Offerings to Chapter Members

One of the strategic goals of Sigma is to “Promote and celebrate nursing scholarship, leadership, and service worldwide.” At ZEAL, support of scholarship is promoted several ways. The chapter honors the discovery of new knowledge and the application of evidence-based practice through our biannual chapter events. Another way we are expanding this is through our chapter grants program. 

There are now three different types of grants being offered, of up to $500 each per grant applicant. Applicants for multiple grants may only be awarded $500 total. These grants will be available twice a year with the first round available September-October and the next round February-March.

The first of these is a Research Grant which encourages research and quality improvement projects by qualified Sigma nurses and/or nursing students who are learning to conduct research to advance knowledge in an area of nursing science. Learn more.

The second opportunity is the Academic Scholarship which recognizes outstanding academic scholarship by qualified Sigma nurses that will advance knowledge in the area of nursing science and practice. The scholarships will be awarded to individuals who are actively enrolled in a qualified nursing graduate or certification program and are current ZEAL Chapter members. Learn more.

The Project Dissemination Travel Grant is intended for ZEAL Chapter members to support presentations of professional work at educational and scholarly conferences.  The award may be used to support transportation, conference registration fee, and hotel costs at a nursing conference, sponsored by a national nursing organization or one of its chapters. Learn more.

There are details and instructions on how to apply and any restrictions that may be imposed for each of the grants on the application. 

GRANT APPLICATION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 23 - apply today!

Links to the grant applications:

Travel Grant: https://forms.gle/6qhUfwhnUkamLzYv9

Research Grant: https://forms.gle/npSZDP5c1dXF7cZ78

Academic Scholarship: https://forms.gle/hrodFNDPgV3ta2bx6

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