DHSA is pleased to reintroduce its research grant program with a focus on Nursing!
We invite nursing research proposals from all DHSA’s member institutions to participate in a dynamic “Shark Tank” style event featuring live presentations and real time judging and awarding. This is a unique opportunity to showcase innovative research and secure funding for projects that impact nursing and patient care. This grant was established in 2023 to foster innovation and collaboration in the advancement of nursing research. DHSA will award up to a total of $30,000 between no more than two grantees.
DHSA was established in 2009 with four founding partners – ChristianaCare, Nemours Children’s Health, Thomas Jefferson University, and the University of Delaware. Since then, additional partners have joined including the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bayhealth, the Delaware Academy of Medicine/Delaware Public Health Association, Beebe Healthcare, Delaware State University, and Delaware Technical Community College.
DHSA aligns resources and efforts to create a unique, broad-based alliance, focused on establishing innovative collaboration among experts in medical practice, health economics and policy, population sciences, public health, biomedical sciences and engineering, research, medical education, and healthcare workforce development.
The alliance enables partner organizations to collaborate and conduct cutting-edge research, to improve the health of Delawareans through access to services in the state and region, and to educate the next generation of health care professionals.
The 2026 Call for Abstracts is Now Open! Click Here for Details.

