Gloria J. McNeal Leadership and Public Policy Mentoring Fellowship

Learn about the Gloria J. McNeal Leadership & Public Policy Mentorship Fellowship through the digital brochure.  

Selection Process

• The ABNF Public Policy Committee will review  applications, and will select the fellow who must be a current ABNF member.

• All application material should be submitted by Friday, December 4, 2026. (Please email by latest 11:59pm EST),

• The selected candidates will be notified by email by Wednesday, December 16, 2026.

Application Process

The following materials must be submitted

• Completed and signed application. All applications are to be submitted electronically to the Director of the Fellowship, Dr. Sharron J. Crowder, sjcrowde@iu.edu
• Brief CV or resume no longer than five pages in length outlining professional background, publications, honors, awards, and committee service activities demonstrating leadership and policy engagement.
• One letter of reference from a professional colleague knowledgeable about the applicant’ s work in a leadership position.
• A three-page narrative statement that addresses  the applicant’s current and future involvement in leadership, public policy and advocacy. abilitytomeetthefellowshipcriteria.
• The Applicant Information Form must be used. Do not retype. This form must be placed at the top of the application documents.

Put the application packet together in this 

1. Applicant Information Form
2. Applicant three-page narrative
3. Applicant ’s five-page resume or curriculum vitae
4. Letter of recommendation

All content must be typed.

Submission Process

Applications must be received at the following email address: Dr. Sharron Crowder, sjcrowde@iu.edu

An email will be sent to acknowledge receipt of the application.

Only applications with all required material will be reviewed. Applications will be reviewed by representatives of the Fellowship Committee.

A letter will be sent to fellows selected.

In order to complete the one-year fellowship, participants are expected to attend sessions, submit session and end of fellowship material to the mentor, and attend mentee-mentor meetings

If you have questions, please email Dr. Sharron Crowder, sjcrowde@iu.edu

 

Applicant Information

APPLICANT CURRENT NURSING EXPERIENCE

I certify that I have met the criteria for eligibility and have submitted information that is correct to the best of my knowledge. I give permission to ABNF to use and duplicate my submitted materials for the purposes of review, conference proceedings, promotion and placement in ABNF files. If selected, I agree to submit a summary report of the Fellowship experience to be posted to the ABNF website or ABNF publications.

THREE-PAGE NARRATIVE STATEMENT (100 POINTS)

The statement should address the following information:

1. The applicant’s engagement in leadership activities (limit to the last 5-10 years) -10 points
2. The applicant’s involvement in public policy and advocacy (limit to the last 5-10 years) -10 points
3. Identify expectations of the fellowship -10 points
4. Description of how the fellowship will advance his/her professional leadership goals (give examples according to your leadership focus in academia, health systems, research, nursing profession and/or professional organizations, etc.) -25 points
5. Discussion of plans after the fellowship to elevate his/her public policy and/or advocacy efforts. Discuss plans with a focus on patient populations, nursing profession, higher education or improving health outcomes. Consider examples of your plans to occur at local, state, national or international levels. -25 points
6. How knowledge and skills gained will be used to advance the nursing profession -10 points
7. How you will contribute to the Association of Black Nursing Faculty -10 points

SCOPE OF INFLUENCE AS DEMONSTRATED BY CURRICULUM VITAE (20 POINTS)

Describe how the ant has met the following

1. is a member of ABNF
2. holds a nursing education position within a healthcare organization or school of nursing
3. has held positions in professional organizations (school, church, community, state,
4. has received state or national recognition (this may include
5. has presented or published

LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION (20 POINTS)

Describe how the applicant has engaged in:

1. special projects
2. public speaking
3. policy, political, advocacy or leadership
4. a role outside of the employing institution and how  has impacted healthcare or health outcomes.

ONE-PAGE STATEMENT OF EXPECTATION (25 POINTS)

The applicant will:

a. describe his/her expectation of the Fellowship

b. explain how the knowledge gained from the Fellowship experience will applied to the field of nursing

c. describe plans for disseminating knowledge learned to the ABNF membership