NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS
Northern
Ontario Aboriginal Nurses Award through Aboriginal Nurses
Association of Canada. $500 to provide financial assistance
to a student of Aboriginal ancestry enrolled in a Registered
Nursing program, whose goal upon graduation is to work and
provide assistance to those people living in an Aboriginal
community or a remote community in Northern Ontario. Deadline
date December 15.
The
Charlotte Carter Memorial Fund was established to encourage
Canadians of Native ancestry to pursue a career in nursing
and to encourage these students to return to and serve in
Native communities in Ontario. One scholarship, valued at
$1,000, will be awarded each year to a full-time student of
Native descent (includes all status/non-status Indians, Inuit
and Métis) who is attending a Nursing program at either
a college or university in Ontario that is recognized by the
Ontario College of Nursing. Eligible students may apply after
successfully completing a minimum of one year of the Nursing
program with a minimum GPA of 3.0 or equivalent. Deadline
date - May 29 – check website of Cambrian College for
information for 2007. Telephone: (705) 566-8101or Toll-Free
in Ontario: 1-800-461-7145
The
Registered Nurses Foundation of Ontario (RNFOO)
Awards and Scholarships varying from $500-$5,000 for the following
categories:
Research Awards; Continuing Education; Baccalaureate Leve;
RNAO Interest Group - Continuing Education (Diabetes), Undergraduate
(Childbirth Nurses), Graduate (Childbirth, Diabetes, Mental
Health, Nurse Educators); All Education Levels
The
Mosby-Saunders Award for Professional Nursing - $500 for
best 500 word essay on “Why I chose to study the profession
of nursing”. Deadline November 10.
Saint
Elizabeth Health Care Scholarships for Community Nursing
- $2,000 plus an all-expense paid trip to Toronto to spend
a day at Saint Elizabeth Health Care. Deadline November 10.
Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins Nursing Poster Presentation Award
- $500 and $500 in LWW products for poster submission at CNSA
annual conference. Deadline November 10.
Sigma
Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing Scholarship
for Post-RN Baccalaureate Students - $2,000 USD through
demonstration of references and personal essay on “how
has entering yoru post-RN degree changed your view on nursing
as a whole or in your personal practice?”, Deadline
November 10.
The
Johnson and Johnson Medical Products Leadership Award
for the student who is deemed to have made the greatest contribution
to the advancement of the profession of nursing during his
or her academic endeavours. $1,000. Deadline November 10.
http://cnsa.ca/awards/jandj/
The Outpost – International Placement Award that recognizes
students who seek a nursing experience in a different cultural
setting. $500. Deadline November 10.
The
Education and Research Award that recognizes a nursing
students contribution towards education and research within
their profession during this academic year. $500. Deadline
November 10.
The
Canadian Nurses Foundation
Baccalaureate $1,000-$3,000, Masters $3,000-$5,000, Doctoral
$3,000-$6,000 scholarships. Deadline date is April 1, 2007.
A fee of $35 is required to submit an application.
Toronto
Rehab
For nursing students at U of Toronto either training at or
employed by Toronto Rehab.
Pat Lyon Nursing Fellowship
Kirshenblatt
Memorial Scholarships to provide encouragement, recognition
and assistance to aspiring persons who are studying in the
field of Gerontology.
$2,000 for study or research within programs related to the
field of Gerontology.
$2,000 for study or research within programs related to Gerontological
Nursing.
Open to students throughout Canada. Deadline date March 31.
Canadian
Gerontological Nursing Association
Scholarships to provide support to outstanding Registered
Nurses undertaking further education in a post-basic undergraduate
nursing degree program or a graduate or post-graduate degree
program relevant to career development, preferably in the
field of gerentological nursing – includes NP programs
that focus on the care of older adults. $500-$1,500. Deadline
date for 2007 – to be announced.
Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
Advanced Clinical/Practice Fellowships is a nurse mentoring
experience aimed at developing and promoting nursing knowledge
and expertise and improving client care and outcomes in Ontario.
All fellowship learning activities to occur between Apr 1/07
and Feb 29/08. Deadline date is January 30, 2007 at 3 p.m.
Watch for this next year.
Registered
Practical Nurses Association of Ontario
Nursing Education Initiative For RPN’s taking professional
development courses and/or programs $1,500. Check online on
the application form for deadlines. You must be registered
with the RPNAO.
Canadian Association of Neuroscience Nurses
The Jessie Young Bursary Deadline date is April 1 of every
year for students in programs with a component or focus on
neuroscience
Neuroscience
Certification Bursary for registered nurses who have worked
in neurosciences and registered with CAAN for Deadline date
if May 31 of every year
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