The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions Award for Nursing Student Leadership

 

The award recognizes a student who seeks opportunities for leadership and professional development by being involved as a delegate (official or associate) in the National Assembly. This individual shall submit a position statement for the consideration of the Awards Committee on an issue that takes a stance on the core values of the CFNU, which are: democracy, collectivity, action, social justice, inclusion, and advocacy. The submission that best reflects these core values shall be selected. The winner will present the position statement at the National Conference for potential adoption by the National Assembly.

 

Value of the Award

$1,000

 

Maximum Number of Awards per Year

One

 

Terms of the Award

  1. The award is available to nursing students registered in a nursing school with current membership in the Canadian Nursing Students' Association.
  2. The applicant must be an Official or Associate Delegate at the time of application
  3. Current members of the CNSA Board of Directors are not eligible for the award in their year of office

 

Award Application Deadline and Instructions

Completed applications and supporting documents for this award must be received by the VIER by November 10. No applications received after this date or incomplete applications will be considered.

Award Application

Evaluation of the Application

The applications shall be evaluated by the three evaluators based upon the following criteria:

  • Complete description of the issue for which CNSA should take a position (0 to 5 points)
  • Is the position statement evidence based with current research? (0 to 5 points)
  • Is this a current and relevant issue? (0 to 5 points)
  • Does it reflect the core values of the CFNU/CNSA? (0 to 5 points)
  • Is it well written with proper grammar, sentence structure, and spelling (0 to 5 points)

 

 

Award Recipients

2010

None.