Saint Elizabeth Health Care Scholarship for Community Health Nursing
The
Saint Elizabeth Health Care Scholarship for Community Health Nursing will be
awarded annually to one nursing student in his or her final year of nursing
studies who shows a significant interest in community health nursing. Valued at
$2000, the scholarship will be awarded to the RN student who demonstrates
through letters of reference and a personal statement their intention to
practice as a community health nurse. The recipient of this award will also
receive an all-expense paid trip to Toronto to spend a day at Saint Elizabeth
Health Care that will include meeting with the President and CEO, Shirlee
Sharkey.
Value of the Award
$2000
Maximum Number of Awards per Year
One
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.
Terms of the Award
- The award is open to
nursing students registered in a nursing school with current membership in the CNSA.
- The candidate must be a
student in his or her graduating year at the time of application with an
intention to enter the field of community health nursing.
- The applicant must
provide two letters of reference. One should be from a professor and/or clinical
instructor who can validate the information provided in the application.
- The applicant must
submit an official transcript of his or her marks to date with the application.
- The candidate must
successfully complete the academic year in which the application is made.
- Current members of the
CNSA Board of Directors are not eligible for the award in their year of office.
Application Form
A
completed application shall contain:
- Name of applicant
- Current address and
telephone number of applicant
- Permanent address and
telephone number of applicant (if different from current)
- Name of member school
they attend
- A current resume which
includes:
a. a list of all community
health nursing student placements or experiences
b. all employment and
extra-curricular activities
c. the name and description
of any other previous awards or recognition received
- A personal statement
identifying personal characteristics and leadership qualities that would make
the applicant an excellent community health nurse. This summary of no more than
350 words should include a description of why the applicant has chosen to
become a community health nurse and the contribution they feel they could make
to the profession of home health care nursing. It should also briefly identify
their vision of community health nursing and their place in it.
- An official transcript
- Two letters of
reference, as indicated in the Terms of the Award
- The following statement signed and
dated: “I [name] agree to the terms of the Saint Elizabeth Health Care
Scholarship for Community Health Nursing. I further believe all statements in
my application to be truthful.”
Award Application
Award Recipients
2010
Katherine Morrison (McMaster University)
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