The Royal College of Nursing Australia Scholarships

The Royal College of Nursing Australia (RCNA) currently administers five Australian Government Funded Scholarship Schemes mostly targeted at nurses or nursing students who are living in rural and remote areas of Australia. Further information regarding these scholarships can be found on the RCNA website.

Mercy College of Health Sciences Division of Nursing Scholarship Programs

Division of Nursing Scholarship Programs

Use Form 8 to submit an application for this scholarship if you meet the application requirements listed below.

Mercy Auxiliary General Scholarships

Funded solely by the Mercy Auxiliary of Central Iowa, these scholarships are awarded to both first-time and returning students in the Associate of Science in Nursing program who demonstrate a financial need and meet the minimum GPA for continuation in the program.

Use Form 9 to submit an application for these scholarships if you meet the application requirements listed below for any award category.

Nursing Alumni Association Sr. Mary Sebastian Geneser Endowed Scholarships

Funded solely by the charitable contributions of the Nursing Alumni Association membership, these scholarships are available to all students studying in the ASN and BSN programs who have completed at least one year of study, based on their minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher, a demonstrated financial need, and a desire to join and be of service to the Nursing Association. The award is named after Sr. M. Sebastian, the 13th Director of the School of Nursing (1947-60). This scholarship is not available for Spring 2011.

Nursing Alumni Association Sr. Mary Zita Brennan Endowed Nursing Scholarships

Funded by charitable contributions of the Nursing Alumni and friends of Sr. Zita at the time of her death in 1995, these endowed scholarships are available to ASN and BSN students who have completed at least one year of professional program study, based on their cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher, leadership qualities, and desire to join and be of service to the Nursing Association. The award is named after Sr. M. Zita Brennan who directed the maternity ward of Mercy Hospital for 44 years, from 1940-84. This scholarship is not available for Spring 2011.

Nursing Alumni Association General Scholarships

Funded solely by charitable contributions of the Mercy College Nursing Alumni Association, these scholarships are available to students studying in the ASN and BSN programs who have completed at least one semester of study, based on their cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher, demonstrated financial need, and desire to join and be of service to the Nursing Association.

Nursing Alumni Association Leona Sweeney Endowed Scholarship

Funded by friends of Leona Sweeney, this endowed scholarship is in memory of Miss Leona Sweeney, a clinical skills instructor at Mercy College from 1943-1986. Scholarships are awarded to either ASN or BSN students who are enrolled full-time with a demonstrated financial need with a GPA of 2.7 or higher. This scholarship is not available for Spring 2011.

Use Form 10 to submit an application for this scholarship if you meet the application requirements listed below.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Scholarship

This award is available to first-time or returning BSN students (not BSN Integrated students taking ASN coursework) with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, enrolled in seven (7) or more credit hours for the semester seeking assistance, and a demonstrated financial need.

Beatrice Bender Endowed Scholarship

Funded with a gift from the Beatrice Bender estate, these endowed scholarships are awarded to fulltime students entering their fourth semester of the ASN program with a demonstrated financial need and a cumulative GPA of 2.7 of higher.

Carl and Mary Cacciatore Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Funded by the descendants of Mr. and Mrs. Cacciatore, this endowed scholarship is awarded to a fulltime student entering their fourth semester of the ASN program with a demonstrated financial need, a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, and an interest in the following nursing specialties: medical-surgical, maternal-child, or critical care. This scholarship is not available for Spring 2011.

Helen Ann Maloney Scholarship

Funded by the descendants of Helen Ann Maloney, this scholarship is awarded to a fulltime student entering their fourth semester of the ASN program who has demonstrated an interest in home health nursing. Helen Ann Maloney was a long-time Mercy Medical Center employee. This scholarship is not available for Spring 2011.

Mercy Medical Staff Endowment Scholarships

Funded solely by Mercy physicians, this endowment fund provides an annual scholarship to a fourth semester ASN program, full-time student who has a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher and a demonstrated financial need. This scholarship is not available for Spring 2011.

Claude E. Niemier Perpetual Trust Nursing Scholarships

Funded with a gift from the Claude Niemier estate, these endowed scholarships are awarded to fulltime, returning ASN and BSN students with a demonstrated financial need, a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, and an interest in pediatric nursing. This scholarship is not available for Spring 2011.

Bernice Ortale Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Funded by the husband of Bernice, who was a 1963 alumni, this scholarship is awarded to a full-time ASN student with a 3.0 or higher GPA and a demonstrated financial need. This scholarship is not available for Spring 2011.

Joann Coppola Randa Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Funded by descendants of Joann Coppola Randa, this endowed scholarship is awarded to a fulltime student entering their fourth semester of the ASN program with a demonstrated financial need, a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher, and an interest in critical care nursing. This scholarship is not available for Spring 2011.

Use Form 11 to submit an application for this scholarship if you meet the application requirements listed below.

Dr. E.T. Scales Endowed Scholarships

Funded by members of the Mercy Medical Staff dedicated to enhancing the recruitment of African Americans to the nursing profession, these endowed scholarships are available to first-year and returning ASN and BSN African American students who have demonstrated a GPA of 2.7 or higher and financial need criteria, with an emphasis on clinical excellence. This award is named after Dr. E. Thomas Scales, the first African American to serve as President of the Mercy Medical Staff in 1953.

These honorary scholarships do not require the submission of an application form, instead ASN nursing faculty nominate candidates based on their performance during the first year of professional program course work. The final selection is based on oral interviews with the Mercy Auxiliary Scholarship Committee in the spring of each year. You will be notified by email if you receive a nomination and/or an award.

Mercy Auxiliary Morris and Lenore Mandelbaum Scholarship

Administered by the Mercy Auxiliary through a charitable gift by Robert Mandelbaum, this single endowed scholarship is awarded to a student in the second-year of their professional coursework for the Associate of Science in Nursing degree.

Mercy Auxiliary Mary Northup Scholarship

Administered by the Mercy Auxiliary through charitable gifts by the descendants of Mary Northup and Auxiliary friends, this single endowed scholarship is awarded to a student in the second-year of their professional coursework for the Associate of Science in Nursing degree. Mrs. Mary Northup was the first president of the Mercy Auxiliary in 1948 when the organization was created to assist and enhance the Division of Nursing. This scholarship is not available for Spring 2011.

Mercy Auxiliary Sister Mary Gervase Northup Scholarship

Funded solely by the Mercy Auxiliary, this single endowed scholarship is awarded to a student in the second-year of their professional coursework for the Associate of Science in Nursing degree. Sr. M. Gervase Northup was the 15th Director of the School of Nursing (1964-69). This scholarship is not available for Spring 2011.

2010 NURSING AND MIDWIFERY INNOVATIONS SCHOLARSHIPS

Nursing Scholars, The Nursing and Midwifery Office NSW Department of Health is offering scholarships of up to $15,000 to encourage participation by nurses and midwives in leading innovation within the public health system.

The aim is for patients to have a better experience by ensuring services are of a high quality, appropriate, safe, available when and where needed and coordinated to meet individual needs.

Who is eligible to apply for an Innovations Scholarship?

The scholarships are open to nurses and midwives working in the NSW Public Health system.

What is an innovative project?

An innovative approach is one that has not been tried before; or a new approach to an existing problem or issue.

The project should focus on patient centred care where patient safety is enhanced; the patient has a better experience and is informed and involved in decisions.

Your application should demonstrate how the innovation will enhance nursing or midwifery practice to improve service delivery and patient care.

Programs that will assist in identifying areas or priority include:

• Caring Together - The Health Action Plan for NSW
• A New Direction for NSW Department of Health - Strategic Plan Towards 2010
• Essentials of Care Program
• Mental Health Nursing including Drug and Alcohol Services

If you have not been involved in preparing a submission for an innovations scholarship before, you are encouraged to seek assistance from other nurses in your Area Health Service who have experience in preparing submissions.

Scholarship Conditions

• Applicant teams must primarily be nurses or midwives employed by the NSW public health system.
• At least 80% of the team must be employees of the NSW public health system.
• Funding will not be provided for services that are considered to be core business of the Area Health Service.
• A word limit of 2000 words or less.
• Applicants may be either individuals or team members.
• The lead person must be a nurse or midwife who is a full-time or permanent part-time employee of the NSW Public Health System.
• Funding cannot be used for tertiary education or other courses.
• Generally, up to 10% of the funding requested can be allocated to equipment.
• A letter of support for the project is required from the Director of Nursing and Midwifery or Health Service Manager.
• The team leader is responsible for dissemination of the outcomes of the project to other AHS's.
• Submissions previously funded by a NSW Department of Health Nursing and Midwifery scholarship fund will not be eligible.
• The innovation is to be carried out within 12-months of receiving the funding.
• Successful applicants will be required to provide progress summary 6-months after project commencement.
• The Nursing and Midwifery Office may publish the innovation on the Department of Health's website and in newsletters.

Planning your Project

Developing a project plan is the beginning of any project. Take time in the early stage to define exactly what you want to do and how to do it.

Five Steps in planning your project

Step 1 - Why?

What do you want this project to do?

What is your aim?

The aim should be an overall statement of what you want the project to do.

Tips

• Be specific; one aim is best. It will help focus your ideas
• Identify the improvements
• Will new ways of doing things continue after the project?
• Can it be used across the health system?

Step 2 - What?

Ask yourself what are the project's objectives and expected outcome? An objective is specific and should have measurable outcomes and time lines. It will define exactly what it is you want to achieve and what change the project will make.

• Decide what can be achieved and set your objectives.
• Identify the results or outcomes you expect.
• Identify the resources you need.
• Include the process for evaluation in your plan. This way you can gather information as you go along rather than waiting until the end.
• Meet on a regular basis with team members as new issues may arise.

Step 3 - How?

Establish the outline of the project.

• Think about the different parts of the project and how they will take shape
• From this you can develop a detailed work plan.
• Identify the resources you will need e.g. money, people, materials etc.
• Decide how you will identify and measure the outcomes.

Step 4 - Who?

Think about who should be involved in the project.

• Decide who will manage the project and how it will be managed
• Ensure that your AHS will support the project.
• You may like to find a mentor who you can bounce ideas off.
• If you want to employ a project officer allow time for recruitment.
• Make sure people involved in the project are committed.
• To ensure that people are supportive and committed to the project involve them in the planning stage.

Step 5 - When?

Make decisions about the time frame for the project. Once you have decided what the activities are you can prepare a timetable for them. Chart the activities on a timeline.

Identify important dates on the calendar. These will include:

• Significant activities
• Important dates e.g. progress report and deadlines.
• Set aside enough time for each activity
• Plan time to review the progress
• If the project can be used throughout the health system plan time to distribute to other AHS and develop a communication plan.

Develop a project plan

Remember:

• Be specific and keep it simple
• Work in a team
• Allocate tasks
• Gain support from your Director of Nursing and Midwifery or Health Services Manager for your application.
• Be clear about your intention
• The project may have many parts, ask yourself what is the overall aim?
• What is the specific thing/s that you want to achieve? What will be the results of the project's activities? What will change? Who will benefit?
• Consider how you will go about achieving what it is that you want to do.
• How will you know that you have done what you set out to do?
• You must be able to identify the result or outcome of the project.

Open and Close Dates

Open: 2^nd July 2010

Closes: 27^th September 2010

Application Form

Please send your completed application form to:

NSW Department of Health
Nursing and Midwifery Office
Scholarship Officer
Locked Mail Bag 961
North Sydney NSW 2059

Nursing Scholarship Program The Medical Center of Plano Plano, Texas

Nursing Scholars, The Medical Center of Plano provides opportunities for individuals who wish to pursue a career as a Registered Nurse in the form of financial assistance through our Nursing Scholarship Program.

Scholarships are provided for up to $1500 per semester, with a maximum of 4 semesters covered. For each year or portion of a year that is funded, the recipient agrees to work with Medical Center of Plano for one year of full-time employment after graduation.

Qualifications
To qualify, you must be accepted into a Board of Nursing approved School of Nursing and must be seeking either an Associate of Science Degree in Nursing or be in the last two years of a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing program. You must be classified at all times as a full-time student in accordance with school course load requirements. You must maintain a B average or higher to remain eligible for the scholarship. At the completion of each semester, a copy of your grades must be forwarded to Jennifer Morris, Manager of Recruitment & Employment.

To apply, please complete an online application for the Nursing Scholarship through our Career Center. In addition, please provide copies of your transcript and acceptance letter into a Board of Nursing approved School of Nursing, a letter requesting assistance and two personal reference letters. These documents can be attached to your online application, sent via fax to (469) 484-0548, emailed to jennifer.morris-at-hcahealthcare.com or mailed to 3901 W. 15th Street, Plano, TX 75075.

Upon receipt of your application, an online questionnaire conducted through the Gallup Organization will be emailed to you to complete.

Applications are accepted throughout the year with a maximum of 10 scholarships awarded per year.