CFNU Scholarship

Canadian Federation of Nurses’ Unions Student Scholarship

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Application Form: CFNU Student Scholarship

The Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) scholarship fund was set up from a resolution passed at the 2007 CFNU Biennial Convention. This fund is intended to assist students in accredited nursing education programs throughout Canada. It is hoped that students who avail themselves of these scholarships will show leadership within the Canadian Nursing Students’ Association and ONA.

ONA is entitled to one of the ten $1,000 student scholarships awarded each year. Subject to the ongoing availability of CFNU support, ONA will select one student per year to receive the CFNU scholarship based on the procedure identified below.

Eligibility Criteria

The following are the mandatory eligibility criteria:

1. Applicants must be an immediate family member of a bona fide ONA member. Immediate family shall be as defined in the ONA Hospital Central Collective Agreement and includes parent, brother, sister, spouse, son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparent, grandparent of spouse or grandchild.
2. Applicants must be a first-time nursing student who is enrolled in an accredited nursing education program in Ontario in the current calendar year.
3. Applicants must be an Ontario resident.
4. Applicants must submit an essay (maximum 300 words) on the topic “The importance of the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA) for nurses”.
5. Successful applicants must agree to grant permission to CFNU and ONA to publish their name, picture and essay.

Procedure

• The application deadline will be July 1 of each year.
• Confirmation of enrolment in an accredited nursing education program in Ontario must be provided at the time the application form is sent.
• Applications are to be sent to the Office of the President using the Application Form appended to this policy.
• The President and First Vice-President shall review the applications submitted and make the scholarship selection.
• The Board of Directors will be notified of all selections. All selections are final and not subject to review.
• ONA will advise the CFNU once a recipient has been selected. The CFNU will then send the appropriate recognition letter and cheque to ONA for presentation to the recipient.