ONS Excellence Awards

All awards, grants, and scholarships are tentative and subject to change based on funding availability.

Excellence in Oncology Nursing Health Policy and Advocacy Award (AWW0035)

Award: Monetary award of $250, a plaque, plus up to $1,000 travel and one day per diem to attend the Opening Ceremony at Congress.

Purpose: To recognize and support achievements and involvement in oncology nursing health policy and advocacy.

Nominee's Eligibility Criteria: The candidate must meet the following criteria:

• Be a registered professional nurse and an active ONS member
• Have at least two years of oncology nursing experience
• Be actively engaged in health policy and advocacy at the federal, state, or local level for at least two years immediately preceding nomination

Criteria: The scoring criteria for judging this nomination packet is as follows:

• Nominee successfully worked to secure the enactment of policies (e.g. legislation, ordinances, regulations) aligned with ONS health policy priorities and positions or worked to defeat policies (e.g. legislation, ordinances, regulations) that run counter to ONS health policy priorities and positions
• Nominee helped to train and recruit nurses or other health professionals to become engaged in health policy and advocacy
• Nominee showed health policy and advocacy leadership at the chapter, state, or national level in informing other ONS members of health policy and advocacy efforts (e.g. legislative newsletters, updates, serving as legislative chair or SHPL)
• Nominee collaborated with other organizations, entities, and individual advocates to further ONS health policy priorities and positions 

Application Process
The October 31st awards submission deadline has now passed. Please note that selected award recipients will be notified in early 2012. The next awards cycle will commence after ONS Congress (May, 2012) and individual award applications will be posted at that time.