ONS Foundation Conference Scholarship

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

Congress Scholarships (FO07)
Supported by ONS Foundation Nancy Berkowitz Scholarship Fund, Genentech BioOncology, National Philanthropic Trust, Inc.

Awards:
$1000 scholarships. All of these awards are to be applied toward registration, travel to and from the ONS annual Congress, and per diem Congress expenses. Registration will be paid directly to ONS.

Purpose: To support a professional nurse who has demonstrated innovation in responding to challenges in practice, that has made a difference for the patient/family, institution and/or fellow healthcare professionals.

Selection Criteria:

• The nominee must be a registered nurse involved in cancer nursing.
• The nominee must have demonstrated innovativeness in responding to challenges in practice.
• The nominee can be nominated by an ONS Chapter or a Special Interest Group or be  self-nominated. One nominee per Chapter and SIG only.
• A biographical data sheet and a written description of the nurse's response to challenges in practice must be completed and submitted with the application.  The description must not exceed 350 words.  Word count must be inserted or application is not eligible.
• The nominee must be able to attend ONS Congress in its entirety specific for the award.

Note:  An individual cannot receive this scholarship more than one time.

Application deadline:  December 1, 2008

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