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BEVERLY
G. HAMPTON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
The fund was created to assist a WOC/ET student from the
SCR enrolled at the MD Anderson WOC Accredited Nursing
Education Program.
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The applicant(s) will obtain a scholarship application
from the SCR-WOCN web site
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION.
2.
The applicant(s) will fill out the form following the
guidelines provided by the Scholarship Committee.
3.
The SCR-WOCN Scholarship Committee will review the
applications and notify the SCR Treasurer and SCR
President if they have applicants that meet scholarship
application criteria.
4.
The applicant selected to receive the Beverly Hampton
Scholarship must be a resident within the South Central
Region’s states (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Oklahoma, and Texas).
5.
The scholarship of $3500 will be awarded to the
applicant(s), twice a year, chosen by the SCR-WOCN
Scholarship Committee.
6.
The SCR Scholarship Chair will send a letter of
congratulations to the recipient(s) and will notify the
SCR-WOCN Treasurer and the Communications Chair of the
winners.
7.
The SCR-WOCN Treasurer will issue a check from the
scholarship account to the recipient(s) of the
scholarship upon notification from the SCR-WOCN
Scholarship Committee.
YOUTH RALLY OR YOUNG OSTOMATE AND DIVERSION ALLIANCE OF
AMERICA (YODAA)
This scholarship
fund is designated to assist a WOC/ET nurse, or, a child
and/or young adult with bowel or bladder dysfunction, to
attend a summer camp.
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The SCR Scholarship
Committee will evaluate this individually each year
and will provide up to $500 toward expenses per
person.
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The parent of a youth or
young adult will be asked to send a copy of the
Youth Rally or YODAA application form to the SCR
Scholarship Committee as the application for
scholarship.
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In the event no child,
young adult, or WOC/ET counselor has applied for a
scholarship, the SCR will donate allotted
scholarship funds to the Youth Rally.
Youth Rally Committee Contact: April Gimlen
YouthRally@aol.com
South Central
Region WOCNEP Scholarship
The South Central Region has designated a
$1500 annual
scholarship donation to the WOCN National Scholarship
Fund. This scholarship is to be awarded to a nurse
residing in one of the SCR states who has been accepted
to a full-scope WOCNEP. Any funds remaining from this
scholarship designation each year may be utilized by the
WOCN Scholarship Committee as needed.
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The applicant will
obtain a scholarship application from the WOCN website (www.wocn.org).
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The applicant will
complete the form following the guidelines provided by
the WOCN Scholarship Committee.
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The applicant
selected to receive the SCR WOCNEP Scholarship must be a
resident in one of the states within the South Central
Region (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and
Texas).
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The applicant must
show proof of acceptance and enrollment in a full-scope
WOCNEP.
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Upon notification
from the WOCN Scholarship Committee that there is a
recipient for this award, the SCR treasurer will send a
check from the scholarship account to the national
treasurer who will then issue a check to the recipient.
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The recipient must
become a participating member of the SCR-WOCN upon
completion of the program.
SCR
Poster Presentation Scholarship
The SCR-WOCN is committed to supporting the WOC nurse in
furthering the research basis for practice. We invite
you to take the opportunity to showcase your research
and practice by developing an abstract and poster for
presentation. The SCR-
WOCN is pleased to offer two scholarships for members
within our region wishing to develop an abstract and
poster for presentation at the WOCN national conference
each year.
POSTER APPLICATION
Criteria:
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Author must be a
member in good standing of the WOCN
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Author must be
from a state within the SCR-WOCN
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Abstract and
poster must have been approved for presentation at the
WOCN conference
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Author must not
have other sources of financial assistance for poster
development
Submission: The
request for scholarship package must include a completed
application with the following information
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Title of project
and brief biographical sketch of the author
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Copy of poster
acceptance from WOCN
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Copy of poster
abstract
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Estimated budget
for poster development
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Single paragraph
statement of financial need
Criteria for Selection:
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Each scholarship
request will be reviewed by a panel of
WOC nurse representatives from states within
the SCR.
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Verification that
poster has been accepted for presentation at upcoming
WOCN convention.
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Identification of
financial need with no additional sources of funding
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Importance, depth,
focus, level of audience interest
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Applicability to a
variety of settings
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Significance to WOCN practice
Nurse in Washington Internship Program
(NIWI)
The scholarship fund is designated to assist one WOC /ET
Nurse from the SCR to attend the Nurse in Washington
Internship Program (NIWI) each year.
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SCR pays for all
expenses for NIWI. The candidate will be
expected to submit a summation of the experience
to the
Five Alive web site.
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Also WOCN Society
has five (5) Tuition Scholarships available. The
application can be downloaded from the WOCN web site
http://www.wocn.org/whatsnew/niwi.html or by calling the
National Office.
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SCR will pay the remaining expenses. The
candidate will be expected to submit a summation of the
experience to the Five Alive web site.
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