South Central Region

The Beverly Hampton Memorial Scholarship

The fund was created to assist a WOC/ET student from the SCR enrolled in a WOC Nurse Education Program within the South Central Region if available (if one exists). If one is not available, then the fund will be open for full scope.

1. The applicant will obtain a scholarship application from the WOCN web site www.scrwocn.org
2. The applicant 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 an applicant that meets 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 $3000 will be awarded to an applicant once a year, chosen by the SCR-WOCN Scholarship Committee.
6. The SCR Scholarship Chair will send a letter of congratulations to the recipient and will notify the SCR Treasurer and Communications Chair of the winner.
7. The SCR Treasurer will issue a check from the scholarship account to the recipient of the scholarship upon notification from the Scholarship Committee Chair.
8. The recipient of the scholarship is strongly encouraged to become an active member of the South Central Regional WOC Nursing Society.

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.

1. The SCR Scholarship Committee will evaluate this individually each year and will provide up to $500 toward expenses per person.
2. 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.
3. 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

For more about YODAA
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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.

1. The applicant will obtain a

    scholarship application from

 WOCNEP Scholarship Application.

2. The applicant will complete the form following the guidelines provided by the Scholarship Committee.

3. 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).

4. The applicant must show proof of acceptance and enrollment in a full-scope WOCNEP.

  5.   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:

Ø Author must be a member in good standing of the WOCN

Ø Author must be from a state within the SCR-WOCN

Ø Abstract and poster must have been approved for presentation at the WOCN conference

Ø 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

Ø Title of project and brief biographical sketch of the author

Ø Copy of poster acceptance from WOCN

Ø Copy of poster abstract

Ø Estimated budget for poster development

Ø Single paragraph statement of financial need

Criteria for Selection:

Ø Each scholarship request will be reviewed by a panel of

WOC nurse representatives from states within the SCR.

Ø Verification that poster has been accepted for presentation at upcoming WOCN convention.

Ø Identification of financial need with no additional sources of funding

Ø Importance, depth, focus, level of audience interest

Ø Applicability to a variety of settings

Ø 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.

1. The candidate should apply for the national WOCN NIWI scholarship. There are 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
   

2. The candidate should inform the SCR Scholarship chair that they have applied for the WOCN NIWI scholarship.

3. Once national office releases the names of the scholarships and if the candidate is  

            selected then SCR will pay $750 towards expenses.

4. The candidate will be expected to submit a summation of the experience to the Five Alive web site.