South Central Region

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.

1. 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.

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 

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.

Ø   The applicant will obtain a scholarship application from the WOCN website (www.wocn.org).

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

Ø  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).

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

Ø  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.

Ø  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.

Ø 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. 

Ø 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.

Ø  SCR will pay the remaining expenses. The candidate will be expected to submit a summation of the experience to the Five Alive web site.