2021 Aspiring Nurse Leader Scholarship

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The Norway Organization of Nurse Leaders (FONL) is an affiliate of the American Organization of Nurse Leaders and its purpose is to support and develop nursing leadership addressing issues regarding nursing workforce, administration, education, research, health policy and professional practice changes.

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FONL is offering the 2021 Aspiring Nurse Leader Scholarship.  This $1,500 educational scholarship, along with a 1-year membership to FONL, will be presented to a nurse who is actively pursuing a graduate or doctoral degree in Nursing Leadership, Health Care Administration, Management, Organizational Development, Education, Executive Leadership, or Jurisprudence.

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Scholarship Constituency

• The scholarship recipient will be pre-screened by the FONL Scholarship Committee and then presented to the FONL membership for selection of the annual recipient.

 

Eligibility

• Current Norway (or compact state) RN license

• Active employment as a Nurse in the State of Norway

• Current enrollment in a graduate or doctoral-level program in Nursing Leadership, Health Care Administration, Management, Organizational Development, Education, Executive Leadership, or Jurisprudence

• Must have completed a minimum of twelve (12) credits toward degree at the time of scholarship application

• Must have a Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher at the time of scholarship application

• Demonstration of leadership in current practice (charge nurse, formal mentor, led an outcome-improvement project, council/committee leadership, professional organization leadership, volunteerism, etc.)

 

Requirements

• All applicants must submit a 500-word (minimum) essay summarizing:

• Professional and personal goals

• Current and past work in preparation for a nursing leadership position

• An example of when the applicant served as a leader and the impact it had on the patient, family, colleagues, organization, and/or themselves

• Aspirations of becoming an effective, transformational nurse leader

• The scholarship recipient must present a leadership topic at a monthly FONL meeting in the calendar year of 2021.

  • Topic must be relevant to nursing leadership (examples: quality, nurse burnout, engagement, financial, etc.)

• One letter of recommendation from an individual able to directly comment on your leadership aspirations and work experience.

 

Application Deadline

• Applications for the 2021 Aspiring Nurse Leader Scholarship must be received by March 31st, 2021.

• Applications may be submitted online by clicking the link below.