Awards

Award

Award Amount

 Undergraduate Scholarship -link to Application form

$1,000

 This award is presented at the fall Clare Dennison Luncheon.

 Eligibility Criteria

 Applicant must:

• Be a matriculated student in undergraduate nursing baccalaureate program

• Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher

 Additional factors include future nursing goals, leadership skills, community and professional activities, future
 potential in nursing and financial need.

 Applicants will provide:

• A transcript or advising record

• Two letters of support from faculty addressing:

  • Scholarly activity as evidenced by ability to apply theoretical knowledge (papers, research)

  • Leadership skills as evidenced by interpersonal skills, committee involvement and other appropriate activities

  • Future potential in nursing

• A written statement from the applicant to include:

  • Future nursing goals

  • Community/professional organization involvement

  • Financial need (how award will be utilized)

Award

Award Amount

 Graduate Scholarship - link to application form

$1,000

 This award is presented at the fall Clare Dennison Luncheon.

 Eligibility Criteria

 Applicant must:

• Be a matriculated student in graduate nursing program

• Have completed at least ¼ of program requirements

• Have a GPA of 3.5 or higher

 Additional factors include future nursing goals, leadership skills, community and professional activities, future
 potential in nursing and financial need.

 Applicants will provide:

• A transcript or advising record

• Two letters of support from faculty addressing:

  • Scholarly activity as evidenced by ability to apply theoretical knowledge (papers, research)

  • Leadership skills as evidenced by interpersonal skills, committee involvement and other appropriate activities

  • Future potential in nursing

• A written statement from the applicant to include:

  • Future nursing goals

  • Community/professional organization involvement

  • Financial need (how award will be utilized)

Award

Award Amount

 Research Grant - link to application form

Up to $2,500 and Plaque

 This award is presented at the spring business dinner.

 Eligibility Criteria

 Applicant must:

• Hold formal preparation in the conduct of nursing research

• Have a baccalaureate or higher degree in nursing, or be a nursing student enrolled in a higher degree program in nursing with direct supervision of a qualified professor meeting applicant criteria (applicant submits supervisor's CV)

• Be an active member of Sigma Theta Tau Epsilon Xi Chapter

Award

Award Amount

 Dissertation Award - link to application form

$100 and certificate

 This award is presented at the Sigma Theta Tau fall business meeting.

 Eligibility Criteria

• Award is available within two years of successful defended dissertation

• Applicant must be a registered nurse

• Appplicant must be an Epsilon Xi Chapter member

Award

Award Amount

Jeanne T. Grace Excellence in Evidenced Based Practice Award - link to application form

Up to $500 and Certificate

This award is presented during National Nurses Week each year to a clinician or group of clinicians who demonstrate evidence based practice through the following behaviors:

• Identify and formulate a clinically important questions in an answerable format

• Conduct an effective search for evidence relevant to the questions

• Critically appraise the evidence for validity and applicability to the clinical setting

• Apply the evidence to address the clinical problem

• Evaluate the application of evidence to the clinical problem in a systematic way

• Communicate the results of the evidence application in ways that benefit the care of other patients or enhance the practice of other clinicians

Requirements

• Membership in Sigma Theta Tau Epsilon Xi Chapter is not required

• Submit the application for consideration by the Awards Committee to Teresa_Rogers@URMC.rochester.edu.

• The application should be a document no longer than 5 pages which addresses each point specified in the criteria.

• A cover letter should be included which contains the name(s) and credential(s) of clinicians applying for the award, organizational affiliation, and primary contact person.

• Application deadline is March 1, every year

• The winner will be notified no later than April 30

• A $500 cash award and certificate will be presented to the winning project during the National Nurses Week

Award

Award Amount

 Leadership Poster Award - link to application form

Up to $500 and Certificate

This award will be presented during Nurses Week

Qualification

Applicant must be:

• Registered Nurse, Currently working

• BSN degree or matriculated into a program

Eligibility Criteria

Applicant must be:

• Clinical advancement system level II or ASPAN II or above

• Demonstrate leadership skills

• Demonstrate future potential in nursing leadership

• Future nursing goals

• Community or professional organizational involvement

• Membership in Sigma Theta Tau Epsilon Xi Chapter is not required

Requirements

• Written Application

• Copy of poster included (81/2 X 11 size)