Registration now open for the PSONS Nursing Retreat on April 11th
Healing in Creative Community: A Sacred Pause for Oncology Nurses  – click here for more information!

Welcome to our student engagement page. Here, you will find opportunities designed to support nursing students who are interested in exploring a career in oncology nursing. From complimentary memberships with the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) and Puget Sound Oncology Nursing Society (PSONS), to future mentorship initiatives and scholarship updates, this page serves as a central resource for students seeking to deepen their knowledge, build professional connections, and grow within the oncology nursing community.

Membership
Students join ONS for free!  Learn more with this flyer linked here. Click here for the link to the ONS student membership page.
When you join ONS, you get to join PSONS for free!  Learn about the benefits of PSONS membership by clicking the link here.

Mentorship
We understand that nursing students interested in exploring
oncology nursing would like to connect with practicing
oncology nurses.

We are pleased to announce that we are starting our
mentorship program with a Mentorship Kick-off Celebration
event on Wednesday, February 25 th  from 6:00-8:00pm at
Ivar’s Salmon House at 401 NE Northlake Way, Seattle, WA,
98105. Bus routes 31, 32, 62, and 70 run near the restaurant,
and there is a parking lot and nearby street paid parking.

Attendees for this event are nursing students who have
signed up to be mentees and oncology nursing who have
signed up to be mentors. Heavy appetizers, non-alcoholic
beverages, and dessert will be served as mentees and
mentors meet up to start their mentorship journey

If you are an oncology nurse interested in mentoring a nursing
student exploring in a career in cancer nursing, take the
potential mentor survey BY JANUARY 31, 2026 PLEASE: click here to take the mentor survey

Ideally mentees and mentors are available on 2-25-26 to meet
each other at the Mentorship Kick-off Celebration.

Scholarships
Check back here soon for information about new PSONS
Future of Oncology Nursing Scholarships! There are two
scholarships offered annually.

In 2026, the following two nursing students received
scholarships: Katheryn Praywell – Seattle University & Eliza Perkins – UWSN.
Congratulations!

Additionally, ONS offers tuition scholarships for BSN students
and ONS Congress (our annual meeting) scholarships! Check them out here and consider
applying.  https://www.ons.org/career-development/grants-
scholarships

 Questions, ideas, or comments? Contact us!
Email: psonsfutureoncrn@gmail.com