2025 PSONS Nursing Scholarship Opportunities

Big News for 2025: More Scholarships, More Support for Oncology Nurses!

The Puget Sound Oncology Nursing Chapter is thrilled to announce an expanded slate of scholarship opportunities for 2025! This year, we’ve increased both the number and amount of scholarships available to better support our dedicated oncology nursing professionals in pursuing continuing education, certification, and professional development.

Whether you’re advancing your career, seeking certification, or attending a conference, these scholarships are here to help you take the next step. Applications are open now through May 30, 2025 — don’t miss this opportunity to invest in yourself and your future.

Unless otherwise stated on the scholarship listing, applicants must be an ONS and PSONS member for a minimum of one year at time of application, and is eligible to receive a scholarship from each category only once. Award recipients must agree to be recognized in the PSONS publications.

These scholarships are to support our members in continuing their education and development in oncology nursing! Please encourage your colleagues to explore these opportunities. Click here to download the flyer to share in your workplaces.

Please see our Scholarship Opportunities and details listed below. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the scholarship committee at psonsscholarship@gmail.com

2025 Scholarships include:

• PSONS Academic Scholarship 
  • Four – $2,000.00 scholarships are available to support a registered nurse interested in advancing their education within the oncology specialty.  Scholarships may be used to purchase books and apply to registration.
  • Click here for a link to the application: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Academic2025

• Early Career Professional ONS Membership
  • Five – $109 memberships to support a registered nurse interested in improving cancer care by becoming a new or renewing ONS and PSONS member interested or working in oncology who has held their RN degree for five years or less. An applicant does not need to be a current or previous ONS member to receive this scholarship. Each recipient will receive an Oncology Nursing Society gift certificate for One Year of Early Career Professional ONS Membership.
  • Click here for a link to the application: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/EarlyCareerMembership2025

• ONS Membership
  • Ten – $140 memberships to support a registered nurse interested in improving cancer care by becoming a new or renewing ONS and PSONS member interested or working in oncology. An applicant does not need to be a current or previous ONS member to receive this scholarship. Each recipient will receive an Oncology Nursing Society gift certificate for One Year of Early Career Professional ONS Membership.
  • Click here for a link to the application: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ONSMembership2025

• Associate ONS Membership
  • Two – $140 memberships to support a non-RN working in a cancer care setting who is interested in improving cancer care by becoming an ONS and PSONS member. Non-RN healthcare professionals receive discounts on ONS products, services, conferences, and ONCC exams. Free subscriptions to ONS Voice, ONF, and CJON. Access to ONS Communities and Membership Directory. Chapter membership. An applicant does not need to be a current or previous ONS member to receive this scholarship. Each recipient will receive an Oncology Nursing Society gift certificate for One Year membership.
  • Click here for a link to the application: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AssociateMembership2025

• ONS Web-Based Course
  • Two- $200 ONS web-based education scholarships to support nurses in meeting their personal lifelong learning goals as cancer care evolves with new research outcomes and treatment developments.
  • Click here for a link to the application: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ONSWebCourses2025

• Oncology Nurse Navigation
  • Two – $2,000 scholarships  to support a registered nurse interested in improving cancer care by developing their personal knowledge as a result of attending a Nurse Navigator Conference, and sharing this new knowledge with others.
  • Click here for a link to the application: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/OncNurseNavigation2025

• PSONS 46^th Annual Oncology Nursing Symposium
  • Registration scholarships for October 18th, 2025, at the Lynnwood Convention Center
  • Five – $120 PSONS Symposium registration scholarships to support oncology nurses in the Puget Sound Region in ongoing cancer-related education, networking, and career development.
  • Click here for the link to the application: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PSONSSymposium2025

• Non-PSONS Chapter Member Scholarship for the PSONS 46^th Annual Oncology Nursing Symposium
  • Two scholarships up to $1000.00– include symposium registration, food, travel, and lodging to support nurses outside the Puget Sound Region (Eastern and Southwestern Washington, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Wyoming) in ongoing education, networking and career development. PSONS Symposium will be held on October 18th, 2025, at the Lynnwood Convention Center.
  • Click here for the link to the application: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NonPSONSSymposium2025

• Alaska PSONS Chapter Member Scholarship for the PSONS 46^th Annual Oncology Nursing Symposium
  • Two Scholarships up to $1500.00– include symposium registration, food, travel, and lodging to support nurses in Alaska in ongoing education, networking and career development. PSONS Symposium will be held on October 18th, 2025, at the Lynnwood Convention Center.
  • Click here for the link to the application: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AlaskaSymposium2025

• PSONS Career Development
  • Two – $1,500 scholarships  to support a registered nurse currently in an oncology nursing management position with two years or less experience and interested in improving their leadership/ management skills to improve cancer care. The scholarship may be used to attend any professional management/leadership development course/seminar.
  • Click here for the link to the application: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CareerDevelopment2025

• ONS Bridge Virtual Conference
  • Five – Registration scholarships to support oncology nurses interested in improving cancer care by developing their personal knowledge as a result of participating in the virtual 2025 ONS Bridge conference on September 9th and 11th, 2025, and sharing their knowledge with others. ONS Bridge registration covers both conference days for ONS members, plus on-demand access.
  • Click here for the link to the application: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ONSBridge2025

• ONCC Test Registration
  • Three – $300.00 certification registration scholarships for any ONCC related certification exam are available to support nurses who are committed to oncology nursing. Scholarship recipients will receive registration reimbursement for an ONCC certification initial examination or renewal by Option 1 (ILNA Points). The non-transferable awards must be used for an ONCC certification registration for the year awarded
  • Click here for a link to the application: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ONCC2025