May Oncology Month Nursing Scholarships

To celebrate Oncology Nursing Month, the PSONS Scholarship Committee is offering forty-one scholarships in ten different categories.

Scholarships will be open the month of May: We are accepting applications May 1st through May 26th, 2023.

Please share this flyer your Oncology coworkers. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the scholarship committee at psonsscholarship@gmail.com

PSONS Academic Scholarship
Three – $2,000.00 scholarships are available to support a registered nurse interested in advancing their education within the oncology specialty. Scholarship may be used to purchase books, apply to registration.

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 have held their RN degree for five years or less. 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.

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. 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.

Associate ONS Membership
Two – $140 memberships to support a non RN working in a cancer care setting 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. 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.

ONCC Test Registration
One – $300 ONCC certification registration scholarships for any ONCC related certification exam.
Purpose: To support nurses who are committed to oncology nursing Recipient will receive registration reimbursement for an ONCC certification examination or renewal by Option 1 (ILNA Points).

ONS Web Based Course
One- $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.

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.

PSONS 44th Annual Oncology Nursing Symposium
Registration scholarships for Novebmer 18 th , 2023, at the Lynwood Convention Center
10 – $120 PSONS Symposium registration scholarships to support oncology nurses in the Puget sound region in ongoing cancer-related education, networking, and career development.

Non-PSONS Chapter Member Scholarship for the PSONS 44th 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.

ONS Bridge Virtual Conference
Five – $209 scholarships to support oncology nurses interested in improving cancer care by developing their personal knowledge as a result of participating in the virtual 2020 ONS Bridge conference September 13 and 15, 2022 and sharing their knowledge with others. ONS Bridge registration covers both days of the conference, for ONS members, plus on-demand access.