July 2021

Asian Oncology Nursing Society (AONS) is dedicated to helping Asian oncology nursing
professionals pursue personal and professional excellence by offering excellence awards andeducational scholarships.
Our goal is to encourage and enable AONS members to develop their expertise and become
stronger leaders. Our scholarships and awards reflect the diversity of our members and our goalof recognizing and rewarding outstanding achievements by individual members and students.
View detailed information on each award and scholarship, including eligibility, application
criteria, selection process, and award presentation. The application deadlines is August 20,2021.
Please complete the following information and submit the following to the Nomination
Committee (Attn: Past-President of AONS: winnieso@cuhk.edu.hk).

1) Excellence Awards-Purpose: To recognize outstanding achievements in Nursing Research, Leadership, andClinical Practice and Oncology Education including Patient Education.

-AONS pays USD$500.00 to each recipient.

2) Scholarships-AONS awards 1 or 2 scholarships that allow a prospective student the opportunity tocomplete a master’s or PhD program that will further a career in the nursing profession.

-AONS pays USD$500.00 to each recipient.

 Excellence Award Guidelines
I.

Purpose: To highlight exceptional research, leadership, or clinical practice being
conducted within the Asia region by AONS members.

II.

Nature of Award: Opportunity to deliver a 5-minute presentation followed by 5 minutes
for questions and discussion in the appropriate discipline session at the AONS biennial
Conference; the presentation will be highlighted in the program as the “Excellence inNursing Presentation” and the expanded abstract will be published in the proceedings;
the successful applicant will receive a USD$500.00 award and a plaque.
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III.

Eligibility:
1. Applicant must be a current Member of AONS. But, no officer of the AONS, while
holding such position, shall be eligible for this award.
2. Applicant must be a specialist in Asia and must have made an outstanding andnoteworthy contribution in the field of nursing profession. The contribution must pertain
to the following areas of work: (a) nursing research, (b) leadership, (c) clinical practice,or (d) oncology education.
3. Applicant must be available to deliver in person a 5-minute presentation at the AONS
biennial Conference.

IV.

Materials to be submitted include:
1. An expanded abstract (not to exceed 700 words). This will allow for more thoroughdescription of all facets of the applicant’s research, leadership, clinical practice or oncology
areas. The abstract will be published in APJON.
2. Applicant must provide 2 letters of support.
3. Applicant must provide a Bio/CV that includes sufficient evidence to support theirexcellence in that particular areas. Applicant must include a publication list as per thefollowing guidelines:- Bio/CV: Strict one (1) page limit (typed in 12-point font using Times New Roman, with1 inch margins);- Begin with Name and Address followed by the names of the institution and country.
- Provide Educational History: B.S. to Ph.D. including institutions and years degrees
were earned.
- Provide Employment History: most recent first.
- List Honors & Awards.
- Conclude with Professional Service and Activities.
- Publications list in the last 3 years: Strict two (2) page limit typed in 12-point font usingTimes New Roman, with 1 inch margins.
- Provide a complete list of published or accepted for publication materials under thefollowing categories: Books & book chapters, Refereed journal articles,
Proceedings papers, Abstracts, and Other.
4. The successful applicant’s expanded abstract will be the ONLY one of these abstracts
presented at the meeting and published in the proceedings.
5. Applicant must provide a letter signed by the contact person of the AONS full member/ AONS treasurer to confirm that the applicant is an individual member of AONS in 2021
and 2022 (Individual membership fee: USD20/year)

V.

Selection Criteria: The application will be judged on the following content.
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a. 60% on Expanded Abstract: importance, originality, clarity, implications of research,leadership, clinical practice or oncology education.
b. 20% on Letters of Support
c. 20% on Applicant’s Bio/CV: demonstrated ability to present and publish research

VI.

Evaluation Committee: The non-voting chairperson will be the Past-President of AONS.
The committee should finish the process within 3 weeks so that the program chair cancomplete the schedule for the Conference.

VII.

Notification: Successful applicant will be notified by 1 month after the awardsubmission deadline so they can prepare their presentation.

VIII.

Copies of research or extension publications authored by the nominee are not needed.
However, if the Chairman of the Award Committee feels that publications are necessary
to adequately evaluate certain nominees, the Chairman will ask the nominator to obtainand provide the needed publications.

IX.

Any member of the Award Committee may ask the Committee Chairman to request
additional information about a nominee.

X.

The Chairman of the Award Committee shall notify the donor of the winner stating theindividual’s full name and time and place of presentation of the award, if applicable.

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 Scholarship Award Guidelines

I.

Purpose: AONS offers scholarship to graduate nursing students. The award is presented
at the AONS Conference.

II.

Nature of Award: AONS award consists of a plaque, USD$500 and recognition at theAONS Conference.

III. Eligibility:
1. The recipient of the Scholarship Award must be an individual member of AONS andmust be studying for a master’s or doctoral degree in nursing.
2. The recipient must be less than forty (40) years of age at the time of submission ofapplication.

IV.

Materials to be submitted by the nominator:
1.

A summary statement giving the importance of the nominee’s work to theappropriate discipline in Nursing Science, not to exceed 400 words. It must
demonstrate great potentials to be a nurse scientist in cancer care.

2.

Bio/CV for nominee

3.

A list of publications, presentations and (or) educational materials developed by thenominee and, where appropriate, evidence for excellence in research or teaching.

4.

Letters from not less than three and not more than six persons representing 1) thenominee’s institution and 2) health-related institutions or hospitals, showing thecapability of the nominee to nursing science.

5.

A confirmation note/letter from the contact person of the AONS full member /AONS treasurer regarding the nominee is an individual member of AONS in 2021
and 2022 (Individual membership fee: USD20/year)

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Appendix
Contacts of the AONS treasurer and the contact person(s) of the AONS full member
AONS Treasurer: Mika Miyashita (Japan): mikamiya@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Full member
Oncology Nursing CommitteeofChineseNursing
Association
Oncology Nurses Associationof India
Indonesian Oncology Nurses
AssociationJapanese Society of Cancer
Nursing

Contact person(s)Yuhan LU

Emaillu_yuhan@sina.com

Prathepa JAGDISH

prathepa_jagadish@rediffmail.com

Rita KEMALA

kemalarita@gmail.com

Mari YAMAMOTO

info@jscn.or.jp

Mari WATANABE

mari.watanabe@sums.ac.jp

Michiyo MIZUNO

michiyo0611@md.tsukuba.ac.jp

Josh NARIO

philippineoncologynursesassoc@gmail.com;

Singapore Nurses Association/ NUS

M Kamala DEVI

joshnario@yahoo.com
nurmkd@nus.edu.sg

Korean Oncology Nursing
Society
Taiwan Oncology Nursing
SocietyIntravenousandChemotherapy Nurses Societyof Thailand
Hong Kong College ofMedical Nursing

Eun Young PARK

parkeunyoung@gachon.ac.kr

Shwn-Huey SHIEH
Pongpak PITTAYAPAN

shshieh@mail.cmu.edu.tw;shshiehoffice@gmail.com
pittayapan@gmail.com

Suzanne MAK

s_mak@clo.cuhk.edu.hk

Philippine Oncology Nurses
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