Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Care Foundation Scholarship in Nursing
This scholarship was established by a donation from the Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Care Foundation. Valued at $1,000 annually, the scholarship will be awarded to a student in their 3rd or 4th year of study in the undergraduate nursing program at Memorial University of Newfoundland who has demonstrated or expressed an interest in working with oncology. The recipient must meet the minimum academic requirements for a scholarship as defined by the University. The scholarship will be awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries, and Awards on the recommendation of the Dean, Faculty of Nursing.
Mary Dunley Nurse Memorial Bursary
This bursary was established by a generous donation from family and friends of Ms. Mary Dunley Nurse, a graduate from the General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1944. Mary was a devoted and loving wife, mother, and highly respected Registered Nurse. Throughout her life Mary was an inspiration to her family, to her health care colleagues and all those who came to know her. The bursary will serve as a reminder to future generations of nurses of the value of true caring and compassion for others. Valued at a portion of the income on the investment, it will be awarded annually to an undergraduate student entering the third or fourth year of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Collaborative) program at the Faculty of Nursing, who has demonstrated financial need and who has demonstrated strong clinical skills. The student must also meet the minimum academic requirements for a bursary as defined by Memorial University of Newfoundland. The bursary will be awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards upon the recommendation of the Dean, Faculty of Nursing.
Dr. Heather Onyett Scholarship in Nursing
This scholarship was established by a generous bequest from Dr. Heather Onyett (1945-2020), BAH (University of Toronto), MD (Memorial University of Newfoundland), FRCPC, FAAP, Masters of Public Health (John Hopkins), Professor Emeritus, Queens University. Born and raised in Northern Ontario, her early experiences with remote communities profoundly influenced her life. She was the MUN Faculty of Medicine’s first pediatrician, and spent five years as Chief of Pediatrics in the Grenfell Region as a solo pediatrician providing primary, secondary and tertiary care for the indigenous and settler children living in remote communities. Her commitment to global health issues was a prominent factor in her professional and personal life for over fifty years as she practiced, taught and volunteered in many challenging regions of the world. In 2016 she received the Life Membership Award of the Canadian Pediatric Society for her dedication to advancing the health of children in Canada. Valued at a portion of the income on the endowment, one scholarship will be awarded annually to a full-time student in each year of the four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Faculty of Nursing, for a total of four scholarships per year. The recipients must meet the minimum academic requirements for a scholarship as defined by the University. Preference will be given to the student at the top of their class in academic performance. The scholarship will be awarded by Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries, and Awards on the recommendation of the Dean, Faculty of Nursing.
Dr. Heather Onyett Scholarship in Nursing (Western Regional School of Nursing)