Emergency Medicine Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was established by the Discipline of Emergency Medicine and the emergency medicine community of Newfoundland and Labrador. Valued at $500, the scholarship will be awarded annually on a rotating basis between the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Nursing undergraduate nursing program at either the Memorial University Faculty of Nursing (MUNFON), Centre for Nursing Studies (CNS), or Western Regional School of Nursing (WRSON). In years where the scholarship is awarded to a student in the Faculty of Medicine, recipients must be in the clerkship portion of the Doctor of Medicine degree (year 3 or 4). In years where the scholarship is awarded to a student in the Faculty of Nursing, recipients must be in the clinical year of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program (year 3 or 4). In both cases, preference will be given to a learner with demonstrated interest in Emergency Medicine, who exemplifies the qualities of compassion and professionalism. The recipient must meet the minimum academic requirements for a scholarship as defined by the University. This scholarship will be awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries, and Awards on the recommendation of the Dean of Medicine’s Advisory Committee on Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards or the Dean, Faculty of Nursing, as appropriate.
Helen Fiander Memorial Travel Bursary
This travel bursary was established by Angela Crawford in memory of her grandmother Helen Fiander who was from a very rural area in Labrador. When Helen was 15, she survived a burst appendix after being taken to the closest cottage hospital in a small dory. Valued at $1,000, one bursary will be awarded annually to a full-time student in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Collaborative) program at Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Faculty of Nursing or the Centre for Nursing Studies for travel to complete a clinical course in a rural area of the province. Preference will be given to students travelling to Labrador. The recipient must meet the minimum academic requirements for a bursary as defined by the University. The bursary will be awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards on the recommendation of the Dean, Faculty of Nursing.
Barbara Fowlow Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is made possible by a fund established by friends and colleagues in memory of Barbara Fowlow, a graduate of Memorial University of Newfoundland's School of Nursing. Valued at the annual interest on the initial endowment, it is awarded annually to a student who is entering the final year of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Collaborative) Program. Preference in awarding the scholarship will go to students who have shown an interest in Cardiovascular Nursing and/or been involved in student life through volunteer work, involvement in Student Societies etc., during their university years, particularly within the Faculty of Nursing. The scholarship will be awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards on the basis of scholarship standing and a recommendation from the Dean, Faculty of Nursing.
General Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association Scholarship