FCORN Scholarship Funds

The following files provide you with information about the respective scholarship funds and application forms. To view the details relating to a scholarship just click on "View info" beneath the title. To download a scholarship application, move the mouse to the desired file format link, click the right button, highlight "Save Target As_" (Internet Explorer) or "Save Link As_" (Netscape), choose the place on your hard drive to store the file to, give the file a good name, click OK, and there it is. For our Mac user associates, click on the underlined word "Text" and a window will appear with the prompt "Save this document as." Select a meaningful title and where you want to save it (desktop or a file folder) and press "Save."

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Clifford Jordan Scholarship
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Gerrie Helwig Scholarship
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Clifford Jordan Scholarship Fund

Objectives

1. To aid a nursing student and/or perioperative nurse with financial assistance toward their studies.
2. To promote perioperative nursing as a specialty.
3. To encourage and support perioperative nurses to pursue advancement in their field.

Criteria Rational
  • be in their senior/final year of an accredited nursing program have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher
  • must plan to work in a perioperative setting after graduation
  • write a letter stating the reason(s) for their application
We do not wish to limit these funds to members only. Future nurses need to be encouraged to enter careers in perioperative nursing.

-- OR --

  • be a perioperative nurse furthering their education; that is: RN to BSN BSN to MSN degree in Hospital Administration or Health Care
We wish to encourage the advancement and retention of the perioperative nurse.
Selection Will be made by the committee and awarded in the spring of each year.

The amount(s) will be decided by the Board of Directors with recommendations by the committee. All pertinent information will be forwarded to the committee.

This will be based on the status of the fund at the time of selection.

Please forward completed applications and letters of recommendation to:
Connie L. Hammond RN CNOR
5207 E. Whiteway Drive
Temple Terrace, FL 33617
(813) 988-7558

All applications are due no later than January 15th. Thank you!

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Gerrie Helwig Scholarship

Objectives

1. To aid a nursing student, who has demonstrated an interest in perioperative nursing, with financial assistance toward their studies.
2. To promote perioperative nursing as a specialty.

Criteria
The applicant must:

  • Have finished TWO semesters at the time of application from an accredited nursing program.
  • Have demonstrated a desire to enter a perioperative nursing course internship or already have entered and completed such.
  • Have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.

Selection:
The Scholarship Committee and Board of Directors of the Florida Council of periOperative Registered Nurses will make selection.

Application will contain a Certificate from Dean or Assistant Dean of Nursing School, stating student is in good standing and recommending for scholarship.

Scholarship in the amount of $250.00 will be awarded at the Annual Convention Banquet of the Florida Nursing Students Association (FNSA). No other announcement of the scholarship award will be made.

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 1st OF EACH YEAR. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Please forward completed applications to:

Connie L. Hammond RN CNOR
Scholarship Commettee
Florida Council of periOperative Registered Nurses
5207 E. Whiteway Drive
Temple Terrace, FL 33617
e-mail: hamco@gate.net

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