Undergraduate Awards:
Faculty of Nursing
Meme Black Bursary
Donor: Established by the Victorian Order of Nurses, Calgary Branch, in memory of the late Mrs. Mary E. Black, staff nurse
Value: up to $750
Number: 1
Year Entering: 4th
Faculty: Nursing
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Tom Brook and Betty Brook Ferdyn Bursaries
Donor: Mr. Tom Brook and Betty Brook Ferdyn, Calgary
Value: up to $2000
Number: 4
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Nursing
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Canadian citizen
- Resident of Alberta
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Calgary Conjoint Nursing Program Class of '97 Prize
Donor: First Graduating Class of the Conjoint Nursing program
Value: up to $250
Number: 1
Year Entering: 4th
Faculty: Nursing
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Extra-curricular activities
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Calgary General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association Bursary
Donor: Calgary General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association
Value: up to $2000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Nursing
Field of Study:
- Academic merit (minimum 3.20 grade point average)
- Financial need
- Preference to direct descendants (children, grandchildren, etc.) of graduates of the Calgary General Hospital School of Nursing
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident
- In the event there are no eligible applicants, the award will be open to students who meet the above criteria with the exception of being a direct descendant
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
CFUW Edel Bording Memorial Bursary
Donor: Estate of Edel Bording, administered by the Canadian Federation of University Women/Calgary
Value: $1000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 4th
Faculty: Nursing
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Rae Chittick Bursary
Donor: Estate of Rae McIntyre Chittick
Value: up to $850
Number: 1
Year Entering: 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Nursing
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Elonde Cleland Bursaries in Public Health Nursing
Donor: Noel and Glenn Cleland in memory of Elonde Cleland
Value: up to $2500
Number: 2
Year Entering: 3rd and 4th
Faculty: Nursing
Field of Study: Public Health Nursing
- One award offered to a student entering third year and one entering fourth year
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Intention to work in the Public Health Nursing field
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Thomas S. Dobson Undergraduate Scholarship in Nursing
Donor: Pembina Corporation, in honour of T.S. Dobson on the occasion of his retirement from the Board of Directors, Pembina Resources Limited
Value: up to $2500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 4th
Faculty: Nursing
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Extra-curricular activities
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
John William Grindley Memorial Bursary
Donor: Mrs. T.W. Grindley in memory of her grandson Bill whose life came to a tragic end October 1, 1984
Value: up to $900
Number: 1
Year Entering: Final
Faculty: Nursing
Field of Study: Psychiatric
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Community service
- Special interest in psychiatric nursing
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Holy Cross Alumni Association Bursary
Donor: Alumni Association, Holy Cross Hospital School of Nursing
Value: up to $1000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 3rd
Faculty: Nursing
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident
- Resident of Alberta
- Minimum grade point average of 3.20
- Must provide documentation regarding demonstrated proficiency in client care
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Elizabeth Greig Jack Bursary
Donor: Anonymous
Value: $1000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd
Faculty: Nursing
Field of Study:
- Financial need
- Demonstrated ability in clinical competence
- Academic merit
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Arlene Johnston Bursary
Donor: The Calgary Foundation, Arlene and Glen Johnston Fund
Value: $1500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 4th
Faculty: Nursing
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Must be registered full time, but need not be carrying a full course load
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Levis Family Bursary for Health Education
Donor: In memory of Pete and Dorothy Levis
Value: $500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Nursing
Field of Study:
- Financial need
- Academic merit
- Must be registered full time, but need not be carrying a full course load
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Don Mazankowski Bursary in Nursing
Donor: Funded by an endowment established by the Don Mazankowski Scholarship Foundation and matching grant from the Alberta Opportunities Bursary Fund
Value: up to $1000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Nursing
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Extra-curricular activities involving community service
- Demonstrated leadership ability
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident
- Must be registered full time, but need not be carrying a full course load
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Sheila McDougall Award
Donor: Family, friends and colleagues in memory of Sheila McDougall, who received her BSW from the University of Calgary in 1987 and was working on her MSW at the time of her death
Value: up to $350
Number: 1
Year Entering: Any
Faculty: Social Work, Education, Nursing, Social Sciences
Field of Study: BSW Program, Education, Nursing, Social Sciences (Psychology)
- Canadian aboriginal student
- Academic merit
- Intending to pursue a career in an area that will provide a service to aboriginal people and/or further cross cultural awareness and understanding
- Financial need will also be taken into consideration
- If no suitable applicants, then eligible students registered in the Faculties of Education, Nursing or Social Sciences with a major in Psychology will be considered
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Lois M. McKinnon Scholarship
Donor: The late Ian N. McKinnon, Calgary
Value: up to $800
Number: 1
Year Entering: 4th
Faculty: Nursing
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Clinical performance
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
Apply Date:
Sadie M. Nelson Bursary in Nursing
Donor: Sadie M. Nelson with thanks to the University of Calgary for the education received by the children of Fred and Sadie Nelson
Value: up to $800
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Nursing
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Canadian citizen
- Resident of Alberta
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Kurt and Lilian Newbert Undergraduate Bursaries in Nursing
Donor: Kurt and Lilian Newbert
Value: up to $1500
Number: 2
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Nursing
Field of Study:
- Financial need
- Academic merit
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Val Nicholson (Erb) Bursary
Donor: Family, friends and the estate of Valerie Joan Nicholson (Erb)
Value: up to $1000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Education, Nursing, Communication and Culture
Field of Study: Education, Nursing, Women's Studies
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Must have completed the most recent year of studies at the University of Calgary
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Faculty of Nursing Founding Fund Scholarship
Donor: Anonymous
Value: up to $400
Number: 1
Year Entering: 3rd
Faculty: Nursing
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Clinical performance in the second year of the nursing program
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by their faculty for nomination.
Apply Date:
Vivian Osborne Bursary
Donor: Family and friends of Vivian Osborne to honour her on the occasion of her 80th birthday
Value: up to $500
Number: 1
Year Entering: Final
Faculty: Nursing, Kinesiology
Field of Study: Nursing or Kinesiology/Nursing Combined Degree
- Financial need
- Academic merit
- Preference given to a student who is a single parent
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Loyola Peplinski Bursary
Donor: Family of Loyola Peplinski on the occasion of her retirement from nursing
Value: $1000
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd, 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Nursing
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Margaret Scott Wright Scholarship
Donor: Colleagues, friends and students of Dr. Margaret Scott Wright, Dean, Faculty of Nursing, 1979-1984 and Acting Dean, Faculty of Nursing, 1989-1990
Value: up to $2000
Number: 1
Year Entering: Entering
Faculty: Nursing
Field of Study: Post Diploma Program
- Academic merit
- Nursing work experience
- Educational background
- Community and professional involvement
- Based on the Admission Committee's ranking of candidates according to established criteria
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by the Student Academic Review Committee of the Faculty of Nursing for nomination.
Apply Date:
F.L. (Nan) Sparks Post Diploma Scholarship
Donor: F.L. (Nan) Sparks, in memory of her father, Lionel James Sparks
Value: $1000
Number: 1
Year Entering: Entering
Faculty: Nursing
Field of Study: Post Diploma Program
- Academic merit
- Based on recent nursing work experience, preferably in the nursing care of children
- Based on the Admission Committee's ranking of candidates according to established criteria
- Need not be registered full time
How to Apply: No application required. Eligible students will automatically be considered by the Student Academic Review Committee of the Faculty of Nursing for nomination.
Apply Date:
Elizabeth Thomlinson Rural Practicum Nursing Award
Donor: Endowed by family, friends, and University of Calgary colleagues in honour of Elizabeth Thomlinson, Associate professor in the Faculty of Nursing, for her practice and scholarly contributions in rural nursing practice
Value: up to $500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 3rd or 4th
Faculty: Nursing
Field of Study:
- Interest in rural nursing and the student costs associated with the rural nursing practicum
- Must be enrolled in a rural nursing practicum
- Grade point average of not less than 3.00 in the previous academic year
How to Apply: Applicants must submit a letter to the Faculty of Nursing summarizing their interest in rural nursing. Students must also supply specific information as to the location, travel and living expenses associated with the rural nursing practicum
Apply Date: by December 1
Lorraine Tinevez Memorial Bursary
Donor: Family, friends and colleagues in memory of Lorraine Tinevez
Value: up to $750
Number: 1
Year Entering: 4th
Faculty: Nursing
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Must have indicated an interest in pursuing their nursing career in a developing country
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
University of Calgary Faculty of Nursing Alumni Bursaries
Donor: University of Calgary Faculty of Nursing Alumni
Value: up to $1000
Number: 2
Year Entering: 4th
Faculty: Nursing
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Financial need
- Must be registered full time, but need not be carrying a full course load
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
Undergraduate Nursing Society Scholarship
Donor: Undergraduate Nursing Society
Value: up to $750
Number: 1
Year Entering: 2nd or 3rd
Faculty: Nursing
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Extra-curricular activities that would exemplify the UNS mandate
- Must be a member of the Undergraduate Nursing Society
- Must provide documentation regarding demonstrated proficiency in client care
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1
C.D. Watson Nursing Scholarship
Donor: Jane Desrochers
Value: $500
Number: 1
Year Entering: 4th
Faculty: Nursing
Field of Study:
- Academic merit
- Demonstrated proficiency in client care
How to Apply: Student Awards Office
Apply Date: August 1