Virginia Society for Nursing Service Administrators

Scholarship for Nursing Administration Graduate Students

The Sara Tatem Scholarship

The Virginia Organization of Nurse Executives offers the Sara Tatem Scholarship to help defray costs of education. This scholarship honors Sara Tatem who was the driving force in creating the Virginia Society for Nursing Service Administrators which later became the Virginia Organization of Nurse Executives.

Instructions
The VONE will award two $1,000. scholarships to be paid directly to the selected applicants.

The scholarship applicants must be enrolled as full-time or part-time students in an NLN approved program in nursing at the Masters, DNS or PhD level in the Commonwealth of Virginia with a major and/or doing research in Nursing Administration or in a health related field, NLN-approved program combined with an MBA or MHA, or an MBA or MHA program.

Scholarship recipients are encouraged to seek employment as a nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia for two years immediately following program/research completion.

Any scholarship recipient failing to graduate from the program due to academic failure, expulsion, voluntary or involuntary withdrawal or a change in major subject of study is expected to repay the full amount of the scholarship (interest free within six months from the time of withdrawal).

Application
Application Package must include the following:

1.A letter to the VONE Scholarship Committee . It should reflect why the individual is applying for this scholarship, nursing management experience, and professional intent upon completion of the degree or research.

2.A copy of the applicant’s Virginia nurses license.
3.A professional resume.
4.A letter from the school verifying enrollment/ acceptance of the applicant into the program and a projected completion date.
5.Verification of current VONE membership.
6.Contract for Scholarship (from this announcement).

CONTRACT
Virginia Organization of Nurse Executives

SARA TATEM SCHOLARSHIP

I, _____________________________________(full name), having made application for the Virginia Organization of Nurse Executives Scholarship, am aware of and agree to the following terms:

1. I currently meet the minimum requirements as indicated in this brochure.

2. If I fail to graduate from the program in which I am enrolled due to academic failure, expulsion, voluntary or involuntary withdrawal, or a change in major subject of study, I will repay the full amount of the scholarship (interest free) within six months from the time of withdrawal.

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Applicant’s Signature

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Date

Please note application deadline October 1, 2001.
Recipients will be notified by November 1, 2001. Scholarships will be awarded at the annual VONE conference held November 2001 (Exact date to be posted) at the Homestead, in Hot Springs, VA.