Canadian Association of Burn Nurses

Educational Bursary

Application Criteria

  1. Applicant must be a current member of the CABN and must have been a member for at least one year.
  2. Executive and Council Members of the CABN may not apply for the bursary
  3. Monies will be awarded to support burn/wound-related education/research and study i.e. CABN, ABLS, ABA or educational visits to other units.

Administration of the Bursary:

  1. The deadline for receipt of the Bursary application will be March 1st of each year.
  2. The amount of the money awarded will be $250.00 annually.
  3. The application is to be submitted in writing and forwarded to the Chair of the Bursary Subcommittee.
  4. The Application must include:
    1. name, address and CABN membership number
    2. personal goals and objectives for attending the education event
    3. how the education event will benefit the applicant’s clinical burn nursing practice
    4. educational event brochure
    5. date and associated cost of the event
    6. date applicant last received bursary funding
    7. if you are receiving funding form another source, if so, how much
    8. whether the applicant is attending and/or presenting
  5. The Bursary Subcommittee will review all applications. All decisions regarding the awarding of the bursary rests with them.
  6. The Chair of the Subcommittee will be responsible for notifying successful applicant.
  7. Funds will be released once the responsibilities of the recipient have been completed.

Responsibility of Bursary Recipients:

Upon completion and within one month of the funded educational event, the recipient is required to submit a receipt of attendance as well as a written report of the event for inclusion in the next edition of the CABN Newsletter.

Chair of the Bursary Subcommittee:

Jayne Fryday
40 Gilbert Lane
Black Point
Box 13
HRM, Nova Scotia B0J 1B0
902-857-3831
Jayne.fryday@iwk.nshealth.ca

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