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The table below provides a brief overview of the awards available to McMaster Site nursing students. Some awards require applications, some require nominations and others are awarded based on academic achievement. The process to nominate / apply for the award is listed under the award description and a link provided. While a call for nominations will occur at the end of each term, faculty and students are able to nominate students at any time during the academic year. The awards have been grouped by level of student but please refer to the award description.

Faculty and students may submit nominations for McMaster Site Awards

Name of Award	Value	Award Description

Recognition Awards	Certificate	Recognition awards have replaced the traditional book awards and are used to recognize students in any level for outstanding contributions within the BScN program that may not fit into the established nursing awards. (Click here to nominate a student)
Level 1
The Margaret Elizabeth Burke Memorial Academic Grant	$2,900	Awarded to the student with the highest grade in Level I Anatomy/Physiology courses and demonstrated financial need (No nomination required)
The Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara Scholarship (awarded every 3 years)	$800 (each year) $2,400	Awarded to a student with outstanding achievement in health sciences and behavioural science courses. (No nomination required)
The Henrietta Alderson Scholarship	$3,150 (2 scholarships awarded)	Awarded to 2 students with exceptional achievement in the required science courses. Entering Level II (A Stream) or Level IV (B & C Stream) (No nomination required)
The Eleanor Morris Academic Grant	$800	Awarded to a student who has completed Level I with a high sessional average & demonstrates financial need (No nomination required)
The Niemeier Scholarship	$1,100	Awarded to a student who has completed Level I and has the highest sessional average and has 31 -55 units (No nomination required)
The Clarence L. Starr Prize	$150	Awarded to a student who has completed Nursing I and attains the highest sessional average (No nomination required)
McKusker Nursing Scholarship	$2,000	Awarded to a student who has completed at least Level 1 and who has demonstrated academic excellence. (No nomination required)
Level 2
The Clara I. Elman Scholarship	$2,000	Awarded to a student who demonstrates academic excellence and a commitment to the patient / nurse relationship (Click here to nominate a student)
The Medical-Surgical Excellence in Clinical Nursing Award	$250	Awarded to a student completing level II – who demonstrates academic excellence in medical-surgical nursing (Click here to nominate a student)
Levels 3 & 4
The Lillian And Manuel Zack Scholarship	$1,800	Awarded to a student who has Completed Level I & 70 – 80 units in Nursing Program & is committed to Gerontological Nursing (Click here to nominate a student)
The Clara I. Elman Travel Scholarship	$2,000	Awarded to students registered in Level III & who will be completing a Level IV Clinical Course in a Canadian outpost placement (Student to complete an application package due in early February – Visit the McMaster Student Financial Aid and Scholarship Office website for details)
The Grace Senra-Fontes Memorial Prize	$250	Awarded to a student in Level III or IV who demonstrates excellence in scholarship and leadership. Preference given to Level IV students. (Students will be asked to submit an application package in early March)
The Janet McKnight Award	$600	Awarded to a student entering level IV who has demonstrated academic achievement and leadership in clinical and educational aspects of gerontology or PBL or SDL in nursing education. (Click here to nominate a student)
The McMaster Nursing Alumni Memorial Prize	$300	Awarded to a student who has demonstrated leadership while participating in undergraduate activities. (Students will be asked to submit an application package in early March)
The Pioneer Group Inc. Prizes In Nursing	$250	Awarded to graduating students who achieved notable standings & demonstrated practical aptitude for the elderly (2 awards) (Click here to nominate a student)
Lynne Beaumont Scholarship	$1,000	Awarded to a student entering their final year of study who demonstrates notable academic achievement, qualities of leadership and cross-cultural competence and will be completing a level IV clinical course in an international or outpost placement. (No nomination required)
Post RN / RPN
The Donald Lavigne Memorial Scholarship	$800	Awarded to students in their first year of study who have demonstrated academic excellence in a Post RN or Post RPN program. (No nomination required)
The Elizabeth Petra Cooke Memorial Scholarship	$1,000	Awarded to a student in a Post RN or Post RPN program who has demonstrated a commitment to the advancement of the nursing profession or to mentoring nurses as they further their education. (Click here to nominate a student)
The Corelene Helen Tostevin Scholarship	$250	Five awards to be granted to students who are registered in a Post-RN program and who have demonstrated notable academic achievement. (No nomination required)
The Henrietta Alderson Scholarship	$3,150 (2 scholarships awarded)	Awarded to 2 students with exceptional achievement in the required science courses. Entering Level II (A Stream) or Level IV (B & C Stream) (No nomination required)

Awards originating at Conestoga open to McMaster Site Students

The R.N.A.O. Wellington Chapter Award

$500

Awarded to a graduating student who demonstrates professional development through participation in professional Nursing Student Association Activities. The student is a student member of R.N.A.O. and participates in community based activities.

(Students to submit a letter of application of 150 words or less, plus a reference letter from a faculty who they have worked with in levels 3 or 4)

(Click here to nominate a student)

Guelph General Hospital Auxilliary Award

$300

Awarded to a full time, graduating student who is a resident of Waterloo-Wellington region and achieves the highest academic standing.

(No nomination required)

Awards originating at Mohawk open to McMaster Site Students

Only faculty may submit nominations for Mohawk Site Awards

Level 4
Amy Margaret Burwell Campbell Memorial Bursary Award	$300	One scholarship to be awarded in the BScN program for a mature student who has maintained a minimum of B and, in the judgment of the School of Nursing, has demonstrated exception achievements required to meet the defined criteria. (Click here to nominate a student)
All Levels
Betty McInnes Scholarship	$100	One scholarship to be awarded in the BScN program for a full time student who, in the judgment of the School of Nursing, has demonstrated exceptional achievements required to meet the defined criteria. (Click here to nominate a student)
Brant Community Health Care System	$400	One scholarship to be awarded in the BScN program for a student who has demonstrated excellent academic standing and clinical performance and, in the judgment of the School of Nursing, has demonstrated exceptional achievements required to meet the defined criteria. (Click here to nominate a student)

Education

McMaster Site Awards

Awards originating at Conestoga open to McMaster Site Students

Awards originating at Mohawk open to McMaster Site Students