Eligibility

Nursing Student Scholarship Award

Upsilon Chapter, STTI Award Criteria, and Eligibility:

Baccalaureate Students (Traditional and Accelerated Students)

  1. Must be enrolled in the NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing on a full-time basis.
  2. Must have attained an overall grade point average of 3.5 and have no incomplete grades.
  3. Must be able to demonstrate involvement in activities within NYU College of Nursing, the University, or community, and overall leadership activities.
  4. Must have at least one semester left to be eligible in using the award.

Graduate Students

  1. Must be enrolled in an accredited nursing graduate program on a full-time or part-time basis.
  2. Must have completed at least one-fourth of the required nursing courses.
  3. Must be a member of good standing in the Upsilon Chapter of STTI.
  4. Must have attained an overall grade point average of 3.5 and have no incomplete grades.
  5. Must demonstrate accomplishment and leadership in professional and community activities.

Doctoral Students (PhD and DNP Students)

  1. Must be a member of good standing in the Upsilon Chapter of STTI.
  2. Must have a minimum educational preparation of a Master’s degree in Nursing or in a related field.
  3. DNP candidates must have an approved EBP / QI project proposal at the time of application submission or a letter from their DNP Faculty Chair stating that the proposal will be defended before the application submission deadline.
  4. PhD candidates must have an approved dissertation research proposal at the time of application submission or a letter from their dissertation chairperson stating that the proposal will be defended before the application submission deadline.
  5. Qualitative or quantitative research approaches and designs will be considered for dissertation research.
  6. A copy of the signed dissertation research or EBP /QI project proposal approval form or letter should be included in the application appendix.
  7. Only the attached dissertation research or EBP /PI proposal guidelines, application forms, and agreement forms will be accepted.

Friend of Nursing

Nominations can be accepted only by chapter members. Examples of individuals and organizations that may be nominated (not an inclusive list):

  1. A printer that produces the chapter’s newsletter consistently and with a high level of excellence
  2. A person who produces and/or maintains the chapter’s website.
  3. A local business that consistently sponsors the chapter or donates time, money, resources, or services for chapter events.
  4. A member of a nursing school’s support staff who consistently exceeds the expectations required of his or her job.
  5. Non-nursing instructors who have taken additional steps to help teach nursing students at their university
  6. Individuals who have made significant contributions to nursing or to advance the nursing profession or the health of people on a local or regional level.

Nominees for the Friend of Nursing Award must:

  1. Demonstrate a commitment to the ideals and purposes of Sigma Theta Tau International.
  2. Demonstrate superior achievement and leadership in their field of work.
  3. Contribute to the long-term significance of the chapter, the nursing profession, and/or the health of people within a local or regional area. Nominators are responsible for submitting a complete application packet. Incomplete packets will not be considered.