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The Michigan Nurses Foundation was created in 2000 to advance nursing and nursing education by awarding scholarships and research grants and by providing financial aid for the treatment of recovering nurses. MNF is funded through private contributions and fundraising activities. A minimum of four $1,000 scholarships will be awarded in 2013. The following are the minimum nursing scholarship eligibility criteria:
Each candidate must complete an application form and comply with application requirements in order to receive consideration. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Applications must be POSTMARKED by July 15 in order to be considered. The Scholarship Committee will screen applications and submit recommendations to the MNF Board of Directors for review and approval. PDF of letter and scholarship application Click here to view past recipients CURN AwardThe Michigan Nurses Foundation manages the Conduct and Utilization of Research in Nursing (CURN) Award. The CURN Award is a $5,000 competitive research award designed to fund either conduct of research or utilization of research in practice. Managing the CURN Award falls directly in line with a function of MNF - to award nurses and nursing students educational scholarships and research grants.
The Florence Nighingale Society
The Michigan Nurses Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of the Florence Nightingale Society as a means of honoring those individuals who have generously and consistently provided the means by which the Foundation may continue and expand its three-part mission: * To provide scholarship assistance for aspiring nurses Membership in the Florence Nightingale Society is given to financial supporters of the Michigan Nurses Foundation upon reaching the following thresholds for donations during their lifetimes: Leader: In recognition of at least $5,000 in cumulative donations to the Michigan Nurses Foundation Benefactor: In recognition of at least $2,500 in cumulative donations to the Michigan Nurses Foundation Member: In recognition of at least $1,000 in cumulative donations to the Michigan Nurses Foundation Members of the Florence Nightingale Society will be recognized by having their names displayed at the appropriate membership level on a plaque that will be permanently displayed at the headquarters of the Michigan Nurses Association.
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Florence Nightingale was an English nurse who first came to prominence for her pioneering work during the Crimean War where she tended to wounded soldiers. She later laid the foundation for the modern nursing profession through the establishment of the world’s first secular nursing school at St. Thomas’ Hospital in London. International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world each year on her birthday.
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