Scholarships & Awards

The following scholarships and awards are given through PHNAC and other nursing organizations. Click the links to view more details, including eligibility requirements, nomination information, and award schedules. You can also nominate an individual for general recognition, any time of the year! Submit a nomination for general recognition today.

 

Continuing Education Scholarship
Leslie Groy Scholarship (PHNAC)
Nightengale Nursing Award for Excellence in Human Caring (CNF)

Nominations are Due January 10, 2011 For more details, or to submit a nomination, please visit the Colorado Nurses Foundation website. The Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Human Caring was...

Lillian Wald Award (PHNAC)

Lillian D. Wald (1867–1940) was a nurse, social worker, public health official, teacher, author, editor, publisher, women's rights activist, and the founder of American community nursing....

Exemplary Frontier Public Health Nurse (PHNAC)

NEW!! The Exemplary Frontier Public Health Nurse award recognizes a Public Health Nurse who has demonstrated exemplary service in a local public health agency located in a Colorado rural / frontier community.
The Exemplary Frontier Public Health Nurse award is presented each year at the awards banquet during the fall conference...

New Public Health Nurse of the Year Award (PHNAC)

This award is given to a public health nurse with less than 5 years of practice in a public health capacity who demonstrates the ability to establish community partnerships that result in improved...

The Most Innovative Project Award (PHNAC)

This award is given in recognition of an innovative, outstanding and adaptable project develped or implemented by a local health agency in addressing a public health issue in the community. The...

PHNAC Award for Excellence

This award is to be presented to a public health nurse who has made outstanding contributions in the field of public health and public health nursing over a period of several years and has...