Awards & Scholarships

Nightingale Scholarship

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ASQ’s Healthcare Division will award one annual $2,000 scholarship in honor of Florence Nightingale, the widely recognized initiator of nursing as a profession.

Eligibility requirements:

• be a student enrolled in an accredited post-secondary institution pursuing studies related to healthcare quality
• be a current Healthcare Division member, or sponsored by a current division member; membership number must be provided for verification
• submit a one page personal profile outlining related work experience, professional society involvement, current program of study, area of interest in healthcare quality, and future career plans
• supply three letters of recommendation:one from the sponsoring Healthcare Division member (if sponsored);two from faculty, addressing the applicant's GPA, academic excellence, and commitment to the field of healthcare quality
• submit an essay of no more than six double-spaced pages in 12-point typeface on the topic of “Quality in Healthcare: Strategies for Reducing Adverse Outcomes, Costs, or Both While Improving Quality of Care”

Email scholarship materials no later than January 31, 2013, to:

Healthcare Division Scholarship Chair, Grace Paranzino, at gparangk@aol.com

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