jwHPCO Joan Lesmond Scholarship (2021) |
The Joan Lesmond Scholarship honours the memory of our friend, colleague, and former Board member. Joan was a nurse, educator, mentor, and life-long learner. The scholarship reflects Joan’s commitment to life-long learning, mentorship, and community-based hospice palliative care, as well as her commitment to mentoring Black nurses as one of the first mentors in the Black Nurses Network. In 2020, the scholarship was focused to benefit Black nurses and promote diversity and inclusion within the hospice palliative care field.
The Joan Lesmond Scholarship is valued at $2000. It includes a full registration to the annual Hospice Palliative Care Ontario conference, accommodations at the conference hotel, transportation costs, and a modest cash award. The scholarship is awarded as a package and may not be broken into its component parts or cashed out. The scholarship is non-transferrable.
NOTE: for the 2021 Virtual Conference, the cash award is $1,500.
The Joan Lesmond Scholarship is valued at $2000. It includes a full registration to the annual Hospice Palliative Care Ontario conference, accommodations at the conference hotel, transportation costs, and a modest cash award. The scholarship is awarded as a package and may not be broken into its component parts or cashed out. The scholarship is non-transferrable.
NOTE: for the 2021 Virtual Conference, the cash award is $1,500.
Application/Nomination Deadline
Applications/nominations for the 2021 scholarship are due by 5:00 P.M. on April 1, 2021.
Eligibility
Individuals may apply for the scholarship directly and you do not need to be a member of Hospice Palliative Care Ontario to apply. To nominate someone else for the scholarship, the nominator must be a member of HPCO.
Applicants/nominees must:
- Be a Registered Nurse (including in the Extended Class) or Registered Practical Nurse
- Have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in nursing
- Be employed by a community-based organization in the province Ontario providing hospice palliative care in any of the following settings: Home Care, Hospice, Long-Term Care, Shelter, or program for those experiencing homelessness
- Identify as Black
Scholarship Criteria
- Demonstrate a commitment to life-long learning and mentorship
- Demonstrate how they have used their knowledge to contribute to an initiative that improved patient outcomes in their setting of care
- Demonstrate how they have used their skills in mentoring colleagues or how they have shared their knowledge with colleagues
Selection Process
HPCO will appoint an adjudication committee to review candidates and recommend the recipient.
The recipient will be notified of the scholarship by April 15th at the latest.