Tanya Hobbs
Royal Victoria Alumnae Association Award I am a final year student of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at McGill University. I remember fearing medical appointments as a child and recall that nurses always helped me feel safer and more comfortable. Once I decided the health care field was for me, it was clear […]
Patricia Julian
Virginia Lindabury Award I am entering my fourth year in the Ryerson University Collaborative Nursing Program. I have a previous degree in management from Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. After I received my first undergraduate degree, I immigrated to Canada, where I began volunteering as a newsletter writer for a long-term care facility. […]
Paisly Symenuk
Yvonne Andrews Award I am entering my fourth year in the BScN Honor’s program at the University of Alberta. When I was young, I was exposed to the work of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). It made me wonder- why are so many people so sick around the world, and I have access to everything I need? […]
Natania Abebe
CNF Award I am entering my fourth year of nursing at the University of Ottawa. I was drawn to nursing because it is a profession that embodies caring for others and would enable me to work as a healer. I was also attracted to the idea that as a nurse I would be able to help […]
Michael Trickey
John Vanderlee Award I entered nursing as a change in the direction of my life. I grew up in a health care family – my father is a family physician and my mother a nurse. For years I had pursued becoming a doctor, but unlike many people I also started a family while pursuing this […]
Michael Barton
John Vanderlee Award I am incredibly grateful for this huge boost of support from the Canadian Nurses Federation and its donors. Before starting my BSN degree at Vancouver Island University, I had a strong and insatiable drive to empower people. Through work and volunteer activities I was able to achieve this goal, but often felt […]
Martha Paynter
Nova Scotia Nurses Association Award I am delighted to receive the Nova Scotia Nurses Award from CNF. I am a student nurse in the accelerated program at the Dalhousie University School of Nursing. I hold a Master’s in Health Research Methodology from McMaster University, a Master’s in Development Economics from Dalhousie University, and a Diploma […]
Kristan Stovall
Sharon Nield Memorial Award I am currently enrolled in full-time nursing studies at the University of British Columbia. I hold a BSc in Food, Nutrition and Health and am working towards completing my Bachelors of Science in Nursing. Through my previous undergraduate degree, I gained a large knowledge base in health and nutrition. In my […]
Khadija Uddin
Tecla Linn & Nelia Laroza Memorial Award I grew up in Regent Park and have been involved in social activism. Prior to nursing, I worked as a summer student at the Christian Resource Centre and facilitated human rights workshops for Toronto Community Housing. Nursing attracted me because it is a challenging, compassionate human-oriented profession. Registered […]
Katie Koob
Judy Hill Memorial Award I am so honoured to be the recipient of the Judy Hill Memorial award and would like to thank the Canadian Nurses Foundation as well as the donors for making it possible for me to receive this scholarship. I am so passionate about nursing and this award means so much to […]