103 Enterprise Street,
Raleigh, NC 27607
800.626.2153
919.821.4250
Fax: 919-829-5807
Executive Director, Tina
Gordon
Who We Are
The North Carolina Foundation for Nursing is a nonprofit,
501(c)(3) corporation which was founded in 1988 to receive
and administer funds for charitable, scientific and educational
purposes related to nursing in North Carolina. Funding
to
support the Foundation and its activities comes from individual
contributions, business donations, bequests, recognitions,
and memorials. Administrative support is donated by the
North
Carolina Nurses Association. The mission and work of the
Foundation is accomplished by the service and time donated
from educated
volunteers—both nurses and non-nurses. The Board of
Trustees consists of members appointed by the Foundation
and
the North Carolina Nurses Association.
Our Mission
The purpose and goals of the Foundation are to secure and
administer funds directed toward:
- Education that assures that registered nurses are prepared
to meet the current and changing health care needs of North
Carolina citizens;
- Research that identifies the value of registered nurses
in health care delivery;
- Activities that publicize the value of registered nurses
in health care delivery.
Scholarship
and Fellowship Information
Eunice M. Smith Scholarship
In 1995, the NC Foundation for Nursing, Inc. received a bequest
from the estate of Kate Lerch in honor of her sister, Eunice
M. Smith, to be used for scholarships and grants related
to study in the field of nursing. The Foundation established
a scholarship program to support registered nurses who pursue
additional education on a part-time basis. Purpose:
Scholarships are available to registered nurses who have
chosen to further their professional career by
pursuing education at the baccalaureate, master’s
or doctoral level on a part-time basis.
Applications are being accepted for the next cycle. Deadline is June 1, 2008.
EMS Application (Word)
EMS Application (pdf document)
Mary Lewis
Wyche Fellowship
In 2003, the North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation to create a
First in Nursing license plate with $15 of each license plate sold going to the
NC Foundation for Nursing to fund the Mary Lewis Wyche Fellowships. Mary Lewis
Wyche was the founder of the North Carolina Nurses Association in 1902 and was
the nurse who spearheaded the creation of the first nursing practice act in the
country which was passed on March 3, 1903.
Purpose: The Fellowships will be awarded to registered nurses
seeking their masters or doctorate in education, practice
or administration on a full-time basis. These Fellowships
are for $5,000 annually. If a recipient finds that they must
reduce the number of hours enrolled, they will only receive
half of the monetary award.
Applications are being accepted for the next cycle. Deadline is June 1, 2008.
MLW Application (Word)
MLW Application (pdf document)
Loretta
Ford Scholarship
The Loretta Ford Scholarship was
established by the North Carolina Nurses Association
(NCNA) Council of Nurse Practitioners in celebration
of
the 25th
anniversary of nurse practitioner existence in North
Carolina and, in honor of the national nurse practitioner
movement's
co-founder, Loretta Ford. This scholarship is intended to
encourage registered nurses to pursue graduate level
education
and to enter advanced nursing practice as a nurse practitioner.
Priority will be given to a resident of North Carolina.
The deadline for the 2008 scholarship cycle ended December 2007. Return here for the next cycle beginning August 1, 2008.
Capital Campaign
The goal of the Capital Campaign is to raise another
$150,000 to increase the scholarship endowment to $300,000.
Eighty
percent of the interest earned each year on the endowed
funds will be used to fund approximately ten
nursing scholarships. A growth rate of 7% on $300,000
will
fund scholarships
totaling $16,800. The remaining 20% of interest earned
will be reinvested to promote endowment growth.
Hallmarks of Healthy Workplaces
Project
The NCFN administers the Hallmarks of Healthy Workplaces funds.
The North Carolina Nurses Association administers the Hallmarks'
programmatic aspects. To date, financial support has been received
from the Center for American Nursing State Demonstration Project,
the Nursing Spectrum/Gannett Foundation, the NC Organization
of Nurse Leaders, the Duke Endowment, and NCNA. The intent
is that the program will be self-sustaining by 2010; with the
state blanketed in health-related facilities of all types that
value its registered nurses. For more information go to Hallmarks.
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