Susquehanna Valley American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Nursing Educational Scholarship
Policy and Procedure, 2012-2013
Purpose: To encourage chapter member participation. Points will be collected for different
activities and members will be eligible for nursing educational scholarships on the basis of
points earned.
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General Information
A. All funds awarded from the Susquehanna Valley Chapter AACN are awarded only
to chapter members and are non-transferrable between chapter members. The
applicant must have been a National and Local member for 1 year prior to
receiving funds.
B. The applicant must apply with a specific program. Such program must be content
related to the development of expertise in critical care nursing. This would
include NTI, Trends, Challenges in Critical Care.
C. The name of the reward recipient will be published on the chapter website.
D. For fiscal year 2012-2013, applicants shall submit by June 1, 2013 with fund
distribution by June 30, 2013.
Guidelines.
A. Points may be accrued for 1 year only.
a. Maximum points accruable per year will be 45.
b. Points must be redeemed during the fiscal year immediately following
accumulation. The Board of Directors may grant an exception to this
guideline.
c. The fiscal year is July 1 through June 30.
B. Points may be used in total An application for a scholarship or reimbursement
with receipts must be submitted with each request.
C. Points may not be used to pay membership dues to either local or national
AACN or any other professional organization.
Point Redemption
A. Points will be redeemable at $10 per point with the highest redeemable value of
$450 for 45 points. If the sum total of the applications exceeds 25% of the
Chapter treasury, the Board of Directors will decide the dollar value of the points.
B. Applications for Scholarship must be requested one month prior to appropriating
monies. Application should be submitted to the Scholarship Chairperson for
review with supportive documentation.
C. Chapter-sponsored attendance at Leadership Development Workshop for
president-elect and/or treasurer elect are not eligible for reimbursement.
C. Point Accumulation Description
Points
A. Membership in Susquehanna Valley AACN (minimum 1 year)
2
B. Attendance at chapter educational meetings
2
C. Recruitment of new local member
2
D. Current AACN certification (maximum of 15 points)
5
E. Other organized SVAACN activities (Health fairs, Critical Care
Week, National Nurses Week, NTI, etc.)
4
F. Chapter officers:
1. President
16
2. President elect
14
3. Treasurer
14
4. Treasurer elect
10
5. Board of Directors (attends more than 50% of meets)
10
6. Education coordinator
14
7. Committee chair
10
G. Guest speaker for AACN Program
5 per hour
H. Facebook/website coordinator
10
I. Committee participation
4
J. Challenges planning committee (attends more than 50% of meets) 4
K. Newsletter editor
10
L. Newsletter article
4
DRAFT 3: 1/2013
SVAACN 2012-2013
Scholarship Application
Date submitted_______________
Name ______________________________________________________
Address_____________________________________________________
Email address_________________________________________________
Phone_______________________________________________________
Note: Must be AACN/SVAACN member for 1 year
AACN membership number________________Years of membership_____
SVAACN membership number______________Years of membership_____
Note: Content must be related to gaining expertise in Critical Care.
Name of conference for scholarship funds___________________________
Date of conference______________________________________________
Points accumulated
Total number of points accumulated: ___________(Maximum of 45 points)
Provide a breakdown of all points accumulated below. Attach supporting data.
Submit to: JoAnne Konick-McMahan, Scholarship Chair
Email: ndswsj@aol.com
Mailing: 144 Konick Road, Halifax, PA 17032