2020 FNA Book Of Reports

2020 Florida Nurses Association
Research Grants:
• Frieda Norton Fund (District 5 Charitable Trust) - Open to all candidates.
• Evelyn Frank McKnight Fund - Open to all qualified candidates.
• Blanche Case Research Fund - Preference given to nurse researcher in South Florida.
• Edna Hicks Research Fund - Preference for south Florida nurse.
• Imogene King Research Fund (from District 4) – Open to graduate students statewide.
• Evelyn Baxter Memorial Fund - For students of Manatee, Sarasota, Hardee, and Charlotte counties; 40%
goes to research grants in graduate program.
• Undine Sams and Friends Research Grant Fund – Preference given to nurse researcher in South Florida.
Scholarships
• District 3 Scholarships– Preference given to Marion county residents, BSN generic students ONLY with a
GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Edna Hicks Fund - Graduate VA employed nurse with preference given to resident of south Florida.
• Edna Hicks Scholarship Fund – Statewide open to all levels.
• Erma B. Kraft Scholarship Fund – For generic students from Indian River County.
• District 18 Lillian Hulla Friend of Nursing Fund and Olive Seymour Fund- Two generic scholarships for
students from Volusia County.
• District 6 Generic Scholarship Fund – Four generic statewide scholarships per year. (District 18 merged
with District 6 during establishment of fund.)
• District 8 Charlotte Anzalone Scholarship Fund – For undergraduates and graduates from District 8
boundaries (Orange, Seminole, and Osceola). May award statewide if there are no local applicants.
• District 4 Florida Nurses Scholarship Fund - Undergraduate/graduate students who are residents of
Hillsborough County. (just recently increased to $15,000 level with a donation from District 4).
• Evelyn Baxter Memorial Fund- For students of Manatee, Sarasota, Hardee, and Charlotte counties; 60%
goes to a scholarship for ADN, BSN, MSN, PhD/DNS APRN students.
• Ruth Jacobs District 46 Scholarship – Must be resident of Pinellas County and enrolled in a formal
academic, accredited program. Priority given to RN.
• Mary York Scholarship Fund – No restrictions.
• Marcy Klosterman Memorial Scholarship Fund (District 14) - Restricted to Lake County students with funds
to remain in principle if no qualified applicants.
• Olive Ramsey Memorial Scholarship Fund (District 46) – For student from Pinellas or Pasco counties; Must
have a 2.5 GPA for undergraduates and 3.2 GPA for graduates.
• Undine Sams and Friends Scholarship (District 5 Charitable Trust) - Preference for south Florida student but
can be given out statewide and is open to all levels.
• Nina Brookins Scholarship Fund (District 5 Charitable Trust)- Preference for south Florida Student (living or
attending school).
• Eleanor Bindrim Scholarship Fund (District 5 Charitable Trust - Preference given to perioperative nursing
student from south Florida.
• Kay Fullwood Scholarship established in 2013 for an APRN interested in Gerontological Nursing.
• Charlotte Liddell Scholarship Fund (District 5 Charitable Trust) - Preference given to a nursing student
focusing on psychiatric nursing from south Florida.
• Ruth Finnamore Scholarship Fund - Statewide open to all levels.
• Connie Dorry Memorial Scholarship Fund - Preference to a nurse practitioner student in Dade County.
• Great 100 Nursing Scholarship Fund – Preference given to student residing in Northeast Florida in an
undergraduate or graduate program.
• Louise Fiske Memorial Scholarship Fund (District 21) – For an undergraduate or graduate nurse from
Broward County.
• Ingeborg Mauksch Scholarship Fund – Preference given to Lee County students.
• Agnes Naughton Scholarship Fund - Agnes Naughton was a member of FNA until her death and really was
devoted to RN-BSN education. This scholarship goes to an RN returning to school for a baccalaureate
degree statewide.
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