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wEBCONNECT Returning to School? Find Financial Aid Information Online [By Deborah Braccia, RN, MPA, OCN ®, ONS Web Site Editor] hallmark of any profession is education, but a concern with higher education and a consideration when returning to school is the expense. The Web is a great resource when looking for academic scholarships, grants, and other financial aid resources. ✱ Deborah Braccia, RN, MPA, OCN ® Title ONS awards, grants, and scholarships URL www.nursingawards.org Description ONS, the ONS Foundation, and the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation are dedicated to the professional development of oncology nurses around the world. Through their awards, scholarships, and research grants, the organizations seek to recognize nurses devoted to the care of individuals with cancer and to the specialty of oncology nursing. Offers master’s and doctoral degree scholarships in cancer nursing A free search engine that matches students with potential scholarship and grant opportunities Ensures that all eligible individuals can benefit from federally funded or federally guaranteed financial assistance for education beyond high school Supports nurse education, practice, and retention with scholarships, loans, and loan repayments to nursing students, RNs, and nursing faculty A American Cancer Society scholarships FastWeb www.cancer.org/docroot/RES/ RES_5.asp?sitearea=RES www.fastweb.com Federal student aid www.fafsa.ed.gov U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing Clinical Nurse Specialist SIG Wins ONStat Challenge Congratulations to the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Special Interest Group (SIG) for winning the SIG ONStat Challenge. The SIGs were challenged to help increase the number of participants in ONStat, the ONS grassroots response network. To win this challenge, the CNS SIG recruited 48% of their membership to join ONStat. The SIG will be recognized at the annual Congress for its great contribution to this program. For more information or to join ONStat, visit www.ons.org/lac/onstat.shtml. MAY 2008 ONS CONNECT 17 http://www.nursingawards.org http://www.cancer.org/docroot/RES/RES_5.asp?sitearea=RES http://www.fastweb.com http://www.fafsa.ed.gov http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing http://www.ons.org/lac/onstat.shtml

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ONS Connect - May 2008 Contents Editor's Note Just In ONS Leadership Development Institute A Year in the Life - Month Five Web Content Capitol Connection Notice Nursing Now Caregiver Care Put Evidence Into Practice to Prevent and Manage Constipation in Patients With Cancer Giant Database Allows Scientists to Share Information Calendar of Events Working for You Staying on Top

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