Frances Moran Award
Direct application
Eligibility
About this scholarship
Indigenous nursing students at the PhD level in Canada may apply for this Canadian Nurses Foundation award.
This merit-based award is granted through the Canadian Nurses Foundation's annual scholarship program; doctoral-level awards are valued at up to $10,000.
One Canadian Nurses Foundation application covers every award you qualify for. The application opens January 1 and closes in mid-March each year (the 2026 cycle closed March 17, 2026); recipients are notified in July, and each applicant can receive at most one award per year.
Applicants submit a resume or CV, confirmation of registration from their school, transcripts (unofficial accepted), and one or two references from academic supervisors, who complete a short competency assessment through the application portal. Canadian citizenship or permanent residence and enrollment in a Canadian nursing program are required.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Resume or curriculum vitae
- Confirmation of registration from school
- Transcripts (unofficial accepted)
- One or two references from academic supervisors, including competency assessment
- Resume or curriculum vitae
- Confirmation of registration from your school
- Transcripts (unofficial accepted)
- One or two references from academic supervisors (short competency assessment via the CNF online application portal)
- Submit the CNF online application; one application covers all CNF awards for which the applicant qualifies.