Military Nurses of Canada Award
Direct application
Eligibility
About this scholarship
Master's-level nursing students in Canada with a connection to military nursing may apply for this Canadian Nurses Foundation award; preference is given to military or former military nurses, or their relatives.
This merit-based award is granted through the Canadian Nurses Foundation's annual scholarship program; master's-level awards are valued at up to $5,000.
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 the competency assessment completed through the CNF application portal
- 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)
- Relatives of military or former military nurses are preferred.
- Submit the CNF online application; one application covers all CNF awards for which the applicant qualifies.
- An applicant may receive at most one CNF award per year.