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The Ron Brady Career Mobility Scholarship is intended to support a qualified SUNA member in pursuit of a baccalaureate degree in nursing or other advanced nursing degree that will enhance his/her urologic nursing practice. The $1,500 scholarship is to be awarded annually beginning in 1998. If there is no eligible candidate for a given year, the scholarship will not be awarded. Recipients cannot reapply for 3 full years.

Eligiblity Criteria

• Current member of SUNA in good standing
• Member of SUNA for a minimum of 2 consecutive years
• Currently employed in urology practice
• Accepted or enrolled in a baccalaureate or other advanced nursing degree program
• Applicant must provide typed documentation of career/education goals to include:
  1. Place of employment.
  2. Type of urologic care provided.
  3. Name of institution and degree program (transcript - can be unofficial).
  4. How degree will apply to applicant's urologic nursing practice.
  5. Time frame for completion of degree.
  6. How funds will be used in meeting educational needs.

Application Deadline

June 1

Download the Ron Brady Career Mobility Scholarship Application Form

Registration scholarships are provided by sponsors and maintained through the SUNA Foundation. Each scholarship will provide conference registration fee up to a maximum of $500, which will be paid at the time of conference registration. One registration scholarship shall be dedicated to a 1-year SUNA member (defined as 1-year to 23-month SUNA membership at the time of application). Any unused funds are non-transferable. The registration scholarships are for ALL levels of SUNA membership that meet the eligibility criteria.

Eligibility Criteria

1. Membership must be current and active for the immediate past 1-2 years (see individual scholarship application for requirements).
2. Currently employed in urologic health care.
3. Applicant must provide a completed application prior to the stated deadline.
4. Applicant must meet the terms as stipulated under the funded scholarship, as described below:
   • Past Presidents Scholarship
   • Arthur T. Evans Memorial Scholarship

Selection Process

1. Application is to be submitted to the SUNA national office by December 31.
2. The SUNA Foundation Board of Trustees will evaluate the eligible requests and select the recipients or will form a task force for this purpose. In the event of equal qualifications, further documentation may be required.
3. Applicants will be notified of their status in a timely manner.

Recipient's Responsibility

1. Recipient may register for the conference by mail, fax, or online.
2. Recipient must attend all educational presentations indicated on registration form.
3. Recipient must write a letter to the SUNA National Office describing the experience and the effect it had on their career with permission to publish the letter.
4. Recipients cannot apply again for any Foundation Scholarship for 3 full years.

The SUNA Foundation provides expenses up to a maximum of $1,500 for the annual uroLogic Conference, which will be reimbursed after submission accompanied by original receipts for registration, travel, hotel, and meals. Any unused funds are non-transferable.

Note: All applications will be blinded by the Foundation Chairperson, with identifying information removed, before being sent to the Trustees for review. Important components of the application are current work experience and contributions to SUNA. For applicants who do not have a local SUNA chapter in their area, the applicant may expand on current work experience and describe how the material from the conference will be used to mentor others in their work setting and note the lack of a local chapter on the application. A statement about how the material will be utilized after the conference is very important in the application review process.

Eligibility Criteria

1. Membership must be current and active for the immediate past 2 years. (1 scholarship available)*
2. For Novice Scholarship ~ Membership must be current and active for the immediate past 12-23 months. (1 scholarship available)**
3. Currently employed in urologic health care.
4. Program content must relate to area of employment.
5. Applicant must provide a completed application form prior to stated deadline.

Selection Process

1. Application is to be received in the SUNA national office by June 1.
2. The SUNA Foundation Board of Trustees will evaluate the eligible requests and select the recipient or will form a task force for this purpose. In the event of equal qualifications, further documentation may be required.
3. Applicants will be notified of their status in a timely manner.

Recipient's Responsibility

1. Recipient must attend all educational presentations indicated on registration form.
2. Recipient must write a letter to the SUNA Foundation care of the SUNA National Office describing the experience and the effect it had on their career with permission to publish the letter.
3. Recipient must come to the Foundation booth during the exhibits for a photograph with a Trustee.
4. Recipient must submit a provided authorized SUNA travel voucher form with ORIGINAL receipts within 30 days of the meeting attended.
5. Recipients cannot reapply for 3 full years.

Purpose: The purpose of the Chapter Enhancement Scholarship is to promote chapter educational activities and/or community programs that uphold the missions of SUNA and the SUNA Foundation within local SUNA chapters.

Description: Annually, four qualifying chapters will be eligible to receive a scholarship up to $200. All active affiliated SUNA chapters are eligible to apply for and receive the scholarship award. ​This is a privately funded scholarship and will be discontinued when available funds have been utilized.

Procedure: Chapters must submit a completed application by June 30. The SUNA Foundation Trustees and the Foundation Chair will review the applications. Chapters will be notified of their award status by August 1. The four chapters chosen will be announced during the Annual Conference.

Recipient’s Responsibility: Recipient chapters will be expected to submit documentation either written or electronically to the Foundation board regarding the educational offering or community program within 30-60 days from its conclusion. The documentation should include how the educational offering and/or community program benefited the chapter or greater population.

Criteria: All affiliated SUNA Chapters are eligible to apply for and receive the Chapter Enhancement Scholarship Award. Active chapter status will be verified with the SUNA Secretary. A current Chapter Review form should be on file. Chapters may apply annually as appropriate; previously awarded chapters will be ineligible to apply for the next three years. Chapters must submit their application complete with detailed description of the proposed educational and/or community programs by June 30.

Download the Chapter Enhancement Scholarship Application

Application Deadline: June 30

Letter from Chapter Enhancement Scholarship Recipient

The Syracuse Chapter was awarded a Chapter Enhancement Scholarship in June 2018 to subsidize our participation in the "Spring into Health" fair in 2019. Our chapter attended the event, which was held on Sunday April 7, in conjunction with Natur-Tyme, a local health store, along with 30 other vendors. We used our scholarship to sponsor a booth. Chapter members volunteered at the booth and talked with participants about urologic health. We discussed four main topics: kidney stones, bladder health, hematuria, and prostate cancer. For each topic, we provided questions for participants to answer for a chance to win a free water bottle. More than 250 participants stopped at our booth and shared their experiences with us. SUNA fact sheets related to the main topics also were available at the table. On behalf of the chapter, I want to express our appreciation for having been awarded the scholarship. This community event was an extremely rewarding experience.

Susan Lipsy, ANP-BC, CUNP
Syracuse Chapter President

Description: Start-up chapters may apply for a one time grant for $100 to support the growth and development of a new chapter in accordance with the missions of SUNA and the SUNA Foundation.

Eligibility Criteria

1. Start-up chapters must receive recommendations for the funds from their Director-at-Large.
2. Submitted applications must be complete and include a description of the proposed use of the funds and how this will benefit the growth and development of the start-up chapter.
3. Start- up chapters may only receive the funding once but if they are unsuccessful after receiving the funds and then reform again they will become eligible again to re- apply for this funding as a new entity.

Selection Process

1. Completed applications must be submitted to the SUNA National Office.
2. Directors-at-Large will review the application and submit their recommendations to the SUNA Foundation to award the funds.
3. The start-up chapters will be notified of their funds.

Recipient's Responsibility: Recipients will communicate progress on their chapter formation to their Directors-at-Large. 

Download the Chapter Start-Up Funds Application