ONS Excellence Awards


All awards, grants, and scholarships are tentative and subject to change based on funding availability.

Excellence in Blood and Marrow Transplantation


Award: Monetary award of $1000 and a plaque.

Purpose: To recognize and support excellence in nurses engaged in blood and marrow transplantation

Nominee's Eligibility Criteria:
The candidate must meet the following criteria:

  • Be a registered professional nurse and an active ONS member
  • Have at least two years of oncology nursing experience
  • Be a recognized expert in the field of blood and marrow transplantation (e.g., through publications, presentations, research, and peer review)
  • Made a significant contribution to one or more of the following related to blood and marrow transplantation: professional/patient education, clinical practice, and/or nursing research
  • Serves as a role model for other nurses.

Criteria:
The scoring criteria for judging this nomination is as follows:

  • ONS involvement: Participation should include involvement at the local or national level.
    • Includes membership on committees, holding office, or task force participation.
  • Recognized expert in the field of blood and marrow transplantation, contributing to the development of blood and marrow transplantation.
    • Includes articles in newsletters, journals, reports, video, multimedia, computer assisted instruction, chapters in books (do not include research here, include research in last criteria point).
  • Significant contribution to the following areas:  
    • Professional/patient education related to blood and marrow transplantation
    • Presentations
    • Examples in letters of role modeling
    • Specific educational interventions
    • Program development
    • Support groups
    • Adjunct faculty to preceptor for students
    • Community outreach
  • Clinical practice related to blood and marrow transplantation:
    • Theoretical concepts used
    • Nursing process used
    • Professional development of self and others
    • Multidisciplinary collaboration
    • Quality assurance
    • Ethical decision-making used
    • Reviews/applies nursing research
    • Blood and marrow transplantation research

Application deadline: Application deadline has expired.