The de Souza Institute is pleased to support nurses who are expanding their skills and knowledge in the area of oncology and palliative/hospice care. Financial support is available for a number of educational and mentorship opportunities.
*** Deadline May 31, 2012 ***
The 2012 Summer Institute of Clinical Health Research is an intensive program covering the principles and applications of conducting Clinical Health Research. de Souza Institute is sponsoring a limited number of oncology nurses who are currently conducting or interested in carrying out a project, i.e., a descriptive research project, clinical trial, a needs assessment or a program evaluation, to take this course. In addition to covering the tuition fee, up to $400 stipend will be provided to recepients who live 150 km outside of Toronto to cover travel and accommodation costs. The recipients will be required to complete the five day summer institute program and three additional training sessions with de Souza faculty to complete the development of a research project in oncology. The three sessions will be offered via one in person session , and two video/teleconference sessions to be scheduled in July and August 2012. Application deadline May 31, 2012.
To apply for the sponsorship, please click here to complete the application form. You are also required to submit a one page description on a project of your interest to be developed during the summer institute. For detailed information on what needs to be included in the one page project description, please click here. Because of limited funding availability, only a selected number of applicants will be accepted for the sponsorship support for the summer institute. Decision for the sponsorship support will be communicated with all applicants by May 31, 2012.
*** Deadline Feb 17 2012 ***
If you are a Registered Nurse in Ontario, working towards your de Souza Designation, you are eligible to apply for de Souza Financial Support of up to $5000 towards a Clinical Fellowship required for a de Souza Designation. Click here to read all the details on eligibility and guidelines.
If you have written the following exams, reimbursement is currently available:
Please see our reimbursement policy and instructions prior to filling out the form. Note: The deadline for submitting the reimbursement papers is September 30, 2012 for those who plan on writing their exam in 2012.
Reimbursement for travel and accommodation expenses is available for select scheduled de Souza events. Read our full Travel and Accomodation Policy.