Leslie Lancon Memorial Educational
Hospice Nursing Scholarship
Application
PURPOSE:
The annual scholarships will be awarded to support hospice and palliative care nursing excellence and education throughout Louisiana and Mississippi.
AWARD:
Louisiana Mississippi Hospice and Palliative Care (LMHPCO) will award six educational NBCHPN certification exam scholarships to reimburse the recipients for the cost of the NBCHPN Certification Exam. They will be awarded annually to: 1RN (CHPN); 1 LPN (CHPLN); and 1 NA (CHPNA) per state (LA and MS).
The scholarships will be offered on an annual basis running from April 1st to April 1st of each year. The recipients will be selected and notified in June; two announcements will be made the first will be in LMHPCO’s The Journal and the second at the Annual LMHPCO Leadership Conference.
REQUIREMENTS:
All responses must be typed in the online application. The application must be submitted online. Please print a copy of the application for your records. All recipients will be announced in the July LMHPCO Journal. Upon notification, all recipients will be required to submit a digital photo to the education director to be used in the announcement.
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. An employee in good standing of a LMHPCO member, with a minimum of two years of hospice experience.
2. May be a new or recertification applicant.
3. Must submit a completed NBCHPN Certification Exam Scholarship Application to the Education Chair of Louisiana-Mississippi Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (LMHPCO) by the April 1st deadline (all supporting documentation must be postmarked by April 1st).
4. Must submit a copy of the acknowledgement letter from the testing company indicating that the individual passed the certification exam.
5. Must submit one reference letter from a professional colleague.
6. Must submit a reference letter from the employer.
DEADLINE DATE:
The completed on-line application and supporting documentation must be submitted and postmarked to LMHPCO, by April 1. No faxed materials will be accepted. If you have any questions, please contact Nancy Dunn, Director of Education by email at
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MAIL TO:
Nancy Dunn, Director of Education
LMHPCO Leslie Lancon Memorial Scholarship
PO Box 1999
Batesville, MS 38606
Download:
Leslie Lancon Scholarship Application
