Support for Nursing Education

One of the ways CNF meets its purpose and goals is to provide funding for a variety of nursing education activities. Examples of funding for educational activities include support of the CE Day at the  CNA Annual Convention, support of the Annual Rocky Mountain Regional Multidisciplinary Research and Evidence-Based Symposium, support of the International Conference on Caring,  support of The Children's Hospital Evidence Based Practice Poster Fair, and support of the Colorado Nurses Association New Graduate Education Activity and Job Fair.  Requests for funding may be made by nursing and health related individuals and organizations.

Funding for Educational Activities

CNF is a foundation devoted to creating nursing excellence through the promotion of educational and scientific activities and community based projects. 

 The goals of the Colorado Nurses Foundation are to:

• Conduct and support health related projects that benefit consumers and enhance the image of  nursing,

• Enhance nursing excellence,

• Conduct educational programs related to nursing and health,

• Promote unified action by nursing and health care organizations,

• Support educational scholarships,

• Foster creativity and innovation in nurses and their practice,

• Provide a mechanism for nurses and nursing organizations to obtain funding for projects and   research.

 CNF provides funding for a variety of nursing education activities.  Requests for funding will be evaluated on the basis of the following:

•    Funding will be made only to nursing and health related individuals and organizations

•   Funds must be used to provide educational activities that are available to nurses in the    state of Colorado;

•  The educational activity must be related to the purpose and goals of CNF; 

•  Requests must be made at least 60 days prior to the activity and will not be considered after the activity has been held;

• Requests will not be considered for individual scholarships.

       Click here for current CNF Educational Activity Funding Guidelines

       Click here for current CNF Educational Activity Funding Application

Grants

Individuals and organizations may apply to CNF for grants for educational and scientific activities and community based projects. Examples of projects which have received grant funding from CNF include research on smoking cessation, development of educational materials about the role of Advanced Practice Nurses, and support for purchase of educational materials for at-risk teens at a crisis center.

Click here for current CNF Grant Guidelines

Click here for current CNF Grant  Application Form