Upsilon Scholarships, Grants & Awards

Nursing Student Scholarship Award

Upsilon Chapter, STTI Award Criteria and Eligibility:

Baccalaureate Students (Traditional and Accelerated Students)

1. Must be enrolled in the NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing on a full-time basis.
2. Must have attained an overall grade point average of 3.5 and have no incomplete grades.
3. Must be able to demonstrate involvement in activities within NYU College of Nursing, the University, or community, and overall leadership activities.
4. Must have at least one semester left to be eligible in using the award.

Graduate Students

1. Must be enrolled in an accredited nursing graduate program on a full-time or part-time basis.
2. Must have completed at least one-fourth of the required nursing courses.
3. Must be a member of good standing in the Upsilon Chapter of STTI.
4. Must have attained an overall grade point average of 3.5 and have no incomplete grades.
5. Must demonstrate accomplishment and leadership in professional and community activities.

Doctoral Students (PhD and DNP Students)

1. Must be a member of good standing in the Upsilon Chapter of STTI.
2. Must have a minimum educational preparation of a Master’s degree in Nursing or in a related field.
3. DNP candidates must have an approved EBP / QI project proposal at the time of application submission or a letter from their DNP Faculty Chair stating that the proposal will be defended before the application submission deadline.
4. PhD candidates must have an approved dissertation research proposal at the time of application submission or a letter from their dissertation chairperson stating that the proposal will be defended before the application submission deadline.
5. Qualitative or quantitative research approaches and designs will be considered for dissertation research.
6. A copy of the signed dissertation research or EBP /QI project proposal approval form or letter should be included in the application appendix.
7. Only the attached dissertation research or EBP /PI proposal guidelines, application forms, and agreement forms will be accepted.

Friend of Nursing

Nominations can be accepted only by chapter members. Examples of individuals and organizations that may be nominated (not an inclusive list):

1. A printer that produces the chapter’s newsletter consistently and with a high level of excellence
2. A person who produces and/or maintains the chapter’s website.
3. A local business that consistently sponsors the chapter or donates time, money, resources, or services for chapter events.
4. A member of a nursing school’s support staff who consistently exceeds the expectations required of his or her job.
5. Non-nursing instructors who have taken additional steps to help teach nursing students at their university
6. Individuals who have made significant contributions to nursing or to advance the nursing profession or the health of people on a local or regional level.

Nominees for the Friend of Nursing Award must:

1. Demonstrate a commitment to the ideals and purposes of Sigma Theta Tau International.
2. Demonstrate superior achievement and leadership in their field of work.
3. Contribute to the long-term significance of the chapter, the nursing profession, and/or the health of people within a local or regional area. Nominators are responsible for submitting a complete application packet. Incomplete packets will not be considered.

Baccalaureate and Graduate Students

Applicants are responsible for submitting a complete application packet. Incomplete packets will not be considered. All applications must include the following:

1. A completed Application Form.
2. An official school transcript.
3. A personal statement (not to exceed 2 pages) in narrative form, which will include professional and /or community activities within the past three years. Specify the type of activity, and participation (e.g. elected or voluntary, committee member or individual participant), and specify tasks, projects, roles, outcomes, and goals accomplished.
4. Current resume/curriculum vitae (limited to 2 pages).
5. Two letters of recommendation documenting contributions to professional, community, and/or scholarly activities.

Doctoral Students

Applicants are responsible for submitting a complete application packet. Incomplete packets will not be considered. All applications must include the following:

1. A completed Application Form.
   1. PhD Grant Application
   2. DNP Grant Application
2. A completed Agreement Form (found within the application linked above).
3. A completed proposal, based on the attached Quantitative Research Proposal Guidelines or Qualitative Research Proposal Guidelines.
4. Institutional Review Board approval or notice of exemption, if available.
5. Curriculum vitae for principal investigator and all co-investigators.
6. Completed Budget Form (found within the application linked above).

Friend of Nursing Award

1. A completed Application Form.
2. One- to two-page letter from the nominator specifying how the nominee meets the criteria.

All materials are due no later than 5:00 PM on the application due date. Materials must be submitted electronically to the Scholarships, Grants, and Awards Committee at scholarships.upsilon@gmail.com.

Please direct questions to the Scholarships, Grants, and Awards Committee at scholarships.upsilon@gmail.com

Award recipients will be notified within three months. Award presentations will be made during the Upsilon Annual Induction and Awards Ceremony each Spring.

We would like to congratulate all scholarship and grant recipients!

2018 Scholarship, Grant, and Award Recipients

Graduate Scholarships:

• Lisa Konopko
• Natalya Pasklinsky
• William Rosa

Undergraduate Scholarships:

• KP Mendoza
• Mary Ragaglia

Doctoral Grants:

• Erica Liebermann, PhD Candidate - "Barriers to Adoption of Evidence-Based Practice for Cervical Cancer Prevention in the Dominican Republic"
• Laura Jean Ridge, PhD Candidate - "A Case Study of How Task Shifting Influences the Intellectual Capital of Nursing in Liberia"

Friend of Nursing Award:

• Peri Rosenfeld PhD, Director of the Center for Innovations in the Advancement of Care (CIAC), NYU Langone Health

2019 Scholarship, Grant, and Award Recipients

Graduate Scholarships:

• Sandy Cayo

Undergraduate Scholarships:

• Larissa Burka
• Lisa Lin
• Shannon McBrien

Doctoral Grants:

• Jennifer Reed, PhD Candidate - "Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Non-Malignant Pain: A Survey of Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care"

2020 Scholarship, Grant, and Award Recipients

Graduate Scholarships:

• Lauren V. Ghazal
• Theresa Hroncich

Undergraduate Scholarships:

• Alexandra Farcas

Doctoral Grants:

• Rida S. Gharzeddine, PhD Candidate – “An Exploratory Analysis of Sociodemographic Variables, Clinical Factors and Lifestyle Behaviors Associated with Insomnia and The Relationship Between Insomnia and Medication Adherence Among Individuals with Heart Failure”
• Gladys Vallespir Ellett, PhD Candidate – “The Lived Experience of Expectant First-Time Fathers During Their Partner’s Pregnancy”
• Nicole B. Perez, PhD Candidate – “Epigenetic Age and Depressive Symptoms In African American Women With Cardiometabolic Conditions”

2021 Scholarship, Grant, and Award Recipients

Undergraduate Scholarships:

• So Young Chun
• Rosabel Wu

Doctoral Grants:

• Jackie Cassagnol, PhD Candidate – “Haitian Nurses' Perceptions About Disaster Preparedness and Disaster Nursing”
• Christy Jared, PhD Candidate – “The Meaning of Co-Occurring Obesity and Adverse Childhood Experiences for Women”