Call for Applications

2020 Helene Fuld Health Trust Scholarships

All applications MUST be received online by 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time (PST) on Wednesday, 1 April 2020. We highly encourage you to begin and complete your application before Wednesday, 1 April 2020. Those providing your letters of support will have until Sunday, 5 April 2020 (11:59 p.m. PST).

1. General Online Application Instructions

   Applicants will be automatically informed of the unique ID numbers and passwords assigned to their application. Applications may be viewed and modified at any time between submission and the deadline, using the assigned ID# and password.

   The online application system divides the submittal process into a series of steps. The applicant will complete the requirements for a step, review and save the step, then proceed to next step following the buttons at the bottom of each page. Steps must be completed in sequence. At any point prior to the application deadline, you may revisit any completed step within your application to make editorial changes. Click the applicable step in the step tab bar, edit the data, and save the step once again.

Online Application Steps and Guidelines:

1. School Information

   Sigma requires the following school information:

   • Student Status
   • Program Start Date
   • Name of School of Nursing
   • School Telephone Number
   • School Contact: Name and Email Address
   • Is this school/program is NLN CNEA, ACEN or CCNE accredited
   • Percentage of the program completed
   • Anticipated Date of Graduation
   • At the completion of this program, what degree will you receive
   • Agreement to participate in long-term evaluations.

2. Applicant

   Enter applicant's name, affiliation, contact information and R.N. License Information (if available) ie. R.N. License Number, State, Expiration Date.

3. Biographical Information

   Sigma requires the applicant to submit Biographical Information i.e. CV with their application. The following MUST be included in the CV file:

   • Previous Education (include the Institution Name, Location, Degree/Diploma and Date of Completion)
   • Work Experience (include the Dates, Position, Institution, Location - List most recent position last)
   • Membership in Professional Organizations - Both nursing and non-nursing (include the Date of Membership and Organization)

   The following file types may be uploaded: PDF document (*.pdf), Word document (*.doc), or DOCX file (*.docx).

4. Essay

   In 500 words or less, define how your professional goals will advance nursing leadership, scholarship, and service. Please include links to list of examples. Any provided link(s) will count towards the word limit.

5. Transcript/Letter of Acceptance

   Sigma requires the applicant to submit their current Transcript (if currently enrolled) or a Letter of Acceptance for the 2020-2021 academic year program. Non-official transcripts are accepted.

   The following file types may be uploaded: PDF document (*.pdf), Word document (*.doc), DOCX file (*.docx), JPEG image (*.jpg), PNG image (*.png), or GIF image (*.gif).

6. Letters of Support

   Sigma requires a minimum of two letters of support to be submitted by listed references on the application. Upon completing this step, an email message will be sent to the person you identify, asking him/her to submit a letter of support for the application. Please ensure that the email address you provide for this person is a working email address. Please inform this reference that he/she will be asked to submit an letter of support online, and that Sigma will provide him/her via email with the necessary password and Web page address.

   Once the reference has submitted his/her letter of support online, you will receive a confirmation email that the letter of support was received by the Sigma online system. Please note, sometimes universities and/or institutions block these confirmation emails, mistaking them for spam. By periodically accessing your submission and clicking the menu icon (top left) then the "View Submission" link and then scrolling down to the "References and Letters of Support" section, you will be able to see the status of your letter of support. We suggest your reference adds sigmascholarships@confex.com to their email safe list to ensure receiving the communication regarding your letter of support request.

   Letter of Support Deadline:  All letters of support must be received by Sunday, 5 April 2020 (11:59 p.m. PST), in order for the application to be reviewed by Sigma staff.

7. Confirmation

   You will have a chance to look over the application to make sure all is complete. Any changes that you make will be reflected instantly in what is seen by the Sigma staff. You DO NOT need to go through all of the submission steps in order to change one thing, simply utilize the step links in the Application Control Panel and edit previously entered information. At any point in the online submission process, prior to the submission deadline, you can return to a previous completed step (even if the Confirmation step was completed) and make edits to the submission.

Begin an Application: