Donations at Work

The ONS Foundation advances cancer nursing careers through a wide variety of opportunities.
  • $83,948 approved in 2012 for conference scholarships
  • $65,000 approved in 2012 for academic scholarships
  • $99,993 approved in 2012 for research grants
  • $38,287 approved in 2012 for career development awards

Since 1981, the ONS Foundation has partnered with oncology nursing supporters, like you, to achieve the ONS mission to support oncology nursing to improve the lives of people with or at risk for cancer. Through generous donor support, the ONS Foundation has provided more than $23 million in funding support oncology nursing awards, grants, scholarships, and educational initiatives. These funds have played a critical role in improving patient care and advancing the oncology nursing profession.

The ONS Foundation is here to help you! Thousands of oncology nurses have been recipients of grant awards through the ONS Foundation. Here what past funding recipients are saying about how your support has made a difference:

Susan Hope Klein, RN, BSN, OCN® from California, received a 2012 Master’s Scholarship.

“As an oncology nurse for 24 years, I am looking forward to attending Congress for the first time! I appreciate the support from the ONS Foundation to help make this possible for me. As I complete a Master’s in Oncology and Palliative Care program in May, I look forward to incorporating my Congress experience with an Oncology Nurse Practitioner role.”

Linda Baer, RN, BSN, OCN® from Ohio, received a 2012 ONS Foundation Congress Scholarship.

“As an oncology nurse for 24 years, I am looking forward to attending Congress for the first time! I appreciate the support from the ONS Foundation to help make this possible for me. As I complete a Master’s in Oncology and Palliative Care program in May, I look forward to incorporating my Congress experience with an Oncology Nurse Practitioner role.’

Robyn A. Dunstan, RN, BSCN,CON(C) from British Columbia, Canada, received a 2012 Congress Scholarship.

“It is a great honor for me to receive this scholarship. It is a validation of the hard work and time I have dedicated to being an Oncology Nurse. I take great pride in accepting this opportunity to learn more and continue to better the standard of care at my institute. I am very excited to meet and learn from the Oncology Nurses in the United States. Thank you.”