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Awards, Grants and Bursaries

Each year, we proudly honour excellence in our specialty!
Our annual Awards, Grants and Bursaries celebrate individual excellence, expertise, outstanding achievements, professional development, and superior contributions to the association and our critical care specialty. If you know someone who has made a difference, we welcome your nominations.

Award Submission Deadline: June 1 @ 2359 hrs ET

Review all awards as some deadlines may differ

Review the overall award, bursary, grant criteria before submitting an application.
Exceptions to the overall criteria cannot be granted.

    2024 Award Recipients

    CACCN Overall Award Criteria

    Nominees and applicants must:

    1. be a current/active member of the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses (CACCN) for a minimum of one (1) year prior to the application/nomination for all awards, bursaries, grants.
    2. Exceptions to the membership criteria are:
      1. Brenda Morgan Leadership Excellence Award – member, for a minimum of five (5) consecutive years
      2. Life Member Award – member, for a minimum of ten (10) consecutive years.
    3. be licensed to practice nursing in Canada.
      1. Exception to the licensing is the Life Member Award.
    4. complete the application/nomination via the online award, bursary and grant submission system.
    5. provide signed applications and/or nomination letters (physical or electronic signatures accepted), where required.
    6. provide contact information for applicants, nominees and those providing character references, chapter and/or national involvement, to verify authenticity, where required.

    Thank you to our sponsors – we value your support!

    Submission DeadlineDeadline June 1Criteria, Application Links

    BBraun Sharing Expertise Award
    Sponsored by
    BBraun Medical of Canada Ltd    		Presented to an individual who exhibits stellar leadership and mentoring abilities in critical care. 

    Award:  Conference Tuition, Travel Bursary, Hotel Bursary to a maximum of $1750    		Criteria

    Online Submission

    Spacelabs Innovative Project Awards
    Sponsored by
    Spacelabs Healthcare
    		Presented to a critical care nurse or group of critical care nurses who develop a project that will enhance their professional development.

    Awards:
    1st Place $1000
    2nd Place $ 500
    OR
    Two Awards: $750    		Criteria
    (Revised Criteria 2023)

    Online Submission
    Brenda Morgan Leadership Excellence Award
    Sponsored by CACCN    		Presented to a critical care nurse who, on a consistent basis demonstrates outstanding performance in leadership in CACCN and critical care.

    Award: Trophy and $1000
    Criteria

    Online Submission
    Canadian Intensive Care Week “Spotlight” Challenge Award
    Sponsored by CACCN    		Presented to a group of critical care nurses who develop an activity and/or event to profile their local Critical Care Team during Canadian Intensive Care Week held annually in October.

    Bursary: $500    		Criteria

    Online Submission
    Certification Bursary
    Initial Certification
    Sponsored by CACCN
    		Provided annually to assist critical care nurses who successfully complete the certification examination in our specialty – CNCC(C) and CNCCP(C).

    Initial: $1,000 annually
    2 eligible members @ $500    		Deadline for 2024 examination applicants:
    March 31, 2025

    Criteria

    Online Submission


    Certification Bursary
    Renewal Certification
    Sponsored by CACCN    		Provided annually to assist critical care nurses who successfully renew certification in our specialty – CNCC(C) and CNCCP(C).

    Renewal: $1,000 annually​
    4 eligible members @ $250    		Deadline for 2024 renewal applicants:
    March 31, 2025

    Criteria

    Online Submission

    Chasing Excellence Award
    Sponsored by CACCN    		Presented to a critical care nurse who consistently demonstrates excellence in critical care nursing practice.

    Award: $ 1000    		Criteria

    Online Submission

    Graduate Education Bursary
    Sponsored by CACCN
    		Presented to assist critical care nurses to pursue Master’s or Doctoral education with a focus on critical care nursing​.

    Bursary: $1000     		Criteria

    Sample Application

    Merit Points application 
    Word PDF

    Online Submission
    Research Grant
    Sponsored by CACCN
    		Awarded to a critical care nurse who is the investigator of a research study that is relevant to the practice of critical care nursing.

    Grant:  $2500 
    		Grant Criteria
    (Revised Criteria 2023)

    Research Grant Estimated Budget Form

    Online Submission
    ** EST = Eastern Standard Time
    Questions: contact National Office at caccn@caccn.ca or 866-477-9077 / 519-207-7007

    Previous Award Recipients and Certification Listings

    Daisy Foundation

    DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System. The DAISY Foundation was formed in November, 1999, by the family of J. Patrick Barnes who died at age 33 of complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP). During his hospitalization, Pat’s family was truly touched by his nurses’ care – not only the impressive clinical skill but especially the compassion and kindness they showed Pat and his family. So when he died, his family felt compelled to express their profound gratitude to nurses for the work they do for patients and their families every day. Today, The DAISY Award honors extraordinary nursing care in nearly 1,800 healthcare facilities in fourteen countries, including Canada.  Over 40,000 nurses have been honored, to date, and over 140,000 nurses nominated for The DAISY Award.  Why Meaningful Recognition is so important:  More Information