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.

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.

Previous Award Recipients and Certification Listings

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