WeRPN Education Trust Fund

The Education Trust Fund (ETF) was established in 1990. Each year, WeRPN dedicates one dollar from every membership to the Fund to offer practical nursing student members in their first or second year of study access to educational bursaries valued at $1000.

Eligibility

To be eligible for ETF funding, applicants must:

Be currently enrolled in a Practical Nursing program (full-time or part-time) at an accredited Ontario college.
Be a student member of WeRPN.

Application Requirements

To apply for an Education Trust Fund bursary, applicants must submit the following:

Completed Application Form
Applicant Essay: Each applicant is required to submit a 750-1000 word scholarly essay using APA formatting on one of the following topics:

Client Centred Care
Patient Advocacy
Scope of Practice
Leadership

Letter of Reference: Applicants must submit a letter from a nursing faculty using their educational institution’s official letterhead, stating professionalism and/or performance of the student.

Submitting your Application

Applications for the bursary award opens in September and must be submitted through the online form below.

The deadline to submit an application is October 31st of each year.

Applicants will be notified about funding decisions by November 30th.

For additional information contact the WeRPN office at 905-602-4664 or 1-877-602-4664 ext. 228

or send an email to awards@werpn.com

2025 WeRPN Education Trust Fund Bursary Application Form

Student Information

Name(Required)

First Name and Last Name

WeRPN Student Membership Number:(Required)

College(Required)

Graduation Date

Student Email (email address issued by your college)(Required)

Phone(Required)

Home Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Postal Code

Student/Mailing Address

If different from Home Address

Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Postal Code

Applicant's Essay

Submit an essay of 750 to 1000 words on one of the following topics, scholarly format using APA: Client Centred Care, Patient Advocacy, Scope of Practice, Leadership.(Required)

IMPORTANT: Essays will be scored on the following: Focus on one of the four stated topics, clear understanding of the chosen topic, connection of the topic to RPN issues and practice, effective use of references to support understanding and opinion, and integration of references within the paper. (PDF format only)

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 50 MB.

Reference Letter

Letter from Nursing Faculty on Educational Institution Letterhead stating professionalism and/or performance of the student.(Required)

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 50 MB.

Email notification(Required)

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