The Nurses Emergency Assistance Grant is to aid members in need of financial assistance.

One goal of WSNF is to assist registered nurses in providing quality nursing care through the awarding of scholarships and grants. When nurses are suffering significant hardship, their ability to provide quality care may be adversely affected.

Early WSNA founder Etta B Cummings, established a fund to assist “Sick and Worn Out Nurses of Washington State.”  The WSNF Nurses Emergency Assistance Grant continues that legacy of caring for nurses who are experiencing significant financial hardship due to illness, injury, disability, loss of employment or crisis.

Emergency assistance program funds are not intended to pay for WSNA dues or educational expenses.

Eligibility

  1. Applicant is a current member of WSNA.

  2. Financial circumstances due to illness, injury, disability, loss of employment or other crisis that have affected the applicant’s ability to meet personal/family needs.

  3. Have not received Nurses Emergency Assistance Grant funds within the past year.

Amount of grant

$500

  1. Recipient agrees that funds received from the WSNF Nurses Emergency Assistance Grant will be used to fund personal/family needs.

  2. Recipient agrees that funds will not be used for WSNA membership dues or for educational expenses.

Responsibilities of recipient

Apply

Decisions will be communicated to applicants within 14 business days of receipt of application.