Each year, the NYS ID/DD Nurses Association offers a $1000 scholarship to encourage LPNs and other staff working in the field of intellectual/developmental disabilities to explore or remain in the field of Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Nursing.
Applications are due by April 15. All documents must be in one PDF or one Word document. The scholarship winner will be chosen from the eligible applicants by a selection committee of the NYS ID/DD Nurses Association. The recipient will be notified by the end of June.
An eligible applicant is:
To apply, submit one PDF document with the following information:
Email application letters to: NYS ID/DD Nurses Association / Scholarship Committee at information@nysidddna.org or mail to NYS ID/DD Nurses Association, c/o Scholarship Committee, PO Box 25832, Rochester, NY 14625.
If you have questions, please write to information@nysidddna.org for assistance.
2021 Scholarship Winner:
Antonia L. Cato
Administrator of Residential Services, CFDS
2020 Scholarship Winner:
Olivia Robinson
Nursing Assistant, Catskill Regional Medical Center
2019 Scholarship Winner:
Laura Musselwhite
2017 Scholarship Winner:
Alesha Ransey
Broome County
2016 Scholarship Winner:
David Sheffield