PrintUNA awards 2026 annual Nursing Education Scholarships
Each year, United Nurses of Alberta awards up to 15 annual scholarships of $1,500 to nursing students from across the province as well as one Canadian Federation of Nurses Scholarship also worth $1,500.
Scholarship recipients must be in their first year of nursing studies in an approved Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse track program in Alberta and must also be related to a UNA member or associate member in good standing.
“UNA is always proud to support new students as they start their nursing education in post-secondary institutions across the province,” said UNA President Heather Smith. “We always encourage recipients of the UNA Nursing Education Scholarship to remain in Alberta as they advance through their careers.”
Young nurses like those who receive the UNA scholarship are the reason UNA keeps up the fight for working conditions and incentives that are required to recruit and retain new generations of Alberta nurses, Smith added. Each scholarship recipient must complete an application form and write a short essay answering the question, “How do you think UNA impacts working conditions and patient care?”
This year’s confirmed UNA Nursing Education Scholarship winners are:
- Chantel Laser, a student at Mount Royal University, sponsored Caleb Laser of Local 95, Alberta Children’s Hospital
- Payton Best, a student at Red Deer Polytechnic, sponsored by, Tricia Best of Local 79, Grey Nuns Community Hospital/Edmonton Continuing Care
- Sylvia Cutul, a student at the University of Calgary, sponsored by Alexandra Cutul of Local 85, Sturgeon Community Hospital and Health Centre
- Erica Harris, a student at Northwestern Polytechnic, sponsored by Fern Harris, Local 33, Royal Alexandra Hospital
- Carter Weber, a student at MacEwan University, sponsored by Frances Weber, Local 2, Red Deer Regional Hospital/ Extendicare Michener
- Gabriel Ramirez Briseno, a student at Medicine Hat College, sponsored by Catherine Eisenlohr, Local 126, Palliser Community
- Gwenhwyvar Horvath, a student at Northwestern Polytechnic, sponsored by Lisa Horvath, Local 5, Lacombe Hospital and Care Centre/ Bentley Care Centre
- Hannah Lacsina, a student at Northwestern Polytechnic, sponsored by Bamvi Lacisina, Local 37, Grande Prairie Regional Hospital/Grande Prairie Care Centre
- Asha Abdi, a student at MacEwan University, sponsored by Asha Nouh, Local 196, Edmonton Community
- John Brul, a student at MacEwan University, sponsored by Maria Brul, Local 121, Rockyview Hospital
- Ben Weiss, a student at Lethbridge Polytechnic, sponsored by Jaclyn Machacek, Local 120, Chinook Regional Hospital
- Chelsey St. Amour, a student at Mount Royal University, sponsored by Jillian St. Amour, Local 313, Strathmore District Health Services
- Anjum Rabbi, a student at the University of Alberta, sponsored by Noor Ul-Huda, Local 301, University Hospital, Stollery Children’s Hospital, Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, Edmonton Clinic
- Sarah Howse, a student at Keyano College, sponsored by Stephanie Howse, Local 229, Lamont Health Care Centre
- Ella Kosciolek, a student at Red Deer Polytechnic, sponsored by Amanda Kosciolek, Local 301, Stollery Children’s Hospital, Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, Edmonton Clinic
Gabriel Chang, a student at MacEwan University, was the winner of the CFNU Scholarship. He was sponsored by, Michelle Bass, Local 33, Royal Alexandra Hospital.
Apply for a 2027 UNA Nursing Education Scholarship
Online applications for the UNA Nursing Education Scholarships are open and must be completed and submitted by 4:30 p.m. on October 15.
The scholarships are awarded annually to students in their first year of nursing studies in an approved nursing program in Alberta who are related to a UNA member or associate member in good standing.
To complete the apply for the scholarships, applicants must fill out the application form and submit a short essay that answers the question: “How do you think UNA impacts working conditions and patient care?”
United Nurses of Alberta awards up to 15 nursing scholarships of $1,500 each year and one award of $1,500 sponsored by the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions for students enrolled in first-year Registered Nurse- or Registered Psychiatric Nurse-track programs. This scholarship is not intended for postgraduate studies.
