AORN Scholarship Program
AORN Foundation scholarships are awarded on an annual basis. Deadline for completing the application is June 15. The AORN Scholarship Committee meets each summer to award scholarships. The 2009-10 academic year scholarship application will be available January 1, 2009. Please check back at that time. For more infomation please contact the AORN Foundation at 800-755-2676 or foundation@aorn.org

How You Can Help

• General Scholarship Fund - Individuals, members, chapters and state councils can contribute to the AORN Scholarship Program by designating their annual gift to the general scholarship fund.
• Named Scholarships - Individuals, companies, and organizations may establish an annual named scholarship through the AORN Foundation. Named scholarships are a minimum of $1,000.
• Endowed Scholarships - Endowed scholarships differ from others in that they are truly the gift that keeps giving. Instead of the entire amount of the gift being spent outright, the total amount of the gift is invested. Each year, only a portion of the invested income earned is spent while the remainder is added to the original principal. An endowment is a perpetual gift because only the interest is used to support the Foundation while the principle continuously grows. To establish an endowed scholarship a minumum of $25,000 gift is required.

For more information to establish a named or endowed scholarship, contact the AORN Foundation at 303-755-6300 or foundation@aorn.org.