The AORN Foundation is pleased to extend our thanks to the following scholarship sponsors, and to announce the scholarship winners for the 2009-2010 academic year. In existence since 1992 as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, the AORN Foundation carries a successful tradition of advancing surgical patient safety by supporting nurses through its  Scholarship Program. 

AORN Foundation scholarships have been awarded on an annual basis for more than a decade to applicants based on criteria established by the AORN Scholarship Committee.  These scholarships provide financial assistance to student nurses and to perioperative registered nurses who are pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree in nursing. By funding these scholarships the AORN Foundation promotes nursing education and helps prepare the next generation of perioperative nurses to follow in their predecessor’s footsteps.