Scholarship Application

Our organization offers a number of scholarships each year for Chicago SGNA members who wish financial assistance to attend educational courses or to certify/re-certify in our specialty. Please apply using the online form below.

Please note- Chicago SGNA is no longer involved in Multiregional conference. We will only award scholarships to the Regional and National SGNA conferences. 

Application Deadlines:


Spring Regional Conference – January 31
Fall Regional Conference – August 31
National Course – January 31
ABCGN Certification (May sitting) – February 28
ABCGN Certification (October sitting) – April 30
ABCGN Recertification – September 30

Criteria/Rules:

  1. You must be an active/current member of Chicago SGNA. Note that you are ineligible to apply if you are a current Director or Committee Member to the National, Multi-Regional, or Regional Board in any manner.
  2. You must be able to physically attend the event.
  3. You must not have won this scholarship within the last five years.
  4. The scholarship is reimbursed by the Chicago SGNA Scholarship/Awards funds.
  5. A point system is used to determine the scholarship winners.
  6. If there is a tie between winning members, each person will write a brief statement on how attending the conference will impact his/her educational opportunities.
  7. If a member wins a scholarship and is then unable to attend, he/she must surrender the (non-transferable) scholarship back to Chicago SGNA.
  8. The member with the next highest score will receive the scholarship.
  9. The recipient of the scholarship must pay in advance then submit proof of registration and payment, or the test results (receipts) to the Chicago SGNA treasurer, for reimbursement of said scholarship allocation. No alcoholic consumption costs will be covered by Chicago SGNA. These will be deducted from any receipts. All receipts must be submitted to the treasurer within 30 days of attending the event awarded.
  10. Any recipient being sponsored or reimbursed by another source, will be deemed ineligible to receive Chicago SGNA funds.
  11. Please indicate if you have taken the test before and whether you would join a committee this year. This will be taken into account when evaluating.
  12. Applicants will be asked to respond to questions that reflect their commitment to their professional growth and their financial need.

Scholarship Application

Please note- Chicago SGNA is no longer involved in Multiregional conference. We are only awarding scholarships to Regional and National conferences.

Scholarship I am applying for. Please check one.*
Regional Conference for RNRegional Conference for GI TechNational ConferenceCertification/Recertification

First Name*

Last Name*

Title*
RNBSNMSNLPNTECH

Address*

Address Line 2

City*

State/Province*

Postal/Zip Code*

Email*

Immediate Supervisor*

Supervisor's Title

Supervisor's Work Phone with Area Code*

Supervisor Email*

Have you received a Chicago SGNA Scholarship within the last 3 years?*
YesNo

Are you receiving any financial aid from your employer or other sources?*
YesNo

**If yes, you are not eligible. Do not submit application**

Please describe the professional goals you may attain if you attend this educational or certification event:

Please indicate any demonstrations of commitment and/or leadership experience in the workplace, community, or the gastroenterology specialty:

Please list all GI related courses/conferences you have attended within the past 3 years :

Please contact Kate Healy, RN, CGRN for questions related to scholarships.