The following funding is available to BCNU members. Eligibility for BCNU financial assistance depends on the member's job classification and collective agreement.

BCNU Members Education Bursary
(Formerly the NBA and Independent Bursary Funds)

As a BCNU member, ongoing education is an important part of your work life. The BCNU Members Education Bursary will help pay for some of your expenses while you upgrade your skills, whether it's over one day or several months. This fund is available to all BCNU members including Employed Student Nurses. More...

Nurses' Retraining Fund

The Nurses' Retraining Fund will provide educational support and assistance to nurses impacted by displacements, with the goal of minimizing job loss and workplace disruption.

Education funding is available to RNs/RPNs who are current members of the BCNU provincial collective agreement. Funding may include tuition or course fees, application/student fees and wage replacement. More...

Telehealth Education Fund

The purpose of the fund is to assist in financing educational opportunities for current and future telehealth nurses and all HealthlinkBC and BC Bedline Services (HLBC) employees. It is recognized that people staffing telehealth centres offer unique services to the citizens of BC (and other jurisdictions) and may require different skills to provide the necessary quality of care. More...

Student Nurses Education Bursary

This bursary is available to student RN's who are registered student members with BCNU and not currently working as employed student nurses. Revenue for the bursary is obtained by donations, fund raising and fees from the Master Card Affinity Program. More...

LPN Athabasca Bursary

This bursary is for LPNs who are enrolled in Athabasca University's post-LPN Bachelor of Nursing program. Two $1000.00 bursaries will be awarded annually by random draw from the qualifying applicant pool. More...