BCNU is pleased to sponsor a student member from each of our 16 regions to attend the following events.
Applications will be scored and ranked based on the content, this includes previous involvement with BCNU and your description of why you would like to attend the event.
In order to be eligible for conference sponsorships, you must be a nursing student in British Columbia, and you must be registered as a BCNU student member. If you are not yet a BCNU student member, please
register here.
BCNU Convention 2021
In support of the Provincial Health Officer's order restricting group gatherings and to practice social distancing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, BCNU will be hosting its first virtual convention June 1 - 3, 2021.
Further details on the 2021 convention and sponshorship will be shared via eNews and on this page.
Canadian Nursing Students' Association (CNSA)
National Conference 2021
Competition closed.
BCNU sponsored four students from each of the 16 regions to attend the
CNSA National Conference 2021.
The conference is being hosted by MacEwan University and the theme is Devitalizing Fears by Conquering Crisis: A Focus on Crisis Intervention
Sponsorship will include funding to cover the conference registration fee.
Human Rights and Equity Conference 2020
Competition closed.
The
2020 BCNU Human Rights and Equity Conference offered an opportunity to explore some of the significant social and political issues that have arisen in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference brought nursing colleagues together to engage in dialogue on these and other related issues and to reflect collectively on how we can shape our future as nurses, health care workers and union activists.
BCNU sponsored one student from each of the 16 regions to attend this event.
Canadian Nursing Students' Association (CNSA)
Western Prairie Regional Conference 2020
Competition closed.
BCNU sponsored four students from each of the 16 regions to attend the CNSA 2020 Western Prairie Regional Conference.
The conference theme was Uplifting Indigenous Voices and featured engaging commentary and workshops relating to disparities that Indigenous people face in the healthcare system.
BCNU Nursing Practice Conference
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Student nurse colleagues have an opportunity to enjoy some of the most interesting nurse leaders and thinkers in North America for absorbing presentations, dialogue and discussion.