Award Winners 2026
In 2026, there were 87 recipients across 39 awards.
Anne L. Coghlan Scholarship (2 recipients)
- Christina Malo (University of Toronto)
- Lidianne Santos (Sault College)
Chapman Harm Reduction Scholarship (1 recipient)
- Natasha Larkin (Queen's University)
Charlotte Noesgaard Memorial Scholarship (2 recipients)
- Andrew Marciniak (Toronto Metropolitan University)
- Eseimuede James Ehiagwina (York University)
Diabetes Nursing Interest Group (DNIG) Research Award (1 recipient)
- Andrew Schembri (Toronto Metropolitan University)
Diabetes Nursing Interest Group (DNIG) Scholarship (1 recipient)
- Cheryl Nazareth (University of Toronto)
Dorothy Ferguson Scholarship (1 recipient)
- Mary Howitt (University of Ottawa)
Dorothy Monteith Scholarship (2 recipients)
- Andy Zhang (Toronto Metropolitan University)
- Ola Abanta Thomas Obewu (Toronto Metropolitan University)
Dorothy Wylie Scholarship (1 recipient)
- Beyonce Cao (Western University)
Evelyn Cameron Memorial Bursary (PedNIG) (1 recipient)
- Anne Pamenter (Athabasca University)
Hildegard E. Peplau Award (MHNIG) (1 recipient)
- Caitlin Cosgrove (Toronto Metropolitan University)
Janet Anderson Memorial Scholarship (1 recipient)
- Amanda Hicks (McMaster University)
Jennifer Award (2 recipients)
- Aksa Mathew (Loyalist College)
- Erin Cain (Trent University)
Joan Lesmond Memorial Scholarship (1 recipient)
- Abigail Ankomah (McMaster University)
Josephine Flaherty Scholarship (1 recipient)
- Riya Juliet (Loyalist College)
Joyce Shack Memorial Bursary (1 recipient)
- Naseem Issani (Toronto Metropolitan University)
Julie Hall Scholarship for Neuroscience Nursing (2 recipients)
- Jessica Abalos (University of Toronto)
- Nida Shamsi (University of Ottawa)
Karim Moosa Memorial Scholarship (1 recipient)
- Eunjeong Oh (Seneca College)
Karin and Richard Doan Scholarship (1 recipient)
- Melanie Spence (University of Toronto)
Lucy Glass Memorial Scholarship (1 recipient)
- Blessing Chukwudi (Loyalist College)
Lynn Kirkwood Research Award (1 recipient)
- Michelle Hermans (York University)
Margaret Axelson Memorial Scholarship (1 recipient)
- Abel Kainikkara (Brock University)
Mary Brunning Harkin Scholarship (2 recipients)
- Chinelo Ezenwabachili (McMaster University)
- Eric Fomo (University of Ottawa)
Mildred Grace Harbour Memorial Scholarship (1 recipient)
- Nagyeong Kim (University of Toronto)
Nicola Lamanna Oncology Nursing Scholarship (1 recipient)
- Maryjo Antonio (University of Toronto)
Nursing Research Interest Group (NRIG) Award (1 recipient)
- Alessia Lamanna (York University)
Ontario Nursing Informatics Group (ONIG) Scholarship (1 recipient)
- Julia Liou (University of Waterloo)
Palliative Care Nurses Interest Group (PCNIG) Baccalaureate Scholarship (1 recipient)
- Karina Umaigba (Trent University)
Palliative Care Nurses Interest Group (PCNIG) Graduate Scholarship (1 recipient)
- Chelsea Groen (McMaster University)
Regina Borowska Scholarship (10 recipients)
- Anisha Johny (Loyalist College)
- Birinder Gill (Georgian College)
- Brittany Francis (Ontario Tech University)
- Cody-Rae Fowler (Loyalist College)
- Haritha Satheesh (Loyalist College)
- Kapila Abeyratne (Nipissing University)
- Lidianne Santos (Sault College)
- McKenna Thompson-McCormick (Loyalist College)
- Nicola Dew (Trent University)
- Shannon MacKinnon (Ontario Tech University)
Research in Mental Health Nursing Award (MHNIG) (2 recipients)
- Rebecca Clifford (University of Ottawa)
- Tiina Ranta (York University)
RNFOO Graduate Scholarship (16 recipients)
- Christina Oleynikov (Western University)
- Christine Dumbrique (Mcmaster University)
- Dowon Choi (University of Toronto)
- Dwight Barrett (Toronto Metropolitan University)
- Elizabeth Wojtowicz (McMaster University)
- Emma Harris (Queen's University)
- Jasmine Harrymangal (University of Toronto)
- Jephinah Pandhoo (McMaster University)
- Nel Follosco (University of Toronto)
- Reem Gray (University of Windsor)
- Roberta Liti (University of Toronto)
- Rose Plantus (University of Windsor)
- Simon Donato-Woodger (Western University)
- Sinthuha Ranchithan (University of Toronto)
- Smitha Rodrigues (University of Calgary)
- Tara Lundy (Western University)
RNFOO Tribute Award (1 recipient)
- Izabel Gucsma (Georgian College)
RNFOO Undergraduate Scholarship – PN (2 recipients)
- Darby Ball (Fanshawe College)
- Jody-Ann Hamilton (Georgian College)
RNFOO Undergraduate Scholarship Baccalaureate (14 recipients)
- Alicia Kogan (Toronto Metropolitan University)
- Cherin Lee (University of Toronto)
- Christina Campbell (University of Ottawa)
- Erika Brown (University of Toronto)
- Gabrielle Simms (Toronto Metropolitan University)
- Hugo Tam (Ontario Tech University)
- Jasmine Chopra (Western University)
- Laura Abbatangelo (Western University)
- Mackenzie Lam (McMaster University)
- Megan Roti (McMaster University)
- Sophie Kelly (University of Toronto)
- UmmiNajah Khalfan (University of Ottawa)
- Vibhu Vibhu (Georgian College)
- Zahra Hakimi (University of Ottawa)
SE Health H.O.P.E. Scholarship (1 recipient)
- Andrea Oltsher (Lakehead University)
Sonia Varaschin Memorial Scholarship (1 recipient)
- Kheana Quiddaoen (Toronto Metropolitan University)
Toronto General Hospital, School of Nursing Alumnae Association Scholarship (4 recipients)
- Janel Chen (McMaster University)
- Meredith Kuipers Santana (Brock University)
- Mohammad Rad (University of Toronto)
- Rheya Hanning (McMaster University)
Vanessa Burkoski Memorial Scholarship (1 recipient)
- Yu Xin (Steve) Xia (Western University)
WeRPN: RPN Program Award (1 recipient)
- Chibuzo Ibekwe (Fanshawe College)