**2024 Application Period is Now CLOSED**
United Ostomy Association of America, Inc. is sponsoring a scholarship award intended to help increase access to a certified ostomy care nurse (COCN) in the United States to improve ostomy care and encourage more RNs to pursue a career as a nurse specialized in ostomy care.
SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS
*SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
*The scholarship application will be open and available at the beginning of January 2024 and closes on June 30, 2024.
Read more information about accredited education programs for ostomy nurse certification:
Read more information about the WOCNCB
Certification Exam:
Ostomy Nurse Scholarship Fund
If you’d like to donate to the Ostomy Nurse Scholarship Fund online, please click on the Donate Button below, complete the Donate Form, and at the bottom under the”Additional Comments” section, please note “Ostomy Nurse Scholarship Fund”. You can also send a check made payable to UOAA, in the memo line include the Fund name, and mail to PO Box 2293, Biddeford, ME 04005.
With your generous donation, you are helping future ostomates have access to a nurse that truly understands their needs throughout their life of living with an ostomy. Thank you.
Contact Us
United Ostomy Associations of America
P.O. Box 2293
Biddeford, ME 04005-2293
Call us toll-free at: 1-800-826-0826.
Our Information Line hours are Monday-Friday, 9am to 3pm EST. If you have an emergency, please dial 911 or contact your local medical professional.
Please understand that UOAA is a private, nonprofit, advocacy and informational organization. We are not a medical facility and we do not have medical or legal professionals on staff. Therefore, UOAA does not provide Medical, Mental Health, Insurance or Legal Advice. Visit UOAA Virtual Ostomy Clinic provided by The Wound Company for non-emergency, virtual ostomy support.
