The future of our union: Part I

As such, they look to ONA members and leaders for your guidance and expertise to help them carve a path towards safe and reliable practice, and for your support with the unique challenges they face. We all have an important role to play in fostering their connection to our union as we fight for and give them a strong voice on the issues that matter most.

In this four-part series, you’ll hear directly from the most recent recipients of the ONA and Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions Scholarships & Bursaries about what ONA means to them. These scholarships are available to first-time students who are immediate family members of ONA members and enrolled in accredited Canadian Nursing Students’ Association-affiliated nursing education programs or other regulated health professional programs in Ontario.

Reese Fallon Memorial Scholarship – Chaewon Kim 

In Part 1, first-year Ontario Tech University nursing student Chaewon Kim, recipient of ONA’s Reese Fallon Memorial Scholarship, reads her winning essay on video, which was also shown at our Biennial Convention last November. Take a look:

The deadline to apply for the 2026 ONA and CFNU scholarships is July 1. Learn more about those scholarships and the other support we offer students here.