The Belgian Hematology Society (BHS), with the support from Sanofi, offered four grants to support a program for nurses to support their daily work.
PROJECT SUBMISSION IS OPEN UNTIL 12 APRIL 2024!
Nurses involved in hematological care were invited to submit their projects and apply for the STARR Nurse Award. Check out the information flyer.
The jury will select up to four winning projects that will contribute to supporting the daily work of the nurses. Four monetary grants of respectively 10.000 (1st prize), EUR 5.000 (2nd prize), EUR 3.000 (3rd prize) and EUR 2.000 (4th prize) were awarded to the winning projects.
The award ceremony will take place at the International Nurse Day organized by BHS on Thursday, 16 May 2024.
The deadline for submission is Friday, 12 April 2024, at midnight CET.
PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS STARR NURSE AWARD 2024
Who can apply?
The candidate must fulfill all criteria below:
- Be a natural person
- Be a nurse involved in hematological care
- May not be an employee of the pharmaceutical industry
The projects must meet the following criteria:
- The project puts the patient first
- The project is related to improving patient care
- The project has no commercial objectives
- The project has no link with a pharmaceutical product
- The project is not a clinical project
- The hospital does not have its own financial resources
- The award (prize money) cannot be allocated to fund a salary, but it can cover activity, training and material cost
Application requirements
The application must be made via the online submission tool and must be preferably be written in English, but applications in French and Dutch are highly accepted.
- an informative form containing the different project members
- a detailed project form with a maximum of 3 pages including a budget estimate, a cause, goal & plan of action
Template can be downloaded Example project submission STARR Nurses Award 2024
Award/s
Four monetary grants of respectively EUR 10.000 (1st prize), EUR 5.000 (2nd prize), EUR 3.000 (3rd prize) and EUR 2.000 (4th prize) will be awarded to the winners.
The results of the selection will be announced during the International Nurse Day 2024.
This award has been made possible with an unrestricted grant from Sanofi.
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Last year Awardees:
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Awardee name and hospital
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Project title
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| 1st Prize
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Kevin Devos, AZ Damiaan, Oostende
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Patient-centered care in chemo-induced peripheral neuropathy sufferers via multidisciplinary education sessions: “Regain balance in your life. |
| 2nd Prize
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Stephanie Vandenbussche, AZ Delta Rumbeke
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AYA-Project
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| 3rd Prize
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Perrine Donsin, CHU de Liège
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Development of a multidisciplinary space dedicated to supporting patients and/or families in the hematology unit |