Scholarships

The Australian College of Nursing Grants and Awards are now open! Applications close Monday 10 June 2013
ACN funds and administers a number of grants that are available to Members and Fellows of ACN. There is over $100,000 worth of grants and awards on offer for Postgraduate, PhD and Postdoctoral studies as well as professional development and further education. Visit ACN's website to find out more about our Grants and Awards and to access application forms. 

The College Consortium Fund –  up to $30,000 Florence Nightingale Memorial Scholarship - $10,000 Margaret Y Winning Queensland Nursing Scholarship - $10,000
McGrath Foundation Scholarship – 3 x $5,750 McGrath Foundation Scholarship: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander - $5,750 Joyce Wickham Memorial Grant - $5,000
Centaur Nurses Memorial Education Trust - $5,000 ACN Scholarship Grant - $5,000  The  ‘Ollie’ Nurse Practitioner Scholarship - $5,000
Rural Nursing and Midwifery Faculty Grant - $2,000 Eric Murray Quiet Achiever Award - $1,000 The Maylean Jessie Cordia Memorial Scholarship - $800

Emerging Nurse Leader (ENL) Program
The ENL Program identifies five undergraduate nursing students who have demonstrated a commitment to leadership in nursing through their involvement in student activities, community activities, student representation and/or other involvement in the advancement of the nursing profession.

Continence Foundation of Australia
The Continence Foundation of Australia funds a number of scholarship programs to increase the knowledge and skills of health professionals working in continence. Follow the link for more information. 

NAHSSS Scheme
The Nursing Allied Health Scholarship and Support Scheme (NAHSSS) formerly known as Rural Allied Health Undergraduate Scholarship (RAHUS) and the Rural and Remote Nursing Undergraduate Scheme (RANUS) is an Australian Government initiative to encourage individuals undertaking nursing and allied health degrees to pursue a clinical career in rural and remote Australia. For further information about the Nursing Scholarship click here

The next NAHSSS Allied Health CPD Scholarship round has opened. This is for activities that take place between 1 July 2013 to 31 December 2013. A list of Eligible Allied Health Professions is available on the website. For more information email the Postgraduate Team on Postgrad@sarrah.org.au or free call on 1800 338 061.

NAHSSS Allied Health Continuing Professional Development 
Supports practicing allied health professions to attend continuing professional development activities such as short courses and conferences. For further information about the Allied Health Scholarship visit: www.sarrah.org.au or click here for flyer 

Cancer Council Queensland Travel Grants
Cancer Council Queensland is pleased to offer a limited number of travel grants to partially contribute to conference registration and travel costs to enable nurses and allied health professionals who care for people with cancer and who work in regional, rural or remote areas of Queensland to attend the Cancer Nurses Society of Australia (CNSA) 16th Winter Congress, to be held in Brisbane from 25-27th July 2013. See information here

Joan Edgecumbe Continuing Professional Development Scholarship
HISA is proud to introduce the Joan Edgecumbe Continued Professional Development Scholarship into their repertoire of annual Awards and scholarships. This scholarship is in recognition of the continued service and passion to the health informatics sector by Mrs. Joan Edgecumbe. "Joan is one of HISA's founding members and over HISA's 20 year history occupied the role of Executive Officer, committee member and Board member, until her retirement in 2011." The Joan Edgecumbe Scholarship is designed to encourage undergraduate, graduate certificate, diploma, masters and PhD students who demonstrate commitment and promise in the field of health informatics to attend the annual Health Informatics Conference 2013. For more information and to apply for this scholarship click here to visit the website.