Scholarships, grants and awards

It’s Time for Nurses Scholarship Fund

The It’s Time for Nurses Scholarship Fund supports nurses and midwives to pursue further education and expand their scope of practice.

The money raised through last year’s It’s Time for Nurses Giving Day demonstrated the community’s respect and appreciation for nurses and helped ACN work towards ‘closing the financial gap’ that restricts nurses from pursuing their career goals.

Scholarships of up to $1,500 per person are available to provide funding for:

• postgraduate course fees and associated costs
• Continuing Professional Development courses
• conference registration, accommodation and travel
• leadership programs
• learning resources such as textbooks.

Applications are now closed. Applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application late October 2021.

ACN Grants and Awards

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The following are available to ACN Fellows, Members and non-members. Eligibility criteria are listed for each award:

• Laura Saunderson Fund – two valued $4,000
  Funding for continuing education for nurses working in aged care within Western Australia.
  Eligibility: Open to ACN Fellows, Members and non-members working in aged care in Western Australia.

• Eric Murray Achievement Award – $1,500
  The award is to assist with continuing professional development or community work that is judged beneficial to the nursing profession and public.
  Eligibility: Open to current ACN students enrolled in one of the following ACN courses:
  • ACN graduate certificate course
  • Graduate Certificate in Nursing (Bridging & Re-entry)
  • Immunisation for Health Practitioners

• Patricia Slater Award
  This award is for a registered nurse who is within the first three years of graduating from an undergraduate nursing course. The prize is registration, travel and accommodation to attend the ACN National Nursing Forum.
  Eligibility: Must be a Member of ACN.

The following are available to nurses who have been an ACN Fellow or Member for at least three consecutive years or more. Additional eligibility criteria are listed for each award:

• ACN Research Grant – $10,000, available towards PhD, Post doctorate or research studies conducted at an Australian institution or organisation.

• Florence Nightingale Memorial Scholarship – $10,000, available towards Doctoral or postdoctoral studies at an Australian Higher Education Institution.

• Sister Margaret Y Winning Scholarship – $10,000
  Eligibility: Currently enrolled or intending to enrol at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in 2021 in a nursing Masters program or a doctorate program.

• The Sul Stuart Fraser Scholarship (2 available)
  This scholarship is open to registered nurses wishing to undertake the ACN Graduate Certificate in Perioperative Nursing. The scholarship covers the cost of the course fees.
  Eligibility: Currently working in a perioperative environment and have a minimum of one year postgraduate experience.

For further information about ACN Grants and Awards, please contact acngrants@acn.edu.au.

Other opportunities

Other awards

• Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers
  Offered by the Hon. Greg Hunt MP in conjunction with ACN to recognise a nurse who has demonstrated leadership to bring new thinking to a wide range of health care challenges.
  Eligibility: Find out more.
• Parkinson’s Care Postgraduate Unit of Study Award
  Up to $2,500 towards ACN’s Parkinson’s Care postgraduate unit of study course.
  Eligibility: Must be a Queensland-based registered nurse.