ACN Foundation Scholarships, Grants and Awards

Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies – 20 scholarships available to undertake one of the ACN Graduate Certificate courses listed below. 5 scholarships are available to First Nations nurses, 5 are available to nurses working in rural and remote areas of Australia, and 10 scholarships are available for all candidates in the specified fields of study.

• Cancer Nursing
• Community and Primary Health Care Nursing
• Critical Care Nursing
• Digital Health 
• Leadership and Management
• Orthopaedic Nursing
• Perioperative Nursing

Sponsored by HESTA – two scholarships available for First Nations nurses to complete an ACN Graduate Certificate course of their choice, to commence in 2023.

Value of scholarship: $5,000
Sponsored by Regal Health – full registration to complete the Mid-Career Nurse Leadership Program in 2023, available to a registered community nurse currently employed in a community setting. Valued $5,000.

Value of scholarship: $5,000
Donated by the David and Jennie Sutherland Foundation – full registration to complete the Mid-Career Nurse Leadership Program in 2023, available to a registered nurse currently employed in a rural and remote area of Australia.

Funding for continuing education for nurses working in aged care within Western Australia.
Value of scholarship: two valued $4,000
Eligibility: Open to ACN Fellows, Members and non-members working in aged care in Western Australia.

The award is to assist with continuing professional development or community work that is judged beneficial to the nursing profession and public.
Value of scholarship: $1,500
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

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 research grant is available to registered nurses and midwives to conduct a research project that aims to improve access, equity, quality, and outcomes in health care. Applications from research collectives and multidisciplinary groups are encouraged. Both the applicants and at least one co-investigator must be a member of ACN and has been for the past three years or more.
Value of scholarship: $30,000
Eligibility: Must be an ACN Fellow or Member for at least three consecutive years or more.

Available towards postgraduate research studies in nursing at an Australian university.
Value of scholarship: $10,000
Eligibility: Must be an ACN Fellow or Member for at least three consecutive years or more.

Value of scholarship: $10,000
Eligibility: 

• Currently enrolled or intending to enrol at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in 2023 in a nursing Masters program or a doctorate program.
• Must be an ACN Fellow or Member for at least three consecutive years or more.

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This scholarship is open to registered nurses wishing to undertake the ACN Graduate Certificate in Perioperative Nursing in 2023. There are four scholarships available and covers the cost of the course fees.
Eligibility:

• Currently working in a perioperative environment and have a minimum of one-year postgraduate experience.
• Must be an ACN Fellow or Member for at least three consecutive years or more.