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ACN Study Tour Scholarship - Vietnam Nursing Tour

The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is providing an opportunity for Fellows and Members to enhance their learning and professional skills by attending the Jon Baines Tour Nursing Study Tour to Vietnam from 6 October 2023 to 19 October 2023.

Four places are available and each scholarship is valued at $5,000 per person. Please note that this cost does not include international flights and airport transfers.

Applications are now open and closes 11:59pm AEDT, Monday 30 January 2023.

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ACN Grants and Awards

Applications are now closed for 2022. Applicants will be advised of the outcome mid-July 2022.

Member & non-member grants

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

 

 

Member-exclusive grants

> For undergraduates

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.

 

> For research

ACN Research Grant – $10,000

Available towards PhD, Post doctorate or research studies conducted at an Australian institution or organisation.
Eligibility: Must be an ACN Fellow or Member for at least three consecutive years or more.

 

College Consortium Research Grant - $30,000

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.
Eligibility: Must be an ACN Fellow or Member for at least three consecutive years or more.

 

Annie M Sage Memorial Grant - $10,000

Available towards postgraduate research studies in nursing at an Australian university.
Eligibility: Must be an ACN Fellow or Member for at least three consecutive years or more.

 

Centaur Nurses Memorial Education Trust - $5,000

Available towards postgraduate research studies in nursing at an Australian University and only for registered nurses practicing in Victoria.
Eligibility: Must be an ACN Fellow or Member for at least three consecutive years or more.

 

> For postgraduate studies

Sister Margaret Y Winning Scholarship – $10,000

Eligibility: 

  • Currently enrolled or intending to enrol at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in 2022 in a nursing Masters program or a doctorate program.
  • Must be an ACN Fellow or Member for at least three consecutive years or more.

The Sul Stuart Fraser Scholarship (5 available)

This scholarship is open to registered nurses wishing to undertake the ACN Graduate Certificate in Perioperative Nursing in 2022. 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.
  • Must be an ACN Fellow or Member for at least three consecutive years or more.

 

ACN Scholarship Grant - $5,000

Available towards postgraduate or honours studies at an Australian higher education institution.
Eligibility: Must be an ACN Fellow or Member for at least three consecutive years or more.

 

> For doctoral or postdoctoral studies

Florence Nightingale Memorial Scholarship – $10,000

Available towards Doctoral or postdoctoral studies at an Australian Higher Education Institution.
Eligibility: Must be an ACN Fellow or Member for at least three consecutive years or more.

 

Myrtle Ivy Quicke Memorial Grant - $5,000

Available towards Doctoral or postdoctoral studies in nursing at an Australian university.
Eligibility: Must be an ACN Fellow or Member for at least three consecutive years or more.

 

Joyce Wickham Memorial Grant - $5,000

Available towards Doctoral studies in nursing at an Australian University.
Eligibility: Must be an ACN Fellow or Member for at least three consecutive years or more.

 

 

Other opportunities

Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers

The only award of its kind in Australia, the Health Minister’s Award for Nursing Trailblazers recognises nurse leaders and innovators who lead the way to transform our health and aged care systems by impacting costs, improving quality of care and enhancing consumer satisfaction. The award acknowledges nurse-led innovations and models of care which significantly improve health outcomes for the Australian community through evidence-based processes.
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.