Please note: Scholarships and Grants are subject to change and are awarded based on conditions current at the time of award.
The Advanced Community Care Association (ACCA) was formed to promote and implement safe alternatives to unnecessary hospitalisation. Working with non-government organisations providing aged care and other community services, the ACCA wished to achieve the following objectives:
ACCA is offering up to 3 competitive Honours scholarships which are aimed at providing financial support to high-achieving students undertaking a Bachelor of Health Science (Honours) (IHHS). Applicants must have completed an undergraduate degree in an appropriate discipline and may be full-time or part-time students. Part-time students must complete their program in no more than two calendar years.
Applicants must have as their principal project supervisor a staff member of the Division of Health Sciences who is a member of the University's Research Register, and who is aligned with an existing or developing research concentration.
The applicant's project must be aligned to the values of Advanced Community Care Association and aimed at the further understanding of the practical clinical, organisational and financial implications of home-based alternatives to hospital care.
The focus of any projects can include, but should not be restricted to, research that is more applied than theoretical, aiming to further understandings of the practical clinical, organisational and financial implications of home-based alternatives to hospital care. This could include (among others) such diverse fields as clinical issues in home care, palliative care, community management of mental illness, health system change management, relevant ICT and informatics, and the economics of the increasing shift to home care.
Value: $7,000. The scholarship payment will be subject to satisfactory academic progress and will be paid in two equal instalments. (Pro-rata for part-time students).
For more information contact:
UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences: Research Education
Email: HSC-HealthResearch@unisa.edu.au
Web: https://www.unisa.edu.au/health-sciences/research/scholarships/
The grant is available to full-time students who have a career interest in the field of nursing those with dementia. The recipients will receive $2,400 in the third year of their program, provided they maintain satisfactory academic progress.
Applicants in the second year (stage 2) of the Bachelor of Nursing must submit a 3,000 word essay on a topic related to the care of people with dementia. The essay can take the form of a literature review, discussion paper or case study; must follow the conventions of a scholarly/academic paper and be referenced using the Harvard reference system. The essay must be the students own work and no joint authorship will be considered.
The grant will support the clinical nursing placement course (ELA 4 NURS 3042) in a context of practice where people with dementia are nursed, which the students will undertake in SP 2 the following year.
Value: $2,400 to be paid in two instalments of $1,200 after the successful completion of Study Period 1 and Study Period 2 census dates. Payments are subject to satisfactory academic performance.
Please note this scholarship/grant is currently unavailable.
For more information contact:
Scholarships and Prizes Officer (Nursing and Midwifery)
UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences
Tel: (08) 8302 2756
Email: NursingandMidwiferyScholarships@unisa.edu.au
The Dr Terry Farquharson Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science Scholarship provides encouragement and support for commencing and continuing UniSA undergraduate pharmacy and pharmaceutical science students from an international background.
The eligible programs are:
An international background may be one of the following:
A refugee background is considered to be a person who has held, currently holds or has made an application for a protection visa, either a Temporary Permanent Visa, a Safe Haven Enterprise Visa, or Permanent Protection Visa. Applicants may currently hold a Bridging Visa or be in Community Detention.
The scholarship is aimed at students in financial need. Applicants in receipt of a means tested benefit from Centrelink should provide a copy of their most recent income statement. All applicants should address the aspect of financial need in their written statement.
Recipients will receive a scholarship valued at $5,000 provided they continue to be enrolled and maintain satisfactory academic merit.
Applicants for the scholarship must:
Applicants are required to provide a written statement (maximum 500 words) outlining:
How to apply:
Applications are accessed through myScholarships (via logging on to the myUniSA student portal).
In addition to applying online, applicants are required to provide a written statement, as outlined above.
Value: $5,000, payable in two equal instalments of $2,500 direct to the student following each census date (usually 31 March and 31 August).
For more information contact:
Ask Campus Central
Tel: 1300 301 703
Email: askcampuscentral@unisa.edu.au
The Margaret E Pank First Year Nursing Grant has been established through a gift from the Pank family. The grant will be offered to commencing students enrolled full time in the first year of the Bachelor of Nursing program (IBNU), and will enable the recipients to fund a Senior First Aid Course and purchase appropriate professional attire (uniform and shoes) and text books.
Applicants must reside in South Australia and be Australian citizens or permanent residents. They must also provide evidence of financial disadvantage and a written statement (max. 500 words) with their application outlining their career goals and future plans and how the grant will help them achieve their ambitions. Details of financial disadvantage should also be included in the written statement.
The grant will be awarded on the basis of financial hardship, academic merit (ATAR), a written statement, and an interview.
Students in receipt of another Pank family scholarship, grant or prize are not eligible to apply for this grant.
Value: The total value of the grant is $1,000. Payment will be made after the Study Period 2 census date.
For more information contact:
Scholarships and Prizes Officer (Nursing and Midwifery)
UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences
Tel: (08) 8302 2756
Email: NursingandMidwiferyScholarships@unisa.edu.au
The Margaret E Pank Nursing Scholarship will be offered for a two year period to South Australian students enrolled full time in the second year of the Bachelor of Nursing program (IBNU).
Applicants must provide evidence of financial disadvantage and a supporting statement with their application outlining their career and personal aspirations and how the scholarship will assist them in achieving their goals. Details of financial disadvantage should also be included in the written statement.
The recipient must be an Australian citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview conducted by the Selection Panel. In exceptional circumstances, applicants may be interviewed via a teleconference.
The scholarships will be awarded on the basis of financial hardship, academic merit, a supporting statement and an interview.
Value: Up to $4,000. Recipients will receive an annual payment of $2,000 made in two instalments of $1,000 after the Study Period 2 and Study Period 5 census dates provided they continue to meet the scholarship criteria and maintain satisfactory academic performance.
For more information contact:
Scholarships and Prizes Officer (Nursing and Midwifery)
UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences
Tel: (08) 8302 2756
Email: NursingandMidwiferyScholarships@unisa.edu.au
The Mary Potter Foundation is offering the School of Nursing and Midwifery a Mary Potter Foundation Palliative Care Grant to assist in the development of a palliative care nursing career pathway for high achieving undergraduate students.
The Mary Potter Foundation is a charity raising funds to support palliative and end of life care that is individual, meaningful and comfortable. Predominantly focused on the Mary Potter Hospice, the Foundation aims to inspire people to believe that caring for people at the end of their lives is an honour and privilege, and to work with them to support living every day, every hour.
The Grant aims to introduce students to holistic approaches to their practice of care, enabling them to provide culturally sensitive and high quality coordinated care to seriously ill and dying patients and their families in a variety of settings (be it in-hospital or ambulatory; rural or urban). It is envisaged that the Grant will create opportunities for career development for students in palliative care nursing, a specialisation not generally considered by entry level graduate nursing students.
One grant valued at $2‚000 is available to full-time students who are undertaking their second year of the Bachelor of Nursing (IBNU) program and eligible to enrol in Nursing Context of Practice (NURS3045) in the third year of their program. Applicants must demonstrate an interest in palliative care as a career‚ and in their studies must choose the Palliative Care Specialisation when they undertake Nursing Contexts of Practice (NURS 3045) in the third year of their program. Applicants must also be willing to undertake a placement at the Mary Potter Hospice during their eight-week Experiential Learning Activity: Extension to Practice Practicum 4 (NURS 3042) and‚ if the opportunity arises‚ be willing to speak constructively and positively about the important work that nurses do in palliative care. Applicants will be asked to provide a written statement of 500 words detailing their career objectives‚ their interest in palliative care and how the grant will assist them in achieving their goals.
Selection will be based on academic merit and a written statement.
Value: $2,000. Payment will be made in two instalments of $1,000 after the Study Period 2 and Study Period 5 census dates provided the recipient continues to meet the grant criteria and maintains satisfactory academic progress.
Apply (via my Scholarships)
For more information contact:
Scholarships and Prizes Officer (Nursing and Midwifery)
UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences
Tel: (08) 8302 2756
Email: NursingandMidwiferyScholarships@unisa.edu.au
The Mrs Juliet Farquharson Nursing Scholarship provides encouragement and support for commencing and continuing UniSA undergraduate nursing students from an international background.
The eligible program is:
An international background may be one of the following:
A refugee background is considered to be a person who has held, currently holds or has made an application for a protection visa, either a Temporary Permanent Visa, a Safe Haven Enterprise Visa, or Permanent Protection Visa. Applicants may currently hold a Bridging Visa or be in Community Detention.
The scholarship is aimed at students in financial need. Applicants in receipt of a means tested benefit from Centrelink should provide a copy of their most recent income statement. All applicants should address the aspect of financial need in their written statement.
Recipients will receive a scholarship valued at $5,000 provided they continue to be enrolled and maintain satisfactory academic merit.
Applicants for the scholarship must:
Applicants are required to provide a written statement (maximum 500 words) outlining:
How to apply:
Applications are accessed through myScholarships (via logging on to the myUniSA student portal).
In addition to applying online, applicants are required to provide a written statement, as outlined above.
Value: $5,000, payable in two equal instalments direct to the student following each census date (usually 31 March and 31 August).
For more information contact:
Ask Campus Central
Tel: 1300 301 703
Email: askcampuscentral@unisa.edu.au
This is an encouragement grant given to a Resthaven Undergraduate Nursing Scholarship applicant who strives to achieve their goals and has the determination to succeed.
Value: The value of the grant is $1,000. Recipients will receive two instalments of $500 after the Study Period 2 and 5 census dates.
For more information contact:
Scholarships and Prizes Officer (Nursing and Midwifery)
UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences
Tel: (08) 8302 2756
Email: NursingandMidwiferyScholarships@unisa.edu.au
The Resthaven Undergraduate Nursing Scholarship will be awarded to a full-time second year UniSA student undertaking the Bachelor of Nursing program at any campus (includes Mt Gambier and Whyalla)
To be eligible for this grant, applicants must:
Selection will be based on academic merit (Grade Point Average).
Applicants will be asked to provide a written statement detailing their career objectives, financial circumstances they would like taken into account, their interest in aged care, and how the scholarship will assist them in achieving their goals. Applicants may be required to attend an interview.
The recipients will receive $10,000 in the second and third year of their program ($5,000 per year) provided they maintain satisfactory academic progress.
Value: $10,000 (paid in four instalments of $2,500 after the study period 2 and 5 census dates)
For more information contact:
Scholarships and Prizes Officer (Nursing and Midwifery)
UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences
Tel: (08) 8302 2756
Email: NursingandMidwiferyScholarships@unisa.edu.au
The Resthaven 75th Anniversary Undergraduate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nursing Scholarship is available to full-time *Aboriginal students who are undertaking their second year of the Bachelor of Nursing program. Applicants must have a genuine interest in aged care as a career and in their studies within the context of the needs of services for older Aboriginal people; and be prepared to undertake a placement at Resthaven or an Aboriginal specific service established for older Aboriginal people during their program. Applicants must choose the Aged Care Specialisation when they undertake Experiential Learning Activity - Practicum 3 in the third year of their program. Applicants must also be willing to speak constructively and positively about the important work that nurses do in aged care. Applicants will be asked to provide evidence of financial disadvantage and a written statement detailing your career objectives, your interest in aged care and how the scholarship will assist them in achieving your goals. Recipients will be selected on the basis of financial disadvantage, academic merit (minimum GPA 4.5), a personal written statement and performance at an interview.
*From here on in the term Aboriginal is inclusive of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Value: Up to $10,000. $5,000 per annum will be paid in two instalments of $2,500, after the Study Period 2 and 5 census dates, over a period of two years. Payments are subject to satisfactory academic performance.
Apply (via my Scholarships)
For more information contact:
Scholarships and Prizes Officer (Nursing and Midwifery)
UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences
Tel: (08) 8302 2756
Email: NursingandMidwiferyScholarships@unisa.edu.au
The Resthaven 75th Anniversary Undergraduate Second Year Nursing Scholarships are available to full-time students who are undertaking their second year of the Bachelor of Nursing program. Applicants must demonstrate an interest in aged care as a career and in their studies and must choose the Aged Care Specialisation when they undertake Experiential Learning Activity - Practicum 4 in the third year of their program. Applicants must also be willing to undertake a placement at Resthaven during their program if the opportunity arises and be willing to speak constructively and positively about the important work that nurses do in aged care. Applicants will be asked to provide a written statement detailing their career objectives, their interest in aged care and how the scholarship will assist them in achieving their goals. Preference may be given to students who are financially disadvantaged and if applicable, candidates should include relevant details in their written statement. Students who are studying nursing at a regional campus are encouraged to apply. Recipients will be selected on the basis of, academic merit (minimum GPA 4.5), a personal written statement and performance at an interview.
Please note that some scholarships will be awarded on the basis of demonstrated financial disadvantage.
Value: Up to $10,000. $5,000 per annum will be paid in two instalments of $2,500, after the Study Period 2 and 5 census dates, over a period of two years. Payments are subject to satisfactory academic performance.
Please note this scholarship/grant is currently unavailable.
For more information contact:
Scholarships and Prizes Officer (Nursing and Midwifery)
UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences
Tel: (08) 8302 2756
Email: NursingandMidwiferyScholarships@unisa.edu.au
The Resthaven 75th Anniversary Undergraduate Third Year Nursing Grants are available to full-time students who are undertaking their third year of the Bachelor of Nursing program. Applicants must demonstrate an interest in aged care as a career and in their studies and must choose the Aged Care Specialisation when they undertake Experiential Learning Activity - Practicum 3 during their program. Applicants must also be willing to undertake a placement at Resthaven during their program if the opportunity arises and be willing to speak constructively and positively about the important work that nurses do in aged care. Applicants will be asked to provide a written statement detailing their career objectives, their interest in aged care and how the grant will assist them in achieving their goals. Preference may be given to students who are studying nursing at a regional campus and they are encouraged to apply. Recipients will be selected on the basis of academic merit (minimum GPA 4.5), a personal written statement and performance at an interview.
Value: $5,000 paid in two instalments of $2,500 after the Study Period 2 and 5 census dates. Payment is subject to satisfactory academic progress.
Please note this scholarship/grant is currently unavailable.
For more information contact:
Scholarships and Prizes Officer (Nursing and Midwifery)
UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences
Tel: (08) 8302 2756
Email: NursingandMidwiferyScholarships@unisa.edu.au
The Resthaven Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Allied Health Scholarship will be awarded to a full-time third year undergraduate *Aboriginal student undertaking an allied health program at any University of South Australia campus (includes Mt Gambier and Whyalla).
The eligible programs are:
The scholarship will be awarded based upon academic merit (with a GPA of at least 4.5 required) and seek applications from students who have a genuine interest in aged care as a career and in their studies, and are prepared to undertake a placement at Resthaven during their program if such a placement is available.
Applicants will be asked to provide a written statement detailing your career objectives, financial circumstances you would like taken into account, your interest in aged care, and how the scholarship will assist you in achieving their goals. Applicants may be asked to attend an interview.
*From here on in the term Aboriginal is inclusive of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Value: The value of each scholarship will be $10,000 for a period of two years (third and fourth year of the recipient’s program) paid in four instalments of $2,500 after the study period 2 and 5 census dates each year, giving a total of $10,000 for each scholarship.
Online applications will open through my Scholarships in February each year.
For more information contact:
Ask Campus Central
Tel: 1300 301 703
Email: askcampuscentral@unisa.edu.au
SA Pathology will fund two scholarships to students in the fourth year of Bachelor of Laboratory Medicine.
To be eligible:
Value: $5,000
For more information contact:
Senior Academic Services Officer
UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences
Level 4 Playford Building
City East Campus
Tel: (08) 8302 2391
Fax: (08) 8302 2389
Email: pharmacy.medicalsciences@unisa.edu.au
This grant is intended to encourage students to gain experience in research and to form links with staff within the Sansom Institute, adjunct appointments and with collaborating institutions.
Each grant will support a student to undertake a 6 week project involving health or medical based research. Students may be placed in any research grouping of the Sansom Institute or at a collaborating institution.
The grant is open to students who have successfully completed a minimum of the second year of any undergraduate program offered within UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences and UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance or the Bachelor of Science program at UniSA or under the approval of the Sansom Director.
For further information contact:
Kellie La Fontaine
Phone: (08) 8302 1225
Email: kellie.lafontaine@unisa.edu.au
Closing Date: Application period throughout the calendar year (with application processing closed between Christmas and New Year break) and applications must be submitted a minimum of 4 weeks prior to project commencement dates to allow sufficient lead time for payment processing.
Value: up to $2,500
Five grants valued at $1,000 each are available to 3rd year Bachelor of Nursing students who are studying full time and undertaking 2 x 8 week field placements.
Recipients will be selected on financial disadvantage, academic merit and a personal written statement. Applicants must provide a written statement (max 500 words) demonstrating their passion for nursing, career goals, and how undertaking the field placements will result in financial disadvantage. Recipients must be willing to undertake a field placement at St Andrew's Hospital.
Value: $1,000 paid in two instalments of $500 after the Study Period 2 and 5 census dates provided the recipient continues to meet the scholarship conditions and maintains satisfactory academic progress.
For more information contact:
Scholarships and Prizes Officer (Nursing and Midwifery)
UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences
Tel: (08) 8302 2756
Email: NursingandMidwiferyScholarships@unisa.edu.au
A grant to undertake either the 2nd or 3rd year of study of the Bachelor of Medical Science at the Australian National University (ANU) in order to obtain the joint UniSA-ANU Bachelor of Medical Science degree.
Value: Up to the value of $10,000 to cover the cost of accommodation in a residential college at the ANU and a return airline ticket between Adelaide and Canberra.
For more information contact:
Senior Academic Services Officer
UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences
Email: pharmacy.medicalsciences@unisa.edu.au
Web: http://www.unisa.edu.au/Study-at-UniSA/Scholarships/
Awarded to a first year, full time, domestic student undertaking the Bachelor of Nursing or Bachelor of Midwifery program at any campus who is a graduate from the MIND Recovery College.
Students are to submit a 1000 word written statement outlining their career objectives, the reasons for wanting to become a nurse/midwife and how their lived experience will influence their ability to be an effective nurse/midwife.
The Scholarship funds will constitute the provision of textbooks and other equipment (e.g. nursing watches) required for first year study in the recipient's program. The School will purchase these and provide them to the student. If the recipient withdraws from the program in first year, the textbooks and materials must be returned to the School.
Value: $1,000 towards textbooks/materials
For more information contact:
Scholarships and Prizes Officer (Nursing and Midwifery)
UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences
Tel: (08) 8302 2756
Email: NursingandMidwiferyScholarships@unisa.edu.au