Postgraduate Nurse Scholarships

Semester 1 2010 Postgraduate Nurse Scholarship

Semester 1 2010 Postgraduate Nurse Scholarships
Following a review of the Postgraduate Nurse Scholarship Program in 2009, a revised administration process has commenced.   The overall allocation of scholarship funding remains unchanged however the main difference is that applications for scholarships are managed by health services.

From Semester 1 2010, public health services will receive a scholarship quota that will allow them to internally prioritise areas of practice for scholarships based on local service and workforce development needs.

This quota excludes:

• Nurse Practitioner scholarships
  
  o A Victorian Nurse Practitioner Project (VNPP) Scholarship round will open in late October 2009 for nurses undertaking courses in 2010 leading to endorsement as a nurse practitioner.  Go to the Nurse Practitioner scholarship page.

• Mental Health & Maternal and Child Health scholarships (please click for more information on these speciality area scholarships)
  

Scholarship distribution

For Semester 1, 2010:

• 40% of the general scholarship pool has been allocated to rural health services, with each DHS rural region receiving an equal share
• The scholarship quota for metropolitan health services is based on nursing FTE
• Some additional scholarships in targeted practice areas such as NICU and critical care have been allocated based on the department’s system-wide service and workforce priorities.

Health Services

Health services will receive notice of their scholarship quota in October 2009.

Students:

Applications for scholarships are now made directly to your employer.

In departmental rural regions, Directors of Nursing will collectively implement a regional scholarship process.

For information relating to postgraduate study contact your local university.

Maternal and Child Health Scholarships

Applications for Maternal and Child Health scholarships (funded by the Office of Children, Department of Education and Early Childhood Develop) have closed.

Mental Health Scholarships

The Mental Health and Drugs (MHD) Division, Department of Health (DoH), is offering scholarships of up to $3,000 for registered nurses working in the Victorian public health sector to support postgraduate study in mental health nursing.

Scholarship funds are a contribution towards the cost of undertaking postgraduate studies in Semester 1 of 2010, including tuition fees, student contributions, study loans (HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP), books and equipment, travel required to attend lectures and clinical placements, child care and other related study costs.

The closing date for applications is 4 December 2009. Successful applicants will be notified by the end of December 2009.

More information, guidelines and applications for Mental Health Scholarships   (http://www.health.vic.gov.au/mentalhealth/careers.htm)

Contact

All enquires can be directed to the Nurse Policy Branch on 1300 662 685 or email at: PostgradNurseScholarship@dhs.vic.gov.au