Want to make a difference and care for Mob?

Applications open 16 December 2024 – 23 February 2025.

About the scholarship

If you’re an Aboriginal person currently working as a registered nurse or registered midwife employed in a NSW Health facility, a postgraduate scholarship of up to $10,000 is available to support your postgraduate study and help with educational expenses.

Postgraduate study is a chance to expand your knowledge and provide career development opportunities that will support cultural safety within NSW Health impacting the health of Mob.

  • December

    Applications open 9am Monday 16 December.

    February

    Applications close 11:59pm Sunday 23 February.

    March

    All candidates notified of recruitment outcome by Monday 10 March.

  • To be eligible to apply you must be:

    • be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent
    • be known and accepted in the community that you live or have lived
    • currently be studying or about to study a postgraduate nursing or midwifery degree at university
    • a resident of NSW
    • currently employed as a registered nurse of midwife in a NSW Health facility.

  • As part of the application process, applicants must complete an online application form and provide:

    • a cover letter of no more than 500 words describing:
      • a statement of your Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage
      • how your studies will make a positive contribution to your current role and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
    • a resume outlining your educational qualifications and work experience
    • evidence of enrolment in an Australian postgraduate nursing or midwifery course
    • a letter from your employer on their official letterhead, dated and signed including:
      • your name
      • title of your position
      • employment status (full-time, part-time or casual)
      If you are doing postgraduate study which will lead to registration as a midwife, you must show proof of your employment at the same time in a recognised student midwifery position in a maternity service.
    • documentation that confirms your Aboriginality stating that you:
      • are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent
      • identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and
      • are accepted as such in the community where you live

        For a guide on what you need to confirm your Aboriginality visit Stepping Up-Aboriginality.
    • details of two referees.

  • Prior to applications opening I have:

    • read the information available about the scholarship
    • checked that I am eligible to apply for the scholarship
    • marked all key dates in my diary
    • updated my resume
    • collected evidence of enrolment in an Australian postgraduate nursing or midwifery course
    • collected evidence to corroborate my Aboriginality
    • written a cover letter
    • received a letter of support from my current NSW Health employer.
 

Contacts and links

Current as at: Thursday 8 August 2024
Contact page owner: Nursing and Midwifery