If you have only received an acceptance letter into university, please supply this with your application. Please send your enrolment that details your subjects enrolled as soon as it becomes available to you to MOH-Aboriginalnursing@health.nsw.gov.au
If you are unable to attain acceptance to university prior to the interview period, your application will automatically be withdrawn.
NSW Health require you to corroborate your Aboriginality to be eligible for the Cadetship and Scholarship Programs. We would encourage you to look at Stepping Up - Help Me Hire - Aboriginality to look at your options to corroborate your Aboriginality or we can discuss further with you over the phone, please call on (02) 9859 5567.
Scholarships are awarded by a selection panel. Applications will be subject to cull, based on scholarship criteria and the provision of the required supporting documents.
You will be notified if you have been successful for a scholarship by the Nursing and Midwifery Office via e-mail by Monday 10 March.
$15,000 per year for full-time students. This is paid as $7,500 in semester one and $7,500 in semester 2.
For part-time students, you will receive $7,500 per year. This is paid as $3,750 in semester one and $3,750 in semester 2.
The scholarship payment process begins once you have provided all required documentation to the Nursing and Midwifery Office. It may take up to six weeks to process payments into nominated bank accounts and unexpected delays sometimes occur. Payments cannot be made into credit card accounts.
Scholarship funding is provided to assist students with educational expenses directly associated with their nursing or midwifery studies. The Nursing and Midwifery Office does not require receipts, however these should be retained by the applicant for taxation purposes.
Successful applicants who defer or withdraw from their course or change the number of subjects being studied must notify the Nursing and Midwifery Office in writing within seven days. Full or partial repayment of scholarship funding may be required after review of individual circumstances.
Scholarship funds are available to cover all subjects in your course once only. No funds are available if you fail a subject and need to repeat.
People who receive funding from another source within NSW Health for the same course of study will have their application withdrawn. Please ensure you provide information about other scholarships or funding that you are receiving.
A refund of scholarship funding will be requested should an overpayment be identified, or if you do not continue with your course (subject to individual review).
Applications for Aboriginal undergraduate scholarships can be made each year of study.
Applications for Aboriginal enrolled nurse to registered nurse scholarships can be made each year of study.
Scholarships are considered to be tax exempt income for students who are studying full time at university.
Generally, scholarship funding provided to part-time students, regardless of their employment status, is not considered to be tax exempt income. However, as long as the scholarship funding is used for non-tax deductible expenses it may be classified as exempt income.
FBT issues arise with employees in the public health system who receive funding from the NSW Ministry of Health.
Please seek independent taxation advice regarding your personal circumstances.