Aboriginal postgraduate nursing and midwifery scholarships

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Want to make a difference and care for Mob?

Applications now open until the 23rd February 2025

Click the ‘Apply now’ button to begin your application for the 2024 NSW Health Aboriginal Nursing and Midwifery Postgraduate Scholarship.

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If you have any questions about your application, please contact Aboriginal Nursing and Midwifery Strategy on 1800 155 325 or MOH-aboriginalnursing@health.nsw.gov.au.

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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: Monday 16 December 2024
Contact page owner: Nursing and Midwifery