Rhodanthe Lipsett midwifery postgraduate scholarship

Want to make a difference and care for Mob?

Applications open 16 December 2024 – 23 February 2025.

About the scholarships

Access to an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander midwife can significantly improve the health outcomes of Aboriginal mothers and families.

One NSW Health Rhodanthe Lipsett midwifery postgraduate scholarship, to the value of $15,000, is offered to an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander registered midwife employed by NSW Health. Full registration to the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives conference (CATSINaM) is also included.

The scholarship will support your postgraduate studies and develop the skills most relevant to your midwifery area of practice.

About Rhodanthe Lipsett

Rhodanthe Lipsett OAM was an Australian midwife and author. She was a passionate advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and strongly committed to increasing the Aboriginal midwifery workforce.

The scholarship is offered by NSW Health in partnership with the Rhodanthe Lipsett Indigenous Midwifery Trust and the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives.

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 a Masters of Midwifery
- employed as a registered midwife by NSW Health.
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 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)
  - how long you’ve been employed in this position.
- evidence of enrolment in a Masters of Midwifery course
- a copy of results (if applicable)
- 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 a Bachelor of Nursing or Midwifery
- collected evidence to corroborate my Aboriginality
- written a cover letter
- recieved a letter of support from my NSW Health employer.