Scholarships & bursaries
The QNU each year offers scholarships and bursaries to assist nurses and midwives, and nursing students, with study or research or to attend major conferences.
Scholarships and bursaries available include:
QNU Registered Nurse/Midwife Scholarship
Value
This Scholarship is valued at $4,000 and may be awarded in whole or in part.
Purpose
The purpose of this Scholarship is to assist a Queensland registered nurse/midwife to attend conferences or seminars, or to undertake post-graduate studies, or research which will benefit Queensland nurses generally.
Criteria for Selection
Applicants must be currently registered in Queensland (where applicable) and be a financial member of the QNU for the 12-month period immediately preceding the application.
Closing date
Monday, 7 June 2010
Download application formQNU Enrolled Nurse Scholarship
Value
This Scholarship is valued at $4,000 and may be awarded in whole or in part.
Purpose
The purpose of the QNU Enrolled Nurse Scholarship is to assist a Queensland Enrolled Nurse to undertake pre-registration nursing studies, attend conferences or seminars or undertake programs which will benefit Queensland nurses generally.
Criteria for Selection
Applicants must be Enrolled Nurses in Queensland at the time of the application and be a financial member of the QNU for the 12-month period immediately preceding the application.
Closing Date
Monday 7 June 2010
QNU Assistant-in-Nursing Scholarship
Value
This Scholarship is valued at $4,000 and may be awarded in whole or in part.
Purpose
The purpose of the QNU Assistant-in-Nursing Scholarship is to assist a Queensland Assistant-in-Nursing to undertake appropriate nursing studies* or attend conferences or seminars which will be of benefit to their on-going professional development.
*For example, Certificate 3 in Aged Care Work or Certificate 4 in Aged Care Work, or the Enrolled Nursing course
Criteria for Selection
Applicants must be a financial member of the QNU for the 12-month period immediately preceding the application to be eligible for this scholarship.
Closing Date
Monday, 7 June 2010
Conference Scholarships
Purpose
The Queensland Nurses’ Union (QNU) Council has resolved to award five scholarships to pre-enrolment/pre-registration student members in nursing and midwifery to attend the 2010 QNU annual conference, to be held in Brisbane from 14-16 July.
The scholarships will cover travel and accommodation, where necessary, and also conference registration and the conference dinner.
Criteria for Selection
Applicants must be a financial member of the QNU to be eligible for this scholarship.
Closing Date
Monday, 7 June 2010
Student Book Bursaries
Purpose
Each year the Queensland Nurses’ Union (QNU) awards eight $500 book bursaries to undergraduate university and TAFE nursing students as part of the Union’s commitment to building and supporting the nursing profession.
The Union hopes that these book bursaries will be a small step towards relieving the financial pressure for students.
Criteria for Selection
Applicants must be a financial member of the QNU to be eligible for this scholarship.
Closing Date
Monday, 7 June 2010
Bauer-Wiles Book Bursary
Value
This book bursary is valued at $300.00 each year.
Purpose
The purpose of the Bauer-Wiles Book Bursary is to assist a Registered Nurse undertaking post-registration nursing studies at a university in Queensland or interstate. The Bursary must be used for purchase of books, appropriate to the course, which will be suitably inscribed.
Criteria for Selection
Applicants must be currently registered in Queensland and be a financial member of the ANF Queensland Branch for the 12-month period immediately preceding the application to be eligible for this bursary.
Closing Date
Monday, 7 June 2010
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