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Graduate Certificate Nursing Scholarships

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The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies is delighted to offer 20 scholarships, including five scholarships for First Nations nurses and five scholarships for nurses who work in rural and remote areas of Australia, to complete one of the ACN Graduate Certificate listed below:

•Graduate Certificate in Cancer Nursing
•Graduate Certificate in Community and Primary Health Care Nursing
•Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing
•Graduate Certificate in Digital Health (NEW)
•Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Management
•Graduate Certificate in Orthopaedic Nursing
•Graduate Certificate in Perioperative Nursing

Who can apply?

Applications are open to non-members and members, who meet the eligibility criteria outlined below:

Applicants must:

be an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia
be a registered nurse with AHPRA.
have a minimum of one-year postgraduate experience; and
be currently employed in an appropriate clinical setting.
be able to commence the graduate certificate in July 2024

How can I apply?

Applicants are asked to complete and submit this form along with the below listed documents, which can be uploaded to this form.

Confirmation of First Nation status, such as a sworn affidavit (if applicable)
Australian citizenship or permanent residency (passport, birth certificate, permanent visa document)
identification (drivers license or passport)
confirmation of residential address, such as a Rates notice or Utilities Bill (This is applicable if applying as a Rural and Remote applicant) ACN uses the Modified Monash Model to determine rural and remote areas, which are within the MM3 to MM7 categories.
a current resume (detailing experience);
copy of current nurse registration from AHPRA.
letter of support from your current employer, confirming your position in an appropriate clinical setting. Must be current.

The scholarship will be awarded to applicants who can best demonstrate their suitability in their response to the selection questions.

Applications close 11:59pm AEDT, 8 April 2024.

For further information please email scholarships@acn.edu.au or contact the scholarships team on 1800 061 660

Personal details

Full Name*

Prefix

First Name

Last Name

Residential address*

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Postcode

Postal address (if different from residential address)

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Postcode

Best contact number*

Email*

Confirm Email *

AHPRA Nurse registration number:*

Are you applying as a First Nations nurse or a Rural or Remote nurse?*

First Nations nurse Rural or Remote nurse First Nations, Rural and Remote nurse No

Are you a member of ACN?*

Yes No

*You do not need to be a member to apply, this is for statistical purposes only.

Please tell us which ACN Graduate Certificate course you would like to complete (refer to the list on the first page):*

Employer details

Employer name and address*

Supervisor/Manager name*

First Name

Last Name

Contact Number*

Your position*

Selection Questions

Under the following headings, please describe how your application addresses the criteria. The suggested word limit is up to 250 words per question. It is recommended that you write between 200-250 words.

Describe the specific relevance the graduate certificate you have chosen has to your area of nursing.*

Describe how you intend to share the outcomes of your study with your work colleagues.*

Provide evidence of your commitment to your area of nursing practice.*

Describe how you will transfer this learning to the practice of nursing, and how you will disseminate knowledge to nursing colleagues in your region*

Required Documents

Confirmation of First Nation status, such as a Sworn Affidavit (if applicable)
Australian citizenship or permanent residency (passport, birth certificate, permanent visa document)
identification (drivers license or passport)
confirmation of residential address, such as a Rates notice or Utilities Bill (This is applicable if applying as a Rural and Remote applicant) ACN uses the Modified Monash Model to determine rural and remote areas, which are within the MM3 to MM7 categories.
a current resume (detailing experience);
copy of current nurse registration from AHPRA.
letter of support from your current employer, confirming your position in an appropriate clinical setting. Must be current.

Letter of support from your employer confirming your position and relevance to the graduate certificate course*

No File Chosen

File uploads may not work on some mobile devices.

Australian citizenship or permanent residency*

No File Chosen

File uploads may not work on some mobile devices.

Confirmation of First Nations status, such as a Sworn Affidavit (If applicable)*

No File Chosen

File uploads may not work on some mobile devices.

Identification such as, Drivers license or Passport*

No File Chosen

File uploads may not work on some mobile devices.

Resume*

No File Chosen

File uploads may not work on some mobile devices.

Current AHPRA nurse registration*

No File Chosen

File uploads may not work on some mobile devices.

Confirmation of rural or remote address, such as, a rates notice or utilities bill*

No File Chosen

File uploads may not work on some mobile devices.

Terms and Conditions

Applications must be received on this form and address all questions and selection criteria.
ACN reserves the right to not make an offer of an award in 2023.
The ACN Grants and Awards Committee will undertake assessment of all applications and their decision will be final.
Applications are competitive and ACN reserves the right to withdraw the award should conditions not be satisfied.
Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Successful applicants will be required to provide a brief bio and pic of themselves.
Successful applicants are required to submit a brief report to ACN within three months of completing the program.
ACN is to be acknowledged in any publication or presentation resulting from funding support.
ACN reserves the right to publish information about the scholarship and successful applicants in their medium of choice.

RELEASE OF INFORMATION

ACN will release de-identified information including your state/territory, employer to the ACN Grants and Awards Committee and to the sponsor, Regal Health. ACN may also use de-identified information for the purposes of promoting and publicising the scholarships. Personal Information may be disclosed to Regal Health or a subsequent Administrator for the purposes of administering the scholarships such as

Name, address, contact details
Resume

You agree to be contacted to participate in any surveys that may be conducted by ACN or a third party acting on behalf of ACN to collect information relevant to your scholarship.

PRIVACY STATEMENT

The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is regulated by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), which protects the privacy of your personal information. The purpose of this Privacy Collection Notice is to let you know what information is collected about you and how the information is used by ACN. ACN takes all reasonable steps to protect personal information held in its possession against loss, unauthorised access, use, modification, disclosure or misuse.

Please click here to view ACN’s privacy collection notice.

By submitting this form you agree to these terms and conditions

TAX INFORMATION

Where personal expenses are incurred in undertaking a scholarship award, the recipient should establish with the Australian Tax Office whether such expenses are deductible under the Australian Income Tax Law. ACN cannot assist in providing any advice on any representations to the Commissioner of Taxation

Declaration

The Declaration is legally binding and indicates that you have, to the best of your knowledge, provided true and correct information. There are penalties for knowingly giving false or misleading information.

A. I declare that:*

The information that I have supplied in this application form is true and correct in every particular. I will advise ACN, in writing, within 14 days of any change in my circumstances.

B. I understand that:*

The information on this form is collected for the purpose of assessing eligibility and selection for this scholarship. The information on this form may be used for the purposes of obtaining aggregated information about the scholarship program and that any information gathered for this purpose will not identify me in any way.

I agree to the terms and conditions of this Scholarship.

The outcome of your application will be emailed to you early July 2023.

If you have any questions regarding this scholarship or the Mid-Career Leadership Program please contact ACN on 1800 061 660 or email scholarships@acn.edu.au.

LODGEMENT

Once you submit your application an acknowledgement message will pop up to confirm it has been submitted successfully, this means we have received your application. A copy of your application will also be sent to your email. Once the scholarships team processes your application you will receive an email confirming the status of your application.

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