Royal Newcastle Hospital Graduate Nurses Association Scholarship in Nursing
$4,000
1
10 March 2017
Scholarship details
Donor
Royal Newcastle Hospital Graduate Nurses Association Inc.Establishment
This scholarship was established by the Royal Newcastle Graduate Nurses Association Inc. to assist 3rd year students in the Bachelor of Nursing program who are experiencing financial disadvantage.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship you must meet the following criteria:
- Be enrolled 3rd year of a Bachelor of Nursing degree at the University of Newcastle.
- Demonstrate academic progress either by the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) or equivalent required for entry for commencing students, or a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 for continuing students.
- Demonstrate that you are affected by educational disadvantage, such as carer or sole parent, financial hardship, English language difficulty, Indigenous Australian, long term medical condition, disability, refugee status, regional/remote disadvantage.
- Not be the recipient of another UON Donor funded or sponsored scholarship concurrently.
- Be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident.
Required Documentation
If documentation is not provided your application will not be processed. Please have all required documents available for upload as PDF, DOC, DOCX, JPEG, or JPG files prior to completing the online application process.
- A written statement (approx 1 A4 page) outlining your academic achievement to date, experience of educational disadvantage, and how this scholarship would assist you and your career aspirations.
- Optional: any documents supporting your claims, such as your CV, evidence of achievements, centrelink income statement, health care card. Please limit to just a few documents which support relevant eligibility criteria only.
Benefit
The scholarship currently provides a benefit of $4,000 to be paid as a lump sum following Semester 1 census date.
Selection
Selection is a competitive process and will be based on assessment of the scholarship application and any required supporting documents.
Faculties
Contact Details
SCHOLARSHIPS OFFICER
Student Services Centre
University of Newcastle
University Drive
CALLAGHAN NSW 2308
Phone: +61 2 4921 5000
Fax: +61 2 4921 5759
Email: scholarships@newcastle.edu.au