Margaret and Errol Allen Nursing Scholarship
$7,500
4
08 February 2026
Scholarship details
Donor
Janice Leggett in memory of her Aunt and Uncle, Margaret and Errol Allen.Establishment
This Scholarship was setup by Janice Leggett in memory of her Aunt and Uncle, Margaret and Errol Allen.
For more information on this scholarship, please review the full Terms and Conditions.
Applicable to equity, financial disadvantage, undergraduate and postgraduate, domestic and international students.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you will need to:
- Be enrolled in any year of a Bachelor of Nursing degree program or a postgraduate Nursing program with the University of Newcastle.
- Be intending to study on a full-time basis (minimum 60 units per year).
- Have the ATAR required for entry to your program if a new student; or a minimum GPA of 4.0 if you are a continuing student. Please note that you do not need to provide evidence of this as we will use University reporting.
- Demonstrate that the ability to study is affected, or will be affected, by financial hardship.
- Not be the recipient of another University of Newcastle donor-funded or sponsored scholarship concurrently.
Required Documentation
Required documents will be listed on the ‘Your Documents’ page of your application. The application portal accepts PDF only. A maximum of 3 PDF smaller than 5 MB can be added per document type upload field.
- A personal statement (approx. 1 A4 page) outlining your academic achievements, career aspirations in the relevant area of study, and how this scholarship would assist you. This statement will cover all scholarships you are submitting for.
- You may be required to provide documents to support your educational challenges and personal circumstances. These will be identified when you apply based on your individual application responses.
Benefit
The scholarship provides a benefit of $7500 paid as a lump sum.
Payments are typically received 2–3 weeks after the semester census date, or 2–3 weeks after you accept your offer if the census date has already passed.
Selection
Selection is a competitive process and will be based on assessment of the scholarship application and any required supporting documents.
Selection will be made by the College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing Selection Committee which will consist of a minimum of three members chosen by the Pro Vice-Chancellor, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing.
The Selection Committee will communicate the details of successful recipients to the delegated Scholarships Officer, and all applicants will be notified of an outcome via email. This will occur within 6 weeks of the scholarship close date.
College
College of Health Medicine and Wellbeing
Contact Details
Scholarships
Student and Academic Services
University of Newcastle
University Drive
CALLAGHAN NSW 2308
Phone: +61 2 4921 5000
Email: scholarships@newcastle.edu.au
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