Betty Josephine Fyffe Tamworth Nursing & Midwifery Scholarship

Donor

This is a donor-funded scholarship from the late Mrs. Betty Josephine Fyffe.

Establishment

Scholarship for students based at the University of Newcastle Tamworth Campus studying a Bachelor of Nursing, Bachelor of Midwifery, or Master of Midwifery (Graduate Entry) program.

Betty Fyffe was a local Tamworth girl who grew up in the surrounds of her father’s chemist shops. Betty had an absolute passion for Nursing and her strong feelings for St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney where she trained and spent many years providing nursing treatment.

Betty leaves this legacy as her way of trying to improve the education of doctors, nurses and allied health professionals in training with hope that some will return to the country areas to practice their profession.

We hope that all recipients of a Betty Josephine Fyffe Scholarship will be as passionate about their career as she was about nursing.

Applicable to regional and remote, nursing, midwifery.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you will need to:

• Be enrolled in any year of a Bachelor of Nursing, Bachelor of Midwifery, or Master of Midwifery (Graduate Entry) at the University of Newcastle Tamworth Campus.
• Have lived in a regional or remote area of Australia for at least 12 months within the two years prior to study.
• Be an Australian citizen.
• Not be the recipient of another University of Newcastle donor-funded or sponsored scholarship concurrently.
• This scholarship is open to both full-time and part-time students.

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 a scholarship would assist you. This statement will cover all scholarships you are applying 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

This scholarship is ongoing up to a maximum term of up to 6 years and provides a total benefit of up to $30,000 for a bachelor degree, or up to $20,000 for a masters degree provided ongoing eligibility is met.

The scholarship provides $10,000 per year for full-time study (minimum 60 units per year), or $5,000 per year for part-time study, paid in two instalments following the Semester 1/Trimester 1 and Semester 2/Trimester 3 census dates.

Full-time eligibility will be reviewed based on a student's total enrolled load at the Semester 2 or Trimester 3 census date, allowing enrolment across the academic year to be considered.

Payments are typically received 2–3 weeks after the relevant census date, or 2–3 weeks after you accept your offer if the census date has already passed.

The scholarship benefit and number of scholarships awarded may vary and will be determined by the funding available each year.

Selection

Selection is a competitive process based on assessment of the scholarship application, supporting documentation, and the eligibility criteria for the scholarship.

Selection will be made by the Scholarships Office with consideration of the eligibility criteria and any additional factors relevant to the purpose of the scholarship, in this order:

• All eligibility criteria for the scholarship being met;

• Regional and/or remote disadvantage;

• Academic merit.

All applicants will be notified of their application outcome via email, within 6–10 weeks of the scholarship closing date.

Meeting the eligibility criteria does not guarantee receipt of a scholarship. Scholarship selection is competitive and is based on the relevant selection criteria, the number of eligible applicants, and the scholarships available.

Applicants who are unsuccessful in one offer round may still be considered for later rounds within the same scholarship year, where applicable, and are encouraged to apply for future opportunities.

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