CRANAplus offers a range of schol­ar­ships and grants, and you will find infor­ma­tion on a vari­ety of oth­er schol­ar­ships, grants, and bur­saries in our Path­way Incen­tives resource.

Such oppor­tu­ni­ties can sup­port you on a remote nurs­ing path­way, but they are often com­pet­i­tive. Selec­tion pan­els have to make chal­leng­ing deci­sions based on the infor­ma­tion pre­sent­ed in the appli­ca­tion. When apply­ing, there are some things you can do to put your­self in the best posi­tion to be successful.

Meet the stat­ed criteria

Check you meet the cri­te­ria and that the focus of the schol­ar­ship or grant match­es your cir­cum­stances. Selec­tion pan­els do not con­sid­er appli­ca­tions that do not meet the cri­te­ria or requests for finan­cial or oth­er sup­port out­side the schol­ar­ship tar­get. There­fore, focus your respons­es on the schol­ar­ship or grant goals. Some­times you may need to be cre­ative and explore how your cir­cum­stance might meet a fund­ing organisation’s goal.

Com­plete your application

Com­plete all ques­tions and sec­tions ful­ly. Incom­plete appli­ca­tions rarely pro­ceed to selec­tion pan­els for con­sid­er­a­tion. Remem­ber, your appli­ca­tion is your chance to ful­ly present your case for sup­port. If you leave out infor­ma­tion request­ed by the pan­el you may risk your chances of being selected.

Sub­mit on time or before

There are some schol­ar­ships and grants avail­able which are always open and do not have clos­ing dates, but these are rare. When there is a sub­mis­sion clos­ing date, plan to com­plete your sub­mis­sion ear­ly. This gives you a chance to avoid tech­ni­cal issues and to qual­i­ty con­trol your submission.

Qual­i­ty control

In gen­er­al, selec­tion pan­els do not judge your sub­mis­sion based on spelling and gram­mar and are not seek­ing an epic essay. Clear, con­cise, and detailed respons­es assist selec­tion pan­els, so proof­read­ing and spell check are encour­aged. Qual­i­ty con­trol also involves reflect­ing on the goals of the schol­ar­ship or grant and direct­ly address­ing these in any ques­tions asked.

Seek out opportunities! 

There’s noth­ing stop­ping you from apply­ing to mul­ti­ple oppor­tu­ni­ties; just remem­ber to declare if you have already secured funds when offered a sec­ond schol­ar­ship or grant. Look for oppor­tu­ni­ties at your uni­ver­si­ty if you are a stu­dent or try search­ing for phil­an­thropic ser­vices, or oppor­tu­ni­ties from employ­ers, local gov­ern­ment or com­mu­ni­ty ser­vice groups.