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Scholarships & Grants
We support the development of remote health professionals and health and nursing students by facilitating access to learning and recognising excellence.
Scholarships
Undergraduate Remote Placement Scholarships
Our undergraduate scholarships empower nursing, midwifery and healthcare students to experience remote health firsthand by providing up to $1000 to cover the cost of fares, travel and accommodation associated with clinical placement. They are offered in two rounds each year to current CRANAplus student members enrolled as undergraduates in a health discipline at an Australian University. Possible thanks to the support of HESTA, Aussiewide Transport , Zeitz Enterprises and HutSix. If you too are interested in supporting the emerging remote health workforce, click here to contact us.
Round 1, 2024: Now taking applications for placements being held during the first six months of 2024.
Round 2, 2024: Applications open from 1 July to 31 December 2024 for placements being held during same period.
Gayle Woodford Memorial Scholarship
Now taking 2024 applications. Applications will close on 30 June 2024.
Jointly sponsored by CRANAplus and Flinders/College of Medicine and Public Health, the Gayle Woodford Memorial Scholarship covers all course fees for a Graduate Certificate in Remote Health Practice through Flinders University. It is awarded to one successful applicant each year on the basis of the likelihood and level of contribution the recipient will make to remote and Indigenous health, with study to commence the following year. Eligible RNs, Indigenous health practitioners, allied health professionals and medical officers with an approved health-related degree or qualification from an approved tertiary institution are encouraged to apply.
Grants
Nurses Memorial Foundation of SA Grants
Thanks to the generosity of the Nurses Memorial Foundation of South Australia Inc., we are able to offer a limited number of grants to assist CRANAplus members (registered as a nurse and/or midwife and working in a remote/rural area) to attend our courses. The funds make learning accessible by contributing to the fees and costs associated with course attendance. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses are strongly encouraged to apply.
Round 1, 2024: Now taking applications for courses being held during the first six months of 2024.
Round 2, 2024: Applications open from 1 July to 31 December 2024 for courses being held during same period.
Country Women’s Association Rural & Remote Nursing/Midwifery PD Grant
Now taking 2024 applications. Applications will close on 30 June 2024.
The CWA PD Grant, in collaboration with CWA NSW, supports the development of rural and remote health professionals and students, particularly nurses and midwives. Applications are open to Registered Nurses, Registered Midwives and Enrolled Nurses who currently live in a rural or remote setting classified MMM 4-7, who work in a clinical role and are enrolled in a program of study, course, intensive or placement to gain new skills and knowledge relevant to their practice and setting. The PD activity must be undertaken within 12 months of application closing date.