Health Letter



Nursing & Midwifery Travel Scholarship Guideline

Purpose

ACT Health through the Nursing and Midwifery Office is pleased to offer travel scholarships to support nurses and midwives who are presenting papers or a poster at relevant national and international conferences.

Consideration will also be given to nurses and midwives who are not presenting at a conference and whose active participation and attendance at a conference will be of direct benefit to their current professional practice and work environment. Up to ten (10) travel scholarships will be offered twice yearly, in March and August. Applications must be submitted at least 2 months prior to the conference.

Terms and Conditions

1. An amount of up to $3000 will be awarded to cover costs of conference registration, airfares and/or other transportation, accommodation and associated costs.

2. Applicants will have ideally had an abstract accepted for the conference prior to application for scholarship.

3. All successful travel scholarship applicants are required to their present conference papers/posters to colleagues and highlight experiences arising from the conference. The forum for presentations will be the monthly meeting hosted by Synergy: The Research Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Practice.

4. Travel scholarship are awarded to nurses and midwives who have been employed by ACT Health for a minimum of three (3) years.

5. Recipients of a travel scholarship within the past five (5) years will not eligible for consideration.

6. Where more than one application for scholarship is received from a given area the delegate for that area will assist the selection panel to assign an order of merit to the applications.

7. Successful applicants will be required to acknowledge the sponsorship of the ACT Health Nursing and Midwifery Office in their conference presentation.

8. Applicants are required to complete the Nursing and Midwifery Travel Scholarship application form and provide two (2) references, including one (1) from a direct supervisor and one (1) from ADON/DON and send it electronically to the Nursing and Midwifery Office at N-MScholarships@.au

Direct inquiries to:

Nursing & Midwifery Office

Level 1, Building 3

Canberra Hospital

PO Box 11

Woden ACT 2606

Telephone: (02) 5124 4978 or 5124 8310

Email: N-MScholarships@.au

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