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ACN Scholarships - March 2012
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Your organisation may benefit from encouraging your staff to apply for Aged Care Nursing Scholarships. These scholarships are Australian Government funded and available for Australian citizens or permanent residents who are committed to aged care. Aged Care Nursing Scholarships may provide eligible applicants with up to:
- $5,000 per short course/workshop;
- $3,000 per applicant for conference attendance; or
- $6,000 covering a two year period for former registered or enrolled nurses whose registration has lapsed and who are intending to participate in nurse re-entry studies and join the aged care sector.
Aged Care Nursing - Continuing Professional Development Scholarships of up to $5,000
The Government supports the aged care sector through the funding of training, workforce development and specialist workforce activities. As part of this commitment Continuing Professional Development aged care nursing scholarships are being offered to develop career pathways for workers in aged care. Applications opened on 9 March 2012.Continuing Professional Development Scholarships are available for registered nurses and enrolled nurses working within the aged care sector to attend short courses conferences or workshops for Continuing Professional Development. These scholarships provide financial assistance of up to:
- $5,000 per short course/workshop; and
- $3,000 per applicant for conference attendance.
Who Can Apply
These scholarships are available to Australian citizens or permanent residents who are currently working in the aged care sector. Scholarships are available to registered nurses and enrolled nurses who undertake a short course, conference or workshop.Applications for the scholarships opened on 9 March 2012 and will close on 27 April 2012. Interested nurses should contact the Royal College of Nursing Australia on 1800 116 696 or download information packs from the Royal College of Nursing Australia website or send an email to scholarships at scholarships@rcna.org.au.
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