Nursing Awards and Scholarships

RCNA Aged Care Nursing Scholarship Scheme
The scheme is an Australian Goverment initiative that is administered by the Royal College of Nursing (RCNA).  Scholarships are available for undergraduate and postgraduate applicants with a focus on aged care nursing.
Closing date for applications for the undergraduate scheme | 5pm on Friday 22 August 2008
Closing date for applications for the postgraduate scheme | 5pm on Friday 19 September 2008
Click here for further details

2008 APNA Best Practice Awards
Nominations for the Australian Practice Nurses Association Best Practice Awards are now open.  With six award categories the APNA Best Practice Awards aim to recognise and reward extraordinary nurses working in general practice.
Closing date for applications | 5pm on 16 October 2008
For further details - Media release | Website

Need information on postgraduate studies, scholarships or professional development?
NurseInfo is an exciting new website providing a directory of all the information you could possibly need on nursing and midwifery in Australia.

NurseInfo.com.au provides information on professional development, postgraduate courses, different areas of speciality, scholarships, registration, working conditions and salaries, rural and remote nursing, and many other areas of interest.

The website also caters for those students and individuals interested in nursing and midwifery as a career, those looking to re-enter the professions and internationally qualified nurses and midwives wanting to work in Australia.

Developed by Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA), the site is user friendly and provides succinct accurate information.

Whilst visiting NurseInfo.com.au make sure you fill out the website survey so that RCNA can continue to improve and update the information to better suit your needs.

RCNA encourages you to visit NurseInfo.com.au and promote this website to your colleagues, which is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.