Internal Member Scholarships

Internal Scholarships are funded by ACNN 

• Open to ACNN members who have been financial members for 18 consecutive months or more.
• Registered with AHPRA as a nurse or midwife. 
• Currently working in neonatal nursing in any of the following capacities - clinical, education, management, research.
• The application process is competitive. Please ensure your application is of high quality, complete and submitted as per the submission guidance outlined on the checklist. Applications not submitted as per the requirements will not proceed to assessment. Only complete applications formatted and provided as outlined on the checklist will be accepted. Applications need to be submitted as 1 PDF document. 

2024 Opening - Closing dates to receive applications and the notification date of the outcome for internal member scholarships

Categories 

• Conference, seminar, symposium, short course, workshop attendance as an attendee/delegate
• National or International conference attendance to present primary research results
• Postgraduate Study - e.g., Certificate, Diploma, Masters
• Higher Degree by Research (HDR) - e.g., MPhil, PhD, Professional doctorate by research
• Primary research project funding not associated with a HDR
• Quality improvement project funding

Scholarship Conditions

• Applications not submitted with a completed checklist and required documents will not proceed to the assessment process.
• Applications not accepted are encouraged to be re-submitted once corrected for assessment in the next round. 
• Awarding of full expenses is not guaranteed and is at the discretion of the awarding panel.
• For conference, seminar, workshop attendance - only registration, flights and/or accommodation expenses can be claimed. Travel insurance, cab/uber/train fares, meals, visa's, other miscellaneous items are not eligible.
• For HDR and postgraduate study - only subject/course fee/s can be claimed. Student union fees and other miscellaneous university costs are not eligible for claiming. Proof of enrollment and statement of fees (fees outstanding/paid) must accompany application.
• For Research and Quality Improvement projects - research/QI protocol is required to be submitted with the application. HREC approval letter will be required prior to funding paid to recipient.
• Receipts not provided at the time of application, must be provided prior to the scholarship being paid.
• An article/report must be written for the ACNN newsletter within 1 month of completing/attending the activity for which the scholarship was received. The article should summarise details with reference to the category to which it was awarded and outline a number of outcomes/things learned from your attendance/completion of a course/workshop etc. Must be submitted to scholarships@acnn.org.au.
• Scholarships will be paid in two installments - on receiving the scholarship claim form and any outstanding receipts (if applicable); and the balance paid on the article being received. Form, receipts and article sent to scholarships@acnn.org.au.
• Scholarship recipients will be announced at the ACNN National Conference and provided with an option to be announced through ACNN media channels (newsletter, emails and social media). Please indicate your consent to social media announcement by checking the box in the checklist. Leave unchecked if you do not consent.

Application process

1. Please download the scholarship conditions and checklist form (word document) 
2. Prepare documents and complete the checklist
3. Email as a single PDF document to scholarships@acnn.org.au

• Completed checklist 
• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• Detailed Budget
• Proof of enrollment for university courses OR
• Receipts/invoices of costs already paid OR
• Screenshots/document with details of fees for each budget item (if available)

Applications will be acknowledged by email within 72 hours. If not acknowledged, please re-email or phone ACNN.

Education scholarship - applicable to a category when the main focus of the activity is for those who are or wish to undertake educational roles/projects within the field of neonatal nursing. 
 
Clinical and Professional Leadership scholarship - applicable to a category when the main focus of the activity relates to clinical and professional leadership and/or management and/or to undertake quality and safety improvement  initiates and/or studies relating to clinical and professional leadership, management, workforce, recruitment, staff or patient (parent) satisfaction. 

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner scholarship - applicable to a category when the main focus of the activity supports the development of advanced knowledge or clinical skills pertaining to the role and scope of a neonatal nurse practitioner or candidate.    

Neo-Skin scholarship - applicable to a category when the main focus of the activity is on an aspect specific to neonatal skin including wound care, assessment, tools.

Neurodevelopmental Care scholarship - applicable to a category when the main focus of the activity is on infant and family and centered developmental care/neuroprotective developmental care. 

Nutrition and Feeding scholarship - applicable to a category when the main focus of the activity is related specifically to supporting neonatal nutrition and feeding. 

Renee Collisson low resource countries scholarship - applicable to a category when the main focus of the activity is held in/applicable/collaboratively undertaken in a low resource country; or related to public health.

Research scholarship - applicable to a category when the main focus of the activity is to undertake quality improvement or primary research (as part of or independent of an HDR) or present research results at a national or international conference.

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