Scholarships, Awards & Grants
The following scholarships, awards and grants are offered by ACNN and private families for a wide range of activities or in recognition of service to neonates and families.
Applications and nominations may be submitted at any time and will be assessed in April and September each year.
Scholarships funded by ACNN
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Leadership and management Scholarship
for study, conference, course in leadership and/or management
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Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Scholarship
for study/course relevant to NNP or conference attendance
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Neo-Skin Scholarship for study/course/ conference or QI or research project with a focus on skin/wound care relevant to neonates
- Neurodevelopmental Care Scholarship for study/course or conference with focus on neurodevelopmental care
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Professional Development Scholarship
for postgraduate study in neonatal nursing, conference attendance, course
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Renee Collisson Scholarship
for conference, short course, study relevant to low resource contexts; QI or research project in a low resource country
- Research Scholarship to undertake research/QI activity or to present research results to a national or international conference
Scholarships funded by partners
- The University of Tasmania and the ACNN have partnered to offer postgraduate nursing qualifications on a scholarship basis to ACNN members
Awards
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Clinical Neonatal Nurse Excellence
Award
to recognise neonatal nurses who have made a contribution to neonatal nursing in clinical practice, eduction or research. NOMINATE A
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Family Appreciation Award
- for families to nominate a nurse who they feel deserves to be recognised for delivering outstanding care and support to a family and
their infant while in the neonatal unit
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Mark New Quiet Achiever
Award
to recognise a neonatal nurse who has contributed meaningfully to neonatal research or clinical practice improvement. NOMINATE A
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- Qld branch presenters awards awarded for oral and poster presentations to Qld branch members at the ACNN National Conference
Grants
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Jessie Everson Checkley Education
Grant
- open to NSW branch members. Grants to support attending/presenting at educational events
- Qld branch conference travel grants - open to QLD branch members. Grants to support attending to present at a National or International conference
Updated 20 February 2021