The Roberta M.C. Taylor Rural/Remote Nursing and Midwifery Scholarship will encourage study with a rural or remote focus.

Thanks to the generous donation from Roberta M.C. Taylor, UniSC is pleased to offer a scholarship in Rural and Remote Nursing and Midwifery for Honours, Higher Degree by Research or Postgraduate by Coursework students. Mrs Taylor has requested that the scholarship assists with capacity building in the area of Nursing and Midwifery in rural and remote communities across Australia, with a preference for Queensland and the Northern Territory, west of the Great Dividing Range. Mrs Taylor has expressed an interest in the student returning to a rural or remote area to provide Nursing/Midwifery care to their community.

Eligibility

This scholarship is available to:

• Australian or New Zealand citizens, and Australian Permanent Residents
• female students enrolled full-time or part-time in Honours, Postgraduate Coursework or a Higher Degree by Research in the area of Nursing and/or Midwifery                                                                                            

Selection criteria

The preferred applicant will:

• be a commencing Honours, Higher Degree by Research or Postgraduate study and from a rural/remote area of Australia who will relocate to the Sunshine Coast to study Nursing and Midwifery at USC OR
• have completed the Bachelor of Nursing and/or the Bachelor of Midwifery at USC, and have completed a rural/remote placement and is undertaking USC Higher Degree by Research or Postgraduate Coursework with a rural/remote focus of study

Eligible programs

Honours, Postgraduate by Coursework or Higher Degrees by Research in nursing and/or midwifery with a rural or remote focus

Number available

one per annum

Value

A$4000

Application

To apply:

• Please complete the Roberta M.C Taylor Application form and Response to Selection Criteria form.

Please submit to the Academic Support Unit, Research and Engagement via email to ASURE@usc.edu.au by 30 June 2023.