Scholarships and Prizes
Nursing and Midwifery
Alzheimer’s Australia Victoria Prize ($200)
Awarded to the student enrolled in the gerontic nursing major within the Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Nursing who attains the highest mark for the unit, Geropsychiatric Nursing and who demonstrates an understanding of the needs of people with a dementing illness and their carers, and how to provide best practice for them. Available for metropolitan students only.
The Caroline Pippett Memorial Prize ($300 and $200 book voucher)
Awarded to the final-year metropolitan undergraduate nursing student who clearly demonstrates a loving and caring attitude towards patients.
Elsevier Excellence in the Care of Older People Prize ($100 book voucher)
Awarded to the first-year nursing student in the Bachelor of Nursing or Bachelor of Nursing Science who has excelled in care of older people.
Elsevier Gerontic Nursing Clinical Practice Prize ($150 book voucher)
Awarded to the final-year nursing student in the Bachelor of Nursing or Bachelor of Nursing Science who has demonstrated excellence in gerontic nursing clinical practice.
Royal College of Nursing, Australia High Achiever Award
Awarded to acknowledge the efforts of a student who has achieved to the best of their ability. The prize is one year’s membership to the Royal College of Nursing Australia.
Royal Women’s Hospital Midwifery Student Research Award ($1000)
Awarded to a midwifery student, or recent graduate, to support presentation of research findings at an international or national conference.
The Villa Maria Society Aged Care Prize ($500)
Awarded to a student enrolled in an undergraduate nursing courses at the Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus who has shown particular skills and interest in the area of aged care.
For further information regarding prizes offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences, tel: (03) 9479 3575 or email: LHS@latrobe.edu.au
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