The College of Nursing is happy to advise that there are other opportunties for funding, which include

Federal Government

Department of Health and Ageing

Nursing and Allied Health Scholarships - search for 'Scholarships' under key word search

www.health.gov.au

State/Territory Nursing and Midwifery Offices

Australian Capital Territory Department of Health

Nursing and Midwifery Scholarships

http://www.health.act.gov.au/c/health?a=da&did=10086446&pid=1141778892

 

Department of Health and Human Services Tasmania

Nursing and Midwifery Scholarships

http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/nurses_and_midwives/scholarships

 

NSW Nursing and Midwifery Office

NSW Nursing and Midwifery Scholarship Fund

www.health.nsw.gov.au/nursing/scholarships.asp

NSW Health Nurse Scholarship Program

 

Queensland Government

Scholarships and Grants

http://www.health.qld.gov.au/nursing/scholarships.asp

Victorian Government Health Information

Postgraduate Scholarships

http://www.health.vic.gov.au/nursing/furthering/postgrad

 

Western Australian Government Department of Health

Office of the Chief Nursing Officer

http://www.ocno.health.wa.gov.au/scholarships/index.cfm

Industrial Bodies

New South Wales Nurses' Association/Australian Nursing Federation

Edith Cavell Trust Scholarship

http://www.nswnurses.asn.au/infopages/2768.html

Other Nursing Colleges

Royal College of Nursing Australia

Postgraduate Community Aged Care Nursing Scholarship Scheme

http://www.rcna.org.au/scholarships/government_scholarships

Royal College of Nursing Australia

The Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island scholarship)

http://www.rcna.org.au/scholarships/puggy_hunter

Service and Community Clubs

Local service clubs such as Lions, Rotary etc or RSL, bowling or sporting clubs often look to support local people with education.

Specialty Nursing Organisations

Specialty groups often offer grants for their members. The Coalition of National Nursing Organisation has a list of over 50 of these groups with links to the organisations’ websites.

www.conno.org.au

Trusts and Foundations

These are often private trusts or the philanthropic arms of companies (such as financial, insurance or other corporate entities) that may specifically support education. You can check these all out through your search engines.