Applicants must:
- be a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia or be registered by the end of 2024
- be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or New Zealand citizen
- be employed (or commencing employment) in a Victorian public mental health and wellbeing service
- be enrolled (or intending to enrol) in an eligible postgraduate course for 2025 commencement
- have the endorsement of their Director of Mental Health Nursing or Senior Mental Health Nurse in their application.
Scholarships will be provided for the following courses:
- Graduate Diploma of Mental Health Nursing
- Master of Mental Health Nursing
Please note: Applicants who’ve received the Victorian Full Course Fee Postgraduate Mental Health Nurse Scholarship previously are ineligible to apply again but are advised to apply for the $3000 Postgraduate Mental Health Nurse Scholarship.
Prioritisation will be provided for the following eligible applicants by way of a weighting:
- those not receiving other funding support (e.g. employer support for course fees, scholarships, grants or financial support from an organisation or institution)
- those who have not previously received a postgraduate mental health nurse scholarship ($3000)
- those who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
- those employed by a health service in regional or rural Victoria.