Australian Remote Health Awards
Each year we are delighted to run our annual awards program, which includes the prestigious Aurora Award — Remote and Isolated Health Professional of the Year, as part of our commitment to celebrating excellence in remote nursing practice. This year we will also be offering awards including the Excellence in Remote and Isolated Health Practice Award sponsored by James Cook University/Murtupuni Centre for Rural & Remote Health, Early to Remote Practice Award sponsored by Flinders University – Rural and Remote Health, and the Collaborative Team Award. Here’s your chance to nominate one of your colleagues and acknowledge their outstanding contribution to the rural and remote health sector.
Scholarships
Undergraduate Remote Placement Scholarships
Are you an undergraduate nursing, midwifery or allied health student seeking support for an upcoming remote health placement? Thanks to Aussiewide Economy Transport, Zeitz Enterprises, HESTA and HutSix current undergraduate student Members can apply for support to experience remote health firsthand.
Our Undergraduate Remote Placement Scholar-ships provide up to $1,000 to cover the cost of fares, travel and accommodation associated with clinical placement. They are offered in two rounds each year to current CRANAplus undergraduate student Members enrolled as undergraduates in a health discipline at an Australian University.
Applications are now open for placements being held during the first six months of 2024.
Gayle Woodford Memorial Scholarship
Jointly sponsored by CRANAplus and Flinders/College of Medicine and Public Health, the Gayle Woodford Memorial Scholarship covers all course fees for a Graduate Certificate in Remote Health Practice through Flinders University.
It is awarded to one successful applicant each year on the basis of the likelihood and level of contribution the recipient will make to remote and Indigenous health, with study to commence the following year. Eligible RNs, Indigenous health practitioners, allied health professionals and medical officers with an approved health-related degree or qualification from an approved tertiary institution are encouraged to apply.
Submit your scholarship application.
Grants
Nurses Memorial Foundation of SA Grants
Thanks to the generosity of the Nurses Memorial Foundation of South Australia Inc., we are able to offer a limited number of grants to assist CRANAplus Members (registered as a nurse and/or midwife and working in a remote/rural area) to attend our courses. The funds make learning accessible by contributing to the fees and costs associated with course attendance. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applications are now open for courses being held during the first six months of 2024.
Country Women’s Association (CWA) Rural & Remote Nursing/Midwifery Professional Development Grant
The CWA Professional Development Grant, in collaboration with CWA NSW, supports the development of rural and remote health professionals and students, particularly nurses and midwives. Applications are open to registered nurses and midwives, and enrolled nurses who currently live in a rural or remote setting classified MMM 4-7, who work in a clinical role and are enrolled in a program of study, course, intensive or placement to gain new skills and knowledge relevant to their practice and setting. The professional development activity must be undertaken within 12 months of the application closing date.
Submit your scholarship application.
