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Scholarships & Awards
The University of Adelaide offers a variety of awards each year to recognise students who have displayed outstanding academic tenacity during their learning experience.
Scholarships
- Australian College of Nursing Scholarships and Grants
- Nurses' Memorial Foundation of South Australia Incorporated - Dr Roger Wurm Scholarship Fund. More information
- Resthaven Undergraduate Scholarships for Nursing Students
- Rural Clinical Placement Bursary (made possible by HESTA Superannuation Fund). Apply now
- School of Nursing Vacation Scholarship. Apply now
Awards
Undergraduate
Charlotte de Crespigny Prize
The Charlotte de Crespigny Prize is awarded to a third year graduate nurse who has demonstrated academic and clinical excellence in regards to nursing people with mental health and alcohol and other drug related health conditions, wherever they present for health care. Professor Charlotte de Crespigny has donated this prize to acknowledge the important role that all Registered Nurses have in responding well to patients affected by mental health and/or alcohol and other drug problems.
Margaret Grace McNair AM Award
The Margaret Grace McNair AM Award is awarded to a third year graduate nurse who has completed the Bachelor of Nursing in the minimum time and who demonstrated an excellence in clinical practice and academic achievement. The prize is being offered by the Nurses Memorial Foundation of SA in recognition of Margaret Grace McNair’s contribution to Nursing in SA.
Edeline ‘Tommy’ Lyon Prize
The Edeline 'Tommy' Lyon Prize is an encouragement award for a student in the Bachelor of Nursing program who has demonstrated a standard of excellence in the first two years of the Bachelor of Nursing program and who demonstrated a high degree of skills and a caring and professional approach to clinical practice in aged care. The prize is being offered by the Nurses Memorial Foundation of SA.
Kitson Prize
The Kitson Prize is named after the founding head of the School of Nursing, Professor Alison Kitson, and is awarded to the Master of Clinical Nursing student who has demonstrated a high standard of academic achievement with the highest Grade Point Average of Distinction or above in the program. This prize is offered by the School of Nursing.
Scholarships
- Australian College of Nursing Scholarships and Grants
- Nurses' Memorial Foundation of South Australia Incorporated - Dr Roger Wurm Scholarship Fund. More information
- The Elizabeth Keam AM Master of Nursing Science Scholarship
- SA Health Postgraduate Study Assistance Program for Public Sector Nurses and Midwives
- Resthaven Scholarship in Masters of Nursing Science
Postgraduate
Roshan Award
The Roshan Award is awarded to the student in the Master of Clinical Nursing who has demonstrated the largest improvement in their academic performance. This award honours the late Master of Clinical Nursing student, Roshan Wijeratne, who came to Australia to better his and his family’s lives. This award is offered by the School of Nursing.
Pearson Prize
The Pearson Prize is named after the founding head of the Department of Clinical Nursing, Professor Alan Pearson, and is awarded to the student who has the highest average mark across all courses in a Graduate Diploma in Nursing Science program.
Australian College of Mental Health Nurses Award
The Australian College of Mental Health Nurses Award is awarded to the student who has achieved a high standard of academic achievement with a minimum of achievement at Distinction level or who has the highest Grade Point Average across the Graduate Diploma in Nursing Science (Mental Health Nursing).
