Armajun Aboriginal Health Service Scholarship - Nursing

Background

Armajun aims to provide culturally appropriate Aboriginal health care services and the promotion of healthy lifestyles, well-being and good health with the support and participation of our communities.

Armajun A.H.S. offers comprehensive, holistic primary health care services to the Armidale, Glen Innes, Inverell, Guyra, Uralla, Walcha, Ashford, Bingara, Warialda, Tenterfield and Tingha communities.

Details

Value per annum:$5,000
Payment method:Bank account
Number awarded in 2024:1
Duration:up to 1 year
Study Mode:On campus / Online
Study Load:Full-time (48 credit points per academic year)
Course Type:Bachelor degree
Degree/School/Discipline:Bachelor of Nursing
New/Continuing students: Continuing students
Residential requirement:N/A
Geographical requirement:Permanent address in one of the listed Local Government Areas (see "Who can apply")
Application Closing date:Extended to 25 March 2024

Who can apply?
  1. Australian Citizen/Permanent Resident:  The applicant must be an Australian Citizen or permanent resident as defined by the Commonwealth
  2. Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander: The applicant must identify as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person and provide documentation according to the UNE Confirmation of Aboriginality and Torres Strait Islander Identity Rule AND Aboriginal Health Service Confirmation policy (contained in the Armajun Aboriginal Health Service Application Form)
  3. Open to continuing students enrolling/enrolled in their 3rd year (96 completed credit points) of the Bachelor of Nursing degree at UNE
  4. The applicant must have a permanent address in one of the following Local Government Areas:
  • Armidale Regional Council
  • Glen Innes Severn Council
  • Inverell Shire Council
  • Tenterfield Shire Council
  • Uralla Shire Council
  • Walcha Shire Council
  • Gwydir Shire Council
Supporting documents/Required information
  1. Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander: The applicant must identify as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person and provide documentation according to the UNE Confirmation of Aboriginality and Torres Strait Islander Identity Rule AND the Armajun Aboriginal Health Service Application Form
  2. Statement of Case outlining:
    1. Why are you studying your chosen course and what are your career aspirations?
    2. Tell us about your personal strengths, leadership, and community activities that you are involved in. How have you used them to make a difference in the lives of others?
    3. What impact will NOT receiving the scholarship have on your studies?
    4. What special conditions or obstacles have you overcome in your path to study? e.g. financial, geographic, cultural, or other disadvantage. Tell us what you have done to address your situation, in light of the challenges you outlined.
    • Additional Response:

    (e) How will you use your studies to give back to the Aboriginal community?

Selection criteria (in order of importance)

The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of (in order):

The statement of case, with weighting on statement (a)

Then

Academic Merit

And

An interview with Armajun Aboriginal Health Service representatives. This may be done in person or by Skype, Zoom or telephone

Notes

  • Preference may be given to applicants not in receipt of another scholarship.
  • Preference may be given to applicants who express a preference for working in Aboriginal Health in their Statement of Case question (a): Why are you studying your chosen course and what are your career aspirations?
  • The scholarship shall be awarded on the recommendation of the Executive Principal Student Experience in consultation with the Donor and administered by the UNE Alumni Relations and Student Scholarships team.
  • By applying for this scholarship you, the applicant, permit the University to give some details contained in your application to the Donor/Trustee/Committee/School, who may not be UNE staff. All information gathered will be treated with discretion.
  • The Selection Committee’s decision is final.
How to apply

Applications for the Armajun Aboriginal Health Service Scholarship - Nursing should be made through the Application for University of New England Scholarship/s Form.

Only complete applications will be processed, so please ensure that you have submitted all required documentation with your application. The Alumni Relations and Student Scholarships team will notify you via email when your application has been processed.

Conditions

General Conditions

  1. Undergraduate/Postgraduate (coursework) scholarship recipients may not hold more than one UNE scholarship (excluding the UNE Residential Financial Assistance Scholarship and/or the Betty J Fyffe Scholarship) if the combined value is greater than six thousand dollars ($6,000) per annum
  2. The scholarship is intended for the nominated course and may not be deferred or transferred.
  3. The scholarship is payable into the recipient’s bank account in two instalments within 30 days following the Trimester 1, 2 or 3 census dates.
  4. Continuation of the scholarship, if applicable, is subject to:
    1. Achieving a Trimester GPA of at least 4.0. For continuing students, results for Trimester 2 and 3 will be combined for the purpose of calculating eligibility for continuation of the scholarship in Trimester 1 in the second and subsequent years.
    2. The student continuing to maintain eligibility in relation to their enrolment status as stipulated by the Scholarship terms.
    3. Full-time students are expected to complete their course in the minimum period of candidature.
    4. Submission of a Donor Report upon request each year reporting on progress with their studies and involvement in sporting, cultural and community activities as well as participation in university life, where applicable. In submitting this report, the recipient understands that some of the information and/or personal details contained in each report will be sent to the Donor/Trustee/Committee/School, who may not be UNE staff. All information gathered will be treated with discretion.
  5. If you wish to make any significant changes to your enrolment (e.g. change of degree, study mode and/or load) you must notify the Alumni Relations and Student Scholarships team prior to doing so. If you no longer satisfy the criteria and conditions of the scholarship, you may not retain it.
  6. Any request to vary the conditions of the scholarship must be made in writing and will be determined at the discretion of the Alumni Relations and Student Scholarships team (or other relevant committee).
  7. If at any time during the scholarship term the student is found to have committed behavioural misconduct in accordance with the University’s Student Behavioural Misconduct Rules, the scholarship will be terminated and any outstanding payments to be made under the scholarship will not be paid.  You may also be required to repay any instalment already received. Students who are residential college residents are also subject to the Residential College Code of Conduct.
  8. The student may be required to attend the annual scholarships donor event if they are invited to do so, and may be asked to participate in activities to promote this scholarship and other scholarships in general, including public speaking, donor liaison, media interviews and photographs.
  9. Some scholarships may affect other government payments (e.g. Centrelink). It is the recipient’s responsibility to seek advice from the relevant government agency.
  10. From time to time minor changes may be required to the administrative conditions of this scholarship. If this occurs recipients will be given advance notice in writing. Donors will also be consulted where appropriate.
  11. Failure to meet the requirements of these Terms and Conditions may lead to the termination of the scholarship and you being required to repay any instalment already received.
Enrolment Notes and Definitions
  • Full-time is  at UNE as an enrolment of 48 credit points in the academic year.
  • Payments will be made in Trimester 1 and 2 each year provided there is a minimum enrolment of 18 credit points in each period. If fewer than 18 credit points are undertaken in Trimester 1 and/or 2, payments will be deferred to the following Trimester.
  • For 1 year duration scholarships or for continuing scholarship recipients in the final year of their scholarship, the second payment will only be made when the 48 credit points (or the last remaining units for that course) requirement for that academic year has been satisfied.
  • If a problem presents in meeting the above requirements, the recipient must liaise with the Alumni Relations and Student Scholarships team to discuss their specific situation.

Scholarship Specific Conditions

  1. Student will be offered a practical placement in one of the Armajun Aboriginal Health Service locations in Armidale, Inverell, Glen Innes, Tenterfield or Tingha during the scholarship period.  It is the student’s responsibility to arrange their placement.
Acceptance

In accepting the Armajun Aboriginal Health Service Scholarship - Nursing, the recipient acknowledges that they have read, understand and accept the terms and conditions outlined above.