The Department of Health funds 117 postgraduate mental health nursing scholarships per year. Each scholarship is up to $3,000.
Purpose and scope
Following the Victorian Psychiatric Services Certified Agreement 2004-2007 (2009 Varied and Extended version) being signed, the Department of Health committed to funding 117 postgraduate mental health nursing scholarships per financial year.
Postgraduate mental health nurse scholarships provide financial assistance to nurses employed (or commencing employment) within Victorian area mental health and wellbeing services and statewide mental health services.
The objective of this initiative is to support continued learning and development pathways to help build the workforce’s skills, knowledge, and capabilities to deliver high quality, evidence-based and consumer-centred care.
Scholarship funds contribute towards the cost of undertaking postgraduate studies including:
- tuition fees, student contributions
- study loans (including HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP)
- books and equipment
- travel required to attend lectures and clinical placements
- childcare
- other related study costs.
The scholarships are paid directly to individual recipients, not their employers or the Australian Taxation Office.
To promote a diverse workforce as envisioned by the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System and Victoria’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Workforce Strategy 2021-2024, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, LGBTIQA+, workers with disabilities and culturally diverse workers in the mental health sector are strongly encouraged to apply. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants will be given additional weighting in the application process.
Find out more about the other mental health nurse scholarships and grants included in the Mental Health and Wellbeing Workforce Scholarship Program.
Guidelines
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An application guide is available to support the application process. Applicants should read the application guide prior to applying.
Victorian Postgraduate Mental Health Nurse Scholarships application guidelines - Semester 1, 2025 -
Scholarships are available for mental health nurses working in Victorian public mental health services to support postgraduate study. This round of scholarships will be offered for Semester 1, 2025.
For more information on the eligibility and assessment criteria, please see the application guide or the Australian College of Nursing's .
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The scholarships are administered by the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) on behalf of the Victorian Department of Health.
To apply, visit the ACN’s . For more information, please contact the ACN on 1800 061 660 or scholarships@acn.edu.au.
Please note, the ACN does not evaluate scholarship recipients.
Reviewed 29 September 2024