Awards, Grants, and Scholarships
The board has established the following support for the nursing and midwifery professions.
The South Australian Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards
Leahurst is a Bronze Sponsor for these annual awards and is also providing a Category Award for Excellence in Practice – Aged Care Sponsor. These awards aim to ‘publicly recognise and celebrate the significant contribution that nurses and midwives make to the healthcare outcomes of the broader South Australian community.
https://sanursingandmidwiferyexcellenceawards.com.au/
Excellence in Practice – Aged Care.
Recipient 2023 Samantha Miller. Presenter Anita De Bellis.
Photo Joel Roosa Photography.
Leahurst Nurses’ Foundation Practice Scholarships
The foundation has established annual nursing and midwifery scholarships to support nursing and midwifery students undertaking their final clinical placement in a Bachelor of Nursing program or Bachelor of Midwifery program at the University of South Australia, Flinders University, and the University of Adelaide. Applicants must be experiencing financial hardship because of undertaking their final clinical placement to be eligible. More information can be obtained through the following university websites:
University of South Australia:
https://i.unisa.edu.au/students/scholarships/undergraduate-scholarships/
Flinders University:
https://students.flinders.edu.au/finances-and-admin/support/scholarships
Adelaide University:
https://scholarships.adelaide.edu.au/
Testimony of Britney McInnes who was a recipient of a Leahurst Practice Scholarship in 2022
“I grew up in Broken Hill, a small rural town 5 and half hours away from Adelaide. I chose to study nursing because my mother is a paramedic and I loved seeing how she made an impact on people and loved learning about all the things she could do.
This funding has honestly helped me so much. Going on placements without getting paid is financially very challenging and this scholarship contributed and relieved a lot of stress for me. It has allowed me to pay for necessities such as food, petrol and rent. Thank you so much, as a student who completes many placements, this money has helped me a lot. My future goal is to become a bloody good nurse!”
A further testimonial from Kelly Lawton can be found in the Flinders University Impact of Giving Report at the following web address:
https://www.flinders.edu.au/giving/our-donors/impact-of-giving
Dominican Sisters Refugee Scholarship
In 2022 the board gifted a scholarship to pay the final year fees of a refugee undertaking their Bachelor of Nursing degree.
