Key scholarship details
Application status
Open for automatic consideration
Benefit amount
Up to $1,000
Eligible study level
Graduate coursework
Eligible student type
Domestic and international students
Benefit duration
One-off
Summary
The Michael Kierce Prize was established in 2002 by family, friends and colleagues of Michael Kierce, BHealthSc (Victoria UT), GDipCritCareNurs RN. Michael was a lecturer in the Department of Nursing, an inspired teacher and academic who encouraged his students to take a leadership role through combining clinical excellence with research.
Benefits
The value of this prize is approximately $1,000, and is subject to trust income.
Amount:
Up to $1,000
Duration:
One-off
Eligibility and selection criteria
Eligibility
To be considered for this prize, you must
- Be completing your fourth year of a nursing course, and
- Demonstrate research excellence, clinical excellence and the potential for leadership in clinical practice research.
Selection criteria
The recipient will be selected based on demonstrated research excellence, clinical excellence and the potential for leadership in clinical practice research.
All three criteria must be accorded equal weight; a student's clinical excellence and leadership in clinical practice is to be assessed on reports of the student's supervisors and research excellence is to be assessed on a research subject undertaken as part of the course.
Study level:
Graduate coursework
Student type:
Domestic and international students
Study area:
Health
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How to apply
Students are automatically considered for this prize.
Contact
Please contact nursing-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au
When will I know the outcome?
Most merit based prize recipients will be advised in writing in Semester One of the following academic year.
Status:
Open for automatic consideration
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