Patricia Eileen Hyams Scholarships in Cancer & Palliative Care Nursing

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be considered for this scholarship, you must:

• admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Cancer Nursing (GC-CNCRNUR)* and,
• have completed the first subject in the course, NURS90076 Applied Pathophysiology, and
• residing in a rural or remote location**

In the case where there are no rural or remote applicants undertaking the Graduate Certificate in Cancer Nursing (GC-CNCRNUR)* in any given year, the scholarships may be awarded to candidates residing in a rural or remote location undertaking:

To be considered for this scholarship, you must:

• the Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care GC-PALCARE; or
• any other Graduate Certificate in Nursing Practice courses.

* Student must be accepted and have commenced studies in order to receive the scholarship.

**A rural or remote area is defined as an area with a Remote Areas (ASGD-RA) Australian Standard Geographic Classification of: RA2 – Inner Regional, RA3 – Outer Regional, RA4 – Remote, or RA5 – Very Remote.

Selection criteria

The scholarship will be awarded to the student undertaking the Graduate Certificate in Cancer Nursing (GC-CNCRNUR):

• who has achieved the highest mark in NURS90076 Applied Pathophysiology, and
• who continues their enrolment in this course.

If there are no candidates from the above category, the scholarship will be awarded to a student in GC-PALCARE Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care:

• who has achieved the highest mark in NURS90046 Fundamentals of Palliative Care, and
• who continues their enrolment in this course.

If there are no candidates from the above two categories, the scholarship will be awarded to a student in any other Graduate Certificate in Nursing Practice course who has achieved the highest mark in NURS90076 Applied Pathophysiology.