Jennie Gordon Smith Grant for Nursing Students on Placement

Scholarship Type:          High Potential
Scholarship Group:       B

Value

• $2,000 per year for up to two years*
  _{*full-time, or part-time equivalent}

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

Citizenship:

• Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident (including Humanitarian visas), or eligible New Zealand Citizen**
  _{** Eligible New Zealand Citizen includes students who meet the criteria for HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP. Further details available here: Changes to fees for New Zealand Citizens | Western Sydney University}

Enrolment:

• New and continuing students (see Program requirement below)

Program/s:

• Bachelor of Nursing - Continuing students who have completed a minimum of 80 credit points.
• Master of Nursing Practice (Preregistration) - New students

Jennie Gordon Smith

"I decided to give money to establish an endowed grant to nursing students on placement because, at the time, such students were required to work for nothing. It was clearly a situation that was removing keen students from the future nursing workforce. My mother and grandmother both trained as nurses back when they were completely supported with board and lodging during their training: from their stories I knew what hard work it was. I am privileged to be in a position to make a gift to help students on placement, and I wish also for my gift to remember my grandmother, Jennie Gordon Smith, who was a nurse among many other activities in her full life."
Dr Margaret Mackisack

Application and Selection Process

Applications are to be submitted through the Western Sydney University scholarship form.

Applicants must provide a statement supporting their application indicating how they believe receiving the scholarship will assist them with their studies and future careers. This statement should give a sufficient explanation of the applicant's background and current circumstances to enable the University to judge their eligibility, need, and merit.

Successful applicants will be selected based on their written application, academic potential, ability to meet the criteria, and, where appropriate, performance in an interview before a selection panel.

Further information and how to apply can be found on our High Potential Scholarship page.

Continuing Eligibility Criteria

• Recipients must remain enrolled at Western.
• Recipients must maintain a minimum GPA of 4.0.