Applications open: Friday 21 March, 2025, 9am

Applications close: Monday 7 July, 2025, 5pm

About this bursary

Established as a part of Regional Loading Funding, these placement support bursaries provide financial assistance to students enrolled at the Ballarat Campus in nursing and/or paramedicine courses, undertaking a compulsory clinical placement. 
  

Scholarship type

Equity

Value

These bursaries are valued at between $100 and $1,000. 

Student type

Current Students

Eligibility

This bursary is open to those who will meet all the following criteria: 

• Course: Enrolled in one of the below courses in Semester 1, 2025:  
  • Bachelor of Nursing 
  • Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Paramedicine 
• Campus: Ballarat 
• You have a confirmed clinical placement on InPlace in Semester 1, 2025 
• You meet one or more of the following equity categories: 
  • Your placement is more than 50km from ACU’s Ballarat Campus   
  • You are required to source accommodation away from your primary residence to undertake your placement 
    
  • You are an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (a Confirmation of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Status will be required). 

Application process

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In the application, you will be required to provide: 

• Placement details including duration/s, location/s, associated unit/s of study 
• Where relevant, Confirmation of your Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Status 
• Where relevant, evidence/receipts of your cost of accommodation  

Further details on the application process are available in the application. 

Selection criteria

Applications are assessed on alignment with the criteria listed under the above ‘Eligibility’ section.
  

Selection process

Recipients will be determined by a selection committee. The committee will be composed of representatives from the Faculty of Health Sciences and Centre for Education and Innovation (CEI).