Travel/Research

Closing Dates: 14 February, 30 June, 31 October

Approx Amount Available: $2,000 - $10,000

Eligibility: RN, RM, EN/NA or Student Nurses/Midwives

Criteria/Comments:

• Contributes to nursing/healthcare in New Zealand
• Recognition of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, with implications for Māori considered
• Robust design & methodology
• Evidence of ethics approval Researcher time will only be paid if paid time for research is not in job description & applicant not in full time employment
• Does not cover computer hardware/electronic equipment

Forms:

Research grant application form (Word)
Research Criteria (PDF)

Closing Dates: 14 February, 30 June, 31 October

Approx  Amount Available: $300

Eligibility: RM, RN or EN/NA

Criteria/Comments:

• Travel nationally or internationally for the purpose of benefiting nursing/midwifery/healthcare in New Zealand
• Itinerary including dates and location. Purpose of travel and costs must be included
• Does not include travel for purposes of undergraduate or postgraduate study

Forms:

Travel Grant application (Word)

Closing Dates: Applications close 30 April

Approx Amount Available: $14,000

Eligibility: RN working in child health (0-5 years old)

Criteria/Comments:

• Exemplar, CV + 2 Nominated by employer
• Need to indicate how knowledge gained will be publicised
• Employing agency to be encouraged to grant leave on pay up to 3 months
• Final decision made by Trustees of the Margaret May Blackwell Estate.

Forms:

• Margaret May Blackwell Travel Study Fellowhip Guidelines 2012/2013 (Word)
• Margaret May Blackwell Travel Study Fellowhip Application Form 2012/2013 (Word)

Closing Date: 30 June

Amount Available: $5000

Eligibility: New Zealand registered nurses who are NZ residents

Criteria/Comments:

• To enhance the professions of nursing and midwifery through scholarships or by such other charitable purposes for the benefit of nurses (NZ residents).
• To enable the recipient to study outside of NZ (Deed 1952).
• The recipient will be expected to share the knowledge gained with the wider nursing population upon completion of the scholarship.

Forms:

Please note that for the 2011 year the cut off date for BCNWMF applications has been extended to 31st of October.  Please ignore the date 30th of  June that is on the form.

• British Commonwealth Nurses War Memorial Fund Application Form (Word)

Available to: Greater Auckland Region

Closing Dates: 30 March (Annual)

Applications available from: 
Regional Administrator
NZNO Auckland Office
PO Box 8921
Symonds Street, Auckland
Ph: (09) 377 4946 x 713
Email: daisyg@nzno.org.nz

Available: Annually

Available to: Greater Auckland Region

Closing Dates: 30 September

Applications available from: 
The Regional Administrator
NZNO Auckland Office
PO Box 8921
Symonds Street, Auckland
Ph: (09) 360 0956 x 9272
Email: daisyg@nzno.org.nz

Available to: NZNO members living in Canterbury

Closing Dates: 31st March, 30th September

Applications available from: 

The Regional Secretary
NZNO
PO Box 4102
Christchurch

Available to: NZNO Members who live within the old Otago Hospital Board area (map showing area on application form).

Applications available from:

NZ Nurses Organisation
PO Box 1084
Dunedin 9054

Phone 477 6578 or 0800 800 958
Fax 03 477 5983
jennym@nzno.org.nz

Forms:

Ngaio Fulton Nurses Trust Funds application (pdf)

Recognises and supports diabetes research in New Zealand by providing an award to a nurse working in Diabetes Mellitus.

Closing Dates: 31st  March 2012. The winner will be announced and the funds will be available in May 2012.

Approx Amount Available:  $10,000 stippend (may be shared among a number of successful proposals).

Eligibility: 

• Available to current financial members of NZNO or the New Zealand Society for the Study of Diabetes (NZSSD)
• Principle investigator must be an RN

Forms:

Guide for Applicants and application form (Word)

Application for the Gastroenterology Nursing Education/Travel Fund (PDF)

Purpose: To provide financial assistance for qualified nurses, attending conference within New Zealand or Overseas, relevant to Gastroenterology.

Conditions for Application:
The Applicant is:

1. A qualified nurse in New Zealand
2. A member of NZNO and the Gastroenterology nurses section
3. Undertaking travel within a year of award being made
4. Will complete a report and have it published in 'The Tube' once Conference attended

The Applicant is assessed on:

1. Professional activities
2. Relevance of planned travel to practice
3. Benefits of nursing service especially for Gastroenterology
4. Nursing background
5. Presentation of application

Timeframe:
Applications close 1st March and 1st September annually.

Return completed applications to:
Penny Fox
Gastrointestinal Investigation Unit
Christchurch Hospital
Private Bag 4710
Christchurch 8011
penelope.fox@cdhb.govt.nz

A scholarship is available for registered nurses working in the area of child/youth health, who wish to attend an international/national conference relating to child/youth health.

Criteria:

• Applicants must be a current member of the NZNO and the NCYPA national section
• Applicants are required to present to the committee an outline of       professional objectives for attending the conference, including why attending is pertinent to the area the applicant is currently working in and how it will benefit his/her client base
• Agreement to present at the next NCYPA conference, and to provide a written report for the newsletter within three months of attending.
• The Scholarship will be a sum of $1000.00 to be divided amongst eligible applicants at the committee’s discretion. If only one applicant, he/she will not necessarily receive full scholarship.

Timeline:

• The applications for scholarships will be considered and voted on at each committee meeting.
• There are three committee meetings per year.
• The scholarship is cumulative within 1 financial year. The cumulative total scholarship is $1000 in each financial year from 1st of April to 31st of March.
• Applicants will be notified of whether their request has been accepted or declined following the meeting, in writing.
• Only Applicants meeting the above criteria will be reviewed.This process will be reviewed every three years.

Established October 2008
Reviewed 2011
Next review 2014

Click here to download application form:

Nurses for Children and Young People of Aotearoa NZNO Conference Scholarship Application Form (PDF 95KB)