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Travel Grant online application

This grant is available to Registered Nurses, Registered Midwives or Enrolled Nurses who wish to travel nationally or internationally for the purpose of benefiting nursing/midwifery/healthcare in New Zealand.

Note: This grant is not for travel for the purposes of undergraduate or postgraduate study. Instead see the Undergraduate Study Scholarship or the Postgraduate Study Grant.

Up to $400 is offered.

Applications close at 5:00pm on 30 June 2024

Please note:
- Individual applicants will only be eligible for one NERF grant per calendar year (with the exception of the Emergency Grant)
- Priority will be given to applicants who:
  - have not received a grant in the previous two years from any source
  - are not eligible for, or have been turned down for, Health Workforce New Zealand funding
  - and/or are not receiving any support from their employer.
- Applications are judged based on the merit of the application and grants are awarded at the discretion of the assessment panel
NERF Grants Assessment Committee

Please note that the NERF Grants Assessment Committee requires you to answer all questions in full, to help them fairly distribute the monies available.

Applications are reviewed by three members of the NERF Board of Trustees, two of whom are NZNO representatives, with the third being a Māori nurse nominated by Te Rūnanga. The NZNO Nursing Policy Adviser/Researcher also sits on the committee as a non-voting member. Where further methodological or content expertise is required, the Assessment Committee may appoint an appropriately experienced person to advise the Committee.

You will be notified of the outfcome the week following the NERF Assessment Committee meetings. If you are successful, you will be asked to supply your bank account number. The decision of the Committee is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Requirements

Please have the following information, documents, and written answers ready to upload.

Information
1. Your current NZNO membership number
2. Your current NZNC registration number.
Documents (up to 4MB each file)
1. Evidence of enrollment in the course or conference you wish to attend
2. Evidence of the purpose of, or requirement for, the travel you wish to do
3. Scanned copies of travel related quotes, invoices and/or receipts
4. Document(s) relating to outcomes you achieved from scholarships or grants within the last two years
5. Document(s) relating to scholarships or grant applications submitted within the last two years
6. Document(s) relating to other assistance or income you are receiving at present.
Written answers
1. A description of how your practise contributes to improving Māori health access and outcomes (up to 300 words)
2. An outline of how this travel will benefit nursing/midwifery/healthcare in New Zealand or the client group you care for (up to 300 words)
3. An outline of your long-term career goals and how the travel will help you achieve these (up to 300 words).
When you have gathered all these things together you are ready to complete the form below.

Saving a partial application
When saving a partial application, you will need to send an email to yourself which contains a link to allow you to continue with your application at a later date.
Your details
First name:
Last name:
NZNO membership number (you must be a current financial member):
NCNZ number:
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About your work
Your qualification:
Current job title/position:
Current area of practice:
Employer:
Employment type:
Part time hours:
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Contact details
Email address:
Confirm email:
Work phone:
Home phone:
Mobile phone:
Preferred contact method:

Email
Work phone
Home phone
Mobile phone
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Contact address (you must be living in New Zealand)
Unit:
Street:
OLD Street: - Hidden
Suburb:
City:
Postcode:
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Details of the travel for which you seek funding
What is the purpose of this travel?
Travel cost:
Start date:
Travel length:
Anticipated end date:
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Your application
How much money are you requesting?
Contribution to Māori health

Please describe how your practise contributes to improving Māori health access and outcomes.

If you require cultural guidance to complete this application please contact Lynette Laing, Māori Adviser, Te Rōpū Kaiārahi o Te Rūnanga Subcommittee at lynette.laing@terauora.com.
Your contribution to Māori health (limit 300 words):
Benefits of your travel

Please outline how completing your proposed course of study will benefit:
- Nursing/midwifery/healthcare in New Zealand, or
- The client group you care for.
Benefits outline (limit 300 words):
Career goals

Please outline:
- Your career goals, and
- How completing the proposed travel will help you to achieve them
Career goals (limit 300 words):
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Required documents
Evidence of enrolment in the course or conference you wish to attend (up to 4MB each file):
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Evidence of the purpose of, or requirement for, the travel (up to 4MB each file):
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Travel related quotes, invoices and/or receipts (up to 4MB each file):
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The context of your application
In the last two years have you received any other grants or sponsorships?
Please tell us what you did with grants or scholarships received within the last two years, e.g. publications, presentations, innovative changes etc, and/or upload files below.
Outcomes you achieved using previous grants or sponsorships:
Outcomes of previous grants or sponsorships file(s) (up to 4MB each file):
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Do you currently have any other grant or sponsorship applications under consideration?
Please tell us about your other current grant and sponsorship applications under consideration and/or upload files below.
Details of other current applications under consideration:
Other current applications under consideration file(s) (up to 4MB each file):
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Status
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Are you receiving any assistance from your employer such as paid study leave, course fees, etc.
Please outline the assistance you are receiving and/or upload files below.
Details of assistance:
Other assistance file(s) (up to 4MB each file):
Filename
Size
Process
Status
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How did you find out about this postgraduate study grant?
Please explain:
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Confirmation
In consideration of the receipt of scholarship funds, the recipient agrees as follows:
1. That any funds received from NERF be used exclusively for the purposes of the travel outlined in the application;
2. That any funds not used for supporting the travel outlined in the application are returned to NERF;
3. That the recipient’s name, course details and amount of the scholarship may be published;
4. That the recipient may be contacted by the co-editors of Kai Tiaki, a NERF Trustee or other member of staff at NZNO for publicity purposes;
5. That payment is made to successful applicants within six weeks of the closing date;
6. That the information collected in this application form may be used for audit purposes.
Confirmation:

I agree to the conditions outlined in points one through six above and declare the contents of this application form to be a true and correct record.
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In this area:

Travel Grant online application

NERF Grants Assessment Committee

Requirements

Your details

About your work

Contact details

Contact address (you must be living in New Zealand)

Details of the travel for which you seek funding

Your application

Required documents

The context of your application

Confirmation