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Undergraduate Study Scholarship online application

This scholarship is available to:
- Bachelor of Nursing and Midwifery students who have successfully completed year two of their programme
- Diploma of Enrolled Nursing students who have successfully completed their first semester of study.
Up to $2,000 per scholarship is offered.

Applications close at 4:00pm 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
- Applications are judged based on the merit of the application and grants are awarded at the discretion of the Committee.
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 and the Māori Adviser for Te Rōpū Kaiārahi o Te Rūnanga Subcommittee also sit on the committee as non-voting members.

You will be notified of the outcome the week following the NERF Assessment Committee meetings. If you are successful, you will need 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 NZNO membership number
2. Your Student ID number
Documents (up to 4MB each file)
1. A scanned copy of your student ID
2. Evidence of enrollment in your course of study
3. Your academic transcript
4. Document(s) relating to outcomes you achieved using previous scholarships or grants
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
7. Two reference letters from your referees.
Written answers
1. An outline of how you have contributed to your community; this could be through activities inside or outside of nursing, and may include family commitments, volunteering, cultural commitments etc. (up to 500 words)
2. A case study or exemplar which outlines how you have contributed to nursing as part of your course of study (up to 500 words)
3. An outline of your long-term goals in nursing (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):
Student ID number:
Scanned copy of your Student ID (up to 4MB):
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Ethnicity:
Other ethnicity details:
Iwi (where applicable):
Hapu (where applicable):
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Contact details
Email address:
Confirm email:
Mobile phone:
Work phone:
Home 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:
Suburb:
City:
Postcode:
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About your study
Which year of your study programme are you doing now?
Name of your Polytechnic, University, Wananga:
Month and year you started your FIRST year of study:
Are you studying Full time or Part time?
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Your application
For which scholarship are you applying?
Community contribution

Please outline below how you have contributed to your community. This could be through activities inside or outside of nursing, and may include family commitments, volunteering, cultural commitments etc.

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 community contribution (limit 500 words):
Case study

Please write a case study or exemplar below which outlines how you have contributed to nursing as part of your course of study.

This may describe how you have supported fellow students, gone the extra mile in caring for a patient, or some other example of how you have made a difference as a nursing student.
Your case study (limit 500 words):
Long term goals
Please outline your long term goals in nursing (limit 300 words):
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Required documents
Evidence of enrolment in your course of study (up to 4MB each file):
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Academic transcript (up to 4MB each file):
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Other grant or sponsorship applications
In the last two years have you received any other grants or sponsorships?
Please tell us what you did with previous grants or scholarships, e.g. publications, presentations, innovative changes etc, and/or upload files below.
Outcomes you achieved using previous grants or scholarships:
Previous grants or scholarships file(s) (up to 4MB each file):
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In the last two years have you submitted any other applications for grants or scholarships?
Please tell us about your previous applications and/or upload files below.
Details of previous applications:
Previous applications file(s) (up to 4MB each file):
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Other assistance, miscellaneous
Are you receiving any other assistance or income, such as scholarships, student loans, part-time work etc?
Please outline the assistance or income you are receiving and/or upload files below.
Details of assistance or income:
Other assistance file(s) (up to 4MB each file):
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Have you undertaken any Te Tiriti o Waitangi Training or Cultural Competency training within the last five years?
How did you find out about this scholarship?
Please explain:
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Your referees
Referee 1
Referee 1 first name:
Referee 1 last name:
Referee 1 email address:
Referee 1 confirm email address:
Referee 1 mobile phone:
Referee 1 work phone:
Referee 1 reference letter (up to 4MB):
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Referee 2
Referee 2 first name:
Referee 2 last name:
Referee 2 email address:
Referee 2 confirm email address:
Referee 2 mobile phone:
Referee 2 work phone:
Referee 2 reference letter (up to 4MB):
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Confirmation
In consideration of the receipt of scholarship funds, I agree as follows:
1. That any funds received from NERF be used exclusively for the purposes of supporting undergraduate study in nursing or midwifery;
2. That any funds not used for supporting undergraduate study in nursing or midwifery are returned to NERF;
3. That my name, course details and amount of the scholarship may be published;
4. That I may be contacted by the co-editors of Kai Tiaki, a NERF Trustee or other member of staff at NZNO for publicity purposes.
Confirmation:
I agree to the conditions outlined in points one through four above and declare the contents of this application form to be a true and correct record.
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In this area:

Undergraduate Study Scholarship online application

NERF Grants Assessment Committee

Your details

Contact details

Contact address (you must be living in New Zealand)

About your study

Your application

Required documents

Other grant or sponsorship applications

Other assistance, miscellaneous

Your referees

Confirmation