Scholarships | NIDCAP Australasia
Our training centre offers a range of scholarships designed to facilitate attendance at neurodevelopmental programs, and support professional development opportunities.
First Nations Scholarship
The scholarship is available for First Nations neonatal health care professionals to complete neurodevelopmental education programs including:
- FINE First Steps (valued at $109 including GST)
- FINE Level 1 (valued at $440 including GST)
- FINE Level 2 (valued at $2,200 including GST). Please note completion of FINE Level 1 is a perquisite to enrol in FINE 2.
The scholarship covers the costs to complete the program, it does not include the costs of study leave, travel, or accommodation.
To be eligible for this scholarship you must be:
- A First Nations Australian citizen
- Employed as a health care professional working with neonates.
Rural Scholarship program
To support learning in the non-metropolitan setting we are pleased to offer a Rural Scholarship Program.
Two rural scholarship positions will be offered for each FINE Level 1 virtual program. The rural scholarship covers the cost for the program registration (valued at $440 including GST).
Applicants must meet the following conditions:
- Must be an Australian resident
- Demonstrated employment as a health care professional in a neonatal or special care unit
- Live >100km from an identified metropolitan centre in their state (that is, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Darwin. All Tasmanian residents, regardless of location, are encouraged to apply under the terms of the scholarship).
Kaye Spence AM Scholarship
The Kaye Spence AM Scholarship supports neonatal nurses to attend conferences, lead small research or quality improvement projects, or attend a neonatal care-related course.
Kaye has had a long career in neonatal nursing starting at University College Hospital in London in the 1970s. She joined the staff in Grace (then Baxter Ward) and went on to become a Clinical Nurse Educator, Nurse Educator, and Clinical Nurse Consultant. Kaye has a passion for neonatal nursing with a special interest in newborn pain, feeding, and the newborn requiring surgery. Kaye has led the nursing research in Grace and established the Clinical Neonatal Nursing Research Fellowship.
Kaye became a NIDCAP Professional and champions developmental care across Australia. She is currently a Senior Editor of the Developmental Observer and has served on the Board of Directors of the NIDCAP Federation International and our training Centre.
Kaye Spence AM Scholarship consists of $500 to be used for:
- attendance at a neonatal conference within the next 12 months, or
- funding support to lead a small research project or quality improvement project, or
- attendance a neonatal care-related course/program (for example, FINE training, continuing education, workshops)
The scholarship amount is awarded retrospectively via reimbursement. Applicants are required to submit a receipt demonstrating they have met one of the above categories within 12 months of receiving the scholarship.