Conference Scholarship

This scholarship provides funding for ASHHNA members to attend a conference. Funding is directly sourced from membership fees

Aims:

To recognise the role nurses/midwives in sexual and reproductive health and management of people living with HIV.
To encourage further education and professional development for nurses/midwives.
To encourage nurses/midwives to attend and present their work at relevant conferences.

Value: Up to $2000 will be awarded to assist with covering the cost of conference attendance.

Conditions of Funding:

Incomplete applications will not be considered for funding
Funds are made available on a merit or needs basis
The ASHHNA Executive utilise specific criteria for applicant selection and the decision on the allocation of funds is final
If the recipient fails to observe the conditions of the scholarship, the scholarship may be suspended or terminated at any time and any monies paid may need to be returned to ASHHNA

Notification and Payment of Scholarship

Successful applicants will be informed by email and their names will be published in the ASHHNA Newsletter and on the ASHHNA website. Payment will be arranged by the ASHHNA Scholarship Coordinator and the ASHHNA treasurer. Please note that disbursements will be made exclusively to Australian bank accounts in Australian dollars.

Scholarship recipients are required to:

Notify the ASHHNA Executive Committee if funds are received from another source. If funding is received from other sources that cover necessary expenses, applicants should return the scholarship to ASHHNA within four weeks.
Notify the ASHHNA Executive Committee immediately if unable to attend the educational course or conference, or if the course, conference, or research is cancelled. In this instance, the funding must be returned to ASHHNA within four weeks of cancellation or non-attendance.
Use the scholarship funds for the intended purpose and provide proof of fund expenditure to ASHHNA Executive Committee within four weeks of activity completion.
Provide ASHHNA Executive Committee with a report on the course or conference attended within four weeks of completion of the program. Failure to do so will require scholarship funding to be returned to ASHHNA. The report will remain the property of ASHHNA and will be published in the ASHHNA Newsletter.
Volunteer (as able) to serve on the ASHHNA scholarship judging panel for the subsequent year, which involves the review and scoring of submissions.

For further information:

Your email will be forwarded to the Scholarship Co-ordinator