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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
One
Grant
$5,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (The Network) manages the health care of more than 30,000 patients in custody within secure settings across NSW. We provide 800,000 occasions of service to adults and young people in contact with the forensic mental health and criminal justice systems. Our teams provide multidisciplinary services including primary care, mental health, drug and alcohol, population health, women’s health, midwifery care, oral health, Aboriginal health, youth health, and a range of allied health services.
The primary care nurse workforce provides first line primary care, referring patients for further review by sessional visiting medical officers or specialty nurses working in drug and alcohol, mental health, population health, women’s health and midwifery streams. Unlike the specialty nursing career pathway there has not been an academic pathway for our primary care nurses to formally specialise in the specialty of Custodial Health. With the commencement of the Graduate Certificate and Master of Custodial Health this will now provide a career pathway for our nurses who wish to specialise in Custodial Health. The provision of this scholarship underscores the Network’s commitment to the continuing education of our staff.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
This scholarship is for a term of 1 year. This scholarship must be taken up in the semester for which it is awarded.
The scholarship provides a total benefit of $5,000 which will be paid as two lump sums of $2,500 after Semester census dates.
Available scholarships will be offered to one candidate in the Graduate Certificate of Custodial Health and one in the Master of Custodial Health.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you will need to:
- Be enrolled in or be willing to enroll in a Graduate Certificate of Custodial Health or Master of Custodial Health.
- Be a current permanent employee of Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (NSW).
- Have a minimum of 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse working in Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (NSW).
- Not be the recipient of another University of Newcastle donor-funded or sponsored scholarship concurrently.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Multiple disciplines
Locations
Australia
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
05 Mar 2026
Required documents will be listed on the ‘Your Documents’ page of your application. The application portal accepts PDF only. A maximum of 3 PDF smaller than 5 MB can be added per document type upload field.
A personal statement (approx. 1 A4 page) outlining your academic achievements, career aspirations in the relevant area of study, and how this scholarship would assist you. This statement will cover all scholarships you are submitting for.
Up to 3 documents which demonstrate your academic achievements, such as awards, participation in enrichment and travel programs or internships, academic competitions, portfolio or cv. Transcripts are not required for UON students.
Provide a Statement of Service to evidence for employment with Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (NSW) of one year or more.