Dr William Bruce Goodfellow Award for Primary Care Nursing - The University of Auckland

An Award to assist registered nurses working in primary care, who are New Zealand Citizens and Permanent Residents, with the compulsory fees to undertake a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences and/or a Master of Nursing in the School of Nursing.

Application status: Not currently open for applications
Applicable study: PGDip and masters study in Nursing
Opening date: 8 May 2025
Closing date: 19 June 2025
Tenure: Up to four years
For: Compulsory fees
Number on offer: Up to four in payment at a time
Offer rate: Varies
Value: $5,000 per annum each

The Award was established in 2023 and is funded by the Goodfellow Foundation to commemorate the late Dr William Bruce Goodfellow, an alumnus of Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.

The intention of the Award is to encourage and support registered nurses working in primary care who are enrolling at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland to undertake and complete a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences, specialising in Advanced Nursing, and/or a Master of Nursing programme.

Scholarship applications will usually open around six weeks before the closing date. Please read the regulations carefully to be sure you are eligible before you apply.

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