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Aboriginal nursing and midwifery scholarships and cadetships

 

Aboriginal Nursing and Midwifery scholarships and cadetships are a pathway to employment in the health sector. They increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses and midwives and provide financial and educational support from undergraduate to postgraduate studies.

Applications for 2026 open Monday 15 December 2025 and close Sunday 22 February 2026.​

Aboriginal Nursing and Midwifery Cadetship Program

Aboriginal undergraduate scholarship

Aboriginal postgraduate scholarships

Rhodanthe Lipsett Midwifery Postgraduate Scholarship

View all scholarships ​

Current as at: Monday 10 November 2025
Contact page owner: Nursing and Midwifery
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