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Education Funds for Enrolled Nurse Section members

The Enrolled Nurse Section NZNO is pleased to make two small Education Funds available to section members. They are:

  • The Enrolled Nurses Section Education Fund
  • Enrolled Nurses Section Māori and Pacifica Education Fund

The funding is to assist members with study, training days, courses or conferences that will expand the member’s knowledge and positively enhance the care of their patients / clients, family and whanau.

To apply to either Fund:

  • You must be an Enrolled Nurse
  • You must be a current member of the Enrolled Nurses Section
  • Your Section membership must be at least 6 months old.

About the award:

  • Maximum $200 per person.
  • An Enrolled Nurses Section member can only apply every 2 years.
  • The award goes to the person who applied and cannot be transferred to another person in an organisation.
  • $3,000 is allocated to the Education Fund each year.
  • All recipients of funding must provide the committee with a report about their programme/course when completed.

About applying:

  • Quarterly application cut-off dates are 1 February, 1 May, 1 August and 1 November each year.
  • Applications are assessed quarterly when the Enrolled Nurses Section National Committee meets.
  • Committee meeting dates vary from year to year.

If you do not receive any correspondence about your application within 4 weeks of sending, please contact the administrative support person or secretary. You will find their contact details at the end of the application form.

Scholarships and grants available from NZNO

Several other scholarships administered by the New Zealand Nurses Organisation and the Nursing Education Research Foundation (NERF) are open to Enrolled Nurses.

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