Enrolled Nurse Medication Administration Scholarships
What Documents are Required? | When Will I Receive my Scholarship Payment? | What If I Withdraw From My Course Or The Course Is Cancelled? | Am I Eligible to Apply if I am a Casual Employee? | What Can I Use my Scholarship Funding For? | Income Tax Advice | What If I Change Employment Whilst Undertaking The Course? | Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) AdviceScholarships of $1000 are being offered to enrolled nurses employed and currently working within the NSW public health system who undertake a course providing medication endorsement.
The scholarships will only be offered in 2012. After 2013 there may not be any further scholarships for this course.
Am I Eligible to Apply?
- Are you an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia?
- Are you an enrolled nurse employed and currently working in the NSW public health system?
- Are you undertaking a TAFE Statement of Attainment in Medication Administration course in 2012?
- Are you willing to provide a copy of your official course results at the completion of your course?
- Are you willing to participate in an evaluation or telephone survey about the NSW Nursing and Midwifery Scholarship Fund?
If you answered yes to the above questions you are eligible to apply for this scholarship.
What Documents are Required?
Each applicant is required to provide the following 5 documents:
- A completed and signed application form.
- Confirmation of employment as an enrolled nurse in the NSW public health system. This is a recent letter (within the last three months) on hospital or Area Health Service letterhead from your employee services department or immediate manager stating your name, position, role in the workplace and that you are currently working.
- A copy of your official enrolment confirmation from TAFE.
- A completed 'Statement by a Supplier' form.
What is a Statement by Supplier Form?
- This is an Australian Taxation Office form. By completing this form the NSW Ministry of Health is not obliged to deduct tax from your scholarship;
- If you do not have an Australian Business Number (ABN), you need to fill out the form. When completing the Statement by Supplier form the top section that says ‘Name of supplier’ and ‘Address of supplier’ these refer to your name and address;
- Tick the most appropriate box (one only and it is usually the last box) and sign where it says ‘Signature of supplier or authorised person’;
An example of a completed form is provided here
It is highly recommended that you send these documents by Australia Post Express Post so that you can track it via http://www.auspost.com.au/track/ to ensure they are received in the Nursing and Midwifery Office.
Further Documents Required - Successful Applicants Only
If your application is successful you will be asked to provide a copy of your official course results, when available. This information is collected for evaluation purposes and to ensure the course was undertaken.
How Will I Know if my Application is Successful?
If your application is successful, and once all requested documentation has been received in the Nursing and Midwifery Office, you will receive a letter offering you a scholarship.
You will also be provided with a NSW Ministry of Health Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) form. This form must be completed and either sent or faxed to the Nursing and Midwifery Office so that your scholarship payment can be processed.
Locked Mail Bag 961
North Sydney NSW 2059
Fax +61 2 9391 9468
Note: Local Health Networks will be provided with information on successful scholarship recipients within their health service.
When Will I Receive my Scholarship Payment?
The scholarship payment process begins upon receipt by the Nursing and Midwifery Office of completed EFT forms. It can take up to six weeks to process payments into nominated bank accounts from this time.
Payments cannot be placed into credit card accounts. A remittance advice will be forwarded to you.
What If I Withdraw From My Course Or The Course Is Cancelled?
You must notify the Nursing and Midwifery Office in writing within seven days as a full or partial refund of scholarship funding may be required, subject to individual review.
Am I Eligible to Apply if I am a Casual Employee?
Yes, so long as you are employed and currently working on the casual pool of a Local Health Network, and not employed through an Agency.
What Can I Use my Scholarship Funding For?
Scholarship funding is provided to assist students with the cost of course fees. Applicants are personally liable to finalise any outstanding debt with their course provider or Area Health Service (where the Area has paid course fees on your behalf).
Income Tax Advice
Full time students: scholarships are considered to be tax-exempt income for students who are studying full time at university.
Part time students: generally, scholarship funding provided to part time students, regardless of their employment status is not considered to be tax exempt income. However, as long as the scholarship funding is used for non-tax deductible expenses, it may be classified as exempt income.
Please seek independent advice regarding your personal circumstances where required.
What If I Change Employment Whilst Undertaking The Course?
You must notify the Nursing and Midwifery Office in writing within seven days as a full or partial refund of scholarship funding may be required, subject to individual review.
Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) Advice
An FBT issue arises with employees of the public health system who receive funding from the NSW Ministry of Health.
Please note the following:
- If the course being studied directly relates to current employment duties the taxable value of the benefit will be reduced to nil. If there is a nil taxable value there is a nil FBT liability.
- If the course being studied does not directly relate to current employment duties the full scholarship payment will attract FBT.
Please seek independent advice regarding your personal circumstances.
**IMPORTANT** - when printing off the application form, please ensure your printer setting for Page Scaling is set to 'None'. Applications will not process correctly unless printed in this format.
