Enrolled Nurse Medication Administration Scholarships 2009
What Documents are Required? | When Will I Receive my Scholarship Payment? | What if I Withdraw From or Amend my Course? | Am I Eligible to Apply if I am a Casual Employee? | What Can I Use my Scholarship Funding For? | Tax advice | Can I Change Employment While Doing the Course | Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) | Further InformationScholarships of $1000 are being offered to enrolled nurses employed and currently working within the NSW public health system who undertake a TAFE Statement of Attainment in Medication Administration course in 2009.
The scholarships will only be offered in 2009, 2010 and 2011. After 2011 there will be no 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 2009?
- 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 stamped, self-addressed envelope to receive confirmation that your application has been received in the Nursing and Midwifery Office
- A completed 'Statement by a Supplier' form.
When completing the Statement by a Supplier form the top section that says 'Name of supplier' and 'Address of supplier' refers to your name and address. Tick the most appropriate box (one only) and sign where it says 'Signature of supplier or authorised person'.
Note: the Nursing and Midwifery Office is unable to advise which box to tick, as it relates to your own personal circumstances, in respect of you undertaking your course and potential scholarship funding you may receive from our fund.
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 Department 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: Area Health Services will be provided with information on successful scholarship recipients within their Area Health Services.
When Will I Receive my Scholarship Payment?
The scholarship payment process begins once the Nursing and Midwifery Office receives the completed EFT form. It may take up to six weeks to process payments into nominated bank accounts from this time.
Payments cannot be made into credit card accounts. A remittance advice will be forwarded to you.
What if I Withdraw From or Amend my 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.
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 an Area Health Service, 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 Health Service has paid course fees on your behalf).
Tax advice
Income tax
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 taxation advice regarding your personal circumstances where required.
Can I Change Employment While Doing 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)
An FBT issue arises with employees in the public health system who receive funding from the NSW Department of Health.
- 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 taxation advice regarding your personal circumstances.
Further Information
Project Officer Scholarships
nscholar@doh.health.nsw.gov.au
telephone +61 2 9391 9813 (From 9.00am to 10.00am and 3.00pm to 4.00pm).
**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.
This web page is managed and authorised by Nursing & Midwifery Office of the NSW Department of Health. Last updated: 31 March, 2009
