Applications for the 2024 NSW Health Aboriginal Nursing and Midwifery Postgraduate Scholarships are now closed.
If you have any questions about your application, please contact Aboriginal Nursing and Midwifery Strategy on
1800 155 325 or MOH-aboriginalnursing@health.nsw.gov.au.
Access to an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Midwife can significantly improve the health outcomes of Aboriginal mothers and families.
One NSW Health Rhodanthe Lipsett Midwifery Postgraduate scholarship, to the value of $15,000, is offered to an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander registered midwife employed by NSW Health. Full registration to the 2022 Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives conference (CATSINaM) is also included.
The scholarship will support your postgraduate studies and develop the skills most relevant to your midwifery area of practice.
Rhodanthe Lipsett OAM was an Australian midwife and author. She was a passionate advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and strongly committed to increasing the Aboriginal midwifery workforce.
The scholarship is offered by NSW Health in partnership with the Rhodanthe Lipsett Indigenous Midwifery Trust and the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives.
