Grants, award and prizes

2026 ANMF (Vic Branch) Fee Grant Applications

2026 applications will open Wednesday 1 July. 

ANMF (Vic Branch) provides financial assistance for postgraduate and post-registration studies that will advance members’ current professional career to improve direct clinical care.

Information regarding areas of practice preferences and eligibility criteria will be made available soon.

The annual ANMF (Vic Branch) Humanitarian Grant of up to $10,000 assists overseas nurses and/or midwives who enter Australia as refugees to gain their registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA).

The grant assists applicants to undertake nursing or midwifery studies, including undergraduate education or bridging programs that lead to registration with the NMBA.

This grant was established following a request to assist a young Sudanese refugee enrolled in a Victorian undergraduate nursing program. Further investigation revealed a number of refugees in Australia, who were also nurses, and required assistance to practice.

ANMF (Vic Branch) believes it is important to support nurses and midwives who are refugees from other countries and to assist them to continue to practice in Victoria and to have the means to earn a living for themselves and their families.

ANMF Humanitarian Grant applicants must meet the following criteria:

• have a nursing or midwifery qualification
• have received or are in the process of obtaining Australian refugee status
• undertake a pre-registration or supervised practice program in order to gain registration with the NMBA 
• provide confirmation of acceptance in education programs and details of associated costs.

Applicants must demonstrate they meet the above criteria in the online application form.

Applicants may be interviewed as part of the application process.

Contact ANMF (Vic Branch) Professional Officer Mark Staaf at records@anmfvic.asn.au

ANMF (Vic Branch) awards an annual prize to an outstanding final year nursing and/or midwifery student from every Victorian university and TAFE.

Recipients of this prize display excellence in nursing and/or midwifery theory and clinical practice and are nominated by their institution.

These awards are announced at the ANMF (Vic Branch) Annual General Meeting in December or at the individual university or TAFE's award presentation ceremony.

Contact the ANMF (Vic Branch) Graduate and Final Year Officer at records@anmfvic.asn.au

ANMF (Vic Branch) is strongly committed to nurses, midwives and carers attending and participating in conferences relevant to their professional practice.

These conferences may be within Victoria, interstate or international.

We ask that members read the information below prior to completing an application to ensure they meet, and are aware of, the grant guidelines.

• Full or part-time financial members for one year are eligible to apply.
• Preference will be given to application for monies to attend a conference related to the member’s area of clinical practice.
• The ANMF (Vic Branch) conference grant is a contribution towards the conference attendance and in most instances will not meet the full amount requested. 
• ANMF (Vic Branch) reserves the right to award monies outside of the application guidelines based on special circumstances that may arise from time to time.
• Each application form sent to a member will have the guidelines attached.
• No retrospective monies will be awarded.
• No monies are to be granted to a member who has received assistance within the previous two years of the current application.
• All applicants will be notified in writing regarding the Secretary’s decision.
• There is no avenue of appeal for unsuccessful applications.
• ANMF (Vic Branch) will keep a record of recipients.
• Recipients are to provide a copy of conference proceedings for ANMF (Vic Branch) Library for the benefit of all members.
• Recipients are to write a short report for possible publication in ANMJ or On The Record.

For further information contact: vstandfield@anmfvic.asn.au

How to apply: Log in with your member number and password and complete the online application form. Link below.

This grant is available for Masters and PhD students.

2025 marks the 27^th year of the ANMF (Vic Branch) has offered the Annual Nursing/Midwifery Research Grant to a member undertaking a PhD by research.

To be eligible for consideration the research must demonstrate its applicability/replicability and significance to clinical nursing and/or midwifery body of knowledge, that has reach across Victoria and which is transferrable across other jurisdictional practice settings.

The $10,000 higher education and research grant is available to members undertaking university higher degree study at PhD or Masters level by research (this grant is not available to those undertaking a Masters by coursework).

Applications for this grant must include:

1. detail of the research proposal
2. the clinical significance of the research to nursing/midwifery practice.

Applicants’ proposals must already have approval by your university ethics committee and your research supervisor. Your research must also be completed within two years of the application closing date.

Applications open 1 April 2025 and close 30 September 2025.

Contact ANMF (Vic Branch) Professional Officer Mark Staaf at records@anmfvic.asn.au

Every year, the ANMF (Vic Branch) awards $1500 to a Hannah Sellers Job Rep of the Year.

This award is for Job Reps in Victoria who demonstrate outstanding commitment to the ANMF and to ANMF members in their workplace.

Members are encouraged to nominate their Job Rep whose achievements may comprise recruitment, dispute resolution or any other exceptional initiative that improves their colleagues' wages, employment conditions or ability to provide high quality care.

The successful Job Representative will be selected by a panel comprising the ANMF (Vic Branch) President, Secretary and Assistant Secretaries. The award will be presented at the Annual Delegates Conference on Thursday 18 June and Friday 19 June 2026.

Nominations close on Friday 22 May 2026.

The ANMF (Vic Branch) awards $1500 to an HSR elected under the OHS Act 2004 who has demonstrated an outstanding achievement and commitment to the ANMF (Vic Branch) and to the members in their workplace.

Members are encouraged to nominate their HSR for their commitment and achievements through:

• representing members of their designated work group, concerning health or safety matters
• monitoring, raising, or addressing the OHS measures taken by their employer
• enquiring into risks to the health and safety of members of the DWG or others
• attempting to resolve health or safety issues.

The successful HSR will be selected by a panel comprising the ANMF (Vic Branch) Secretary and OHS Unit Coordinator, against the criteria provided. The award will be presented at the Annual Delegates Conference on Thursday 18 June and Friday 19 June 2026.

Nominations open on Friday 2 January 2026 and close on Friday 22 May 2026.

The Vi Elliott Occupational Health Nurses Trust provides an annual grant up to the value of $3000 to assist the professional and career development of a nurse or midwife employed in Victoria.

This grant is available for the recipient to use to attend conferences, seminars or workshops, or to undertake an education course or a research project in the field of health and safety.

Applicants for this grant must fall into a category below:

1. Is registered as a nurse or midwife, and practicing in Victoria, with involvement in or transitioning their nursing or midwifery practice into the field of occupational health or occupational health and safety; or
   
   
2. Is registered nurse or midwife, practicing in Victoria, undertaking nursing or midwifery education, in the fields of occupational health, occupational health and safety, occupational violence and aggression – prevention and/or management, safe patient handling, or fatigue management; or
   
   
3. Is a Victorian education provider, involved in the education of nurses in the fields of occupational health nursing, occupational health and safety.
   
   
   

Applications open 1 April 2025 and close 30 September 2025.

For further information contact ANMF (Vic Branch) Professional Officer Mark Staaf at records@anmfvic.asn.au

Are you a final year nursing or midwifery student and an ANMF member?

ANMF understands the financial and social impacts for members whilst they are undertaking their clinical placements. Whether this means leaving behind family, your job or your home, placements can be challenging for students.

ANMF has partnered with HESTA to provide 250 Clinical Placement Grants, worth $450 each, to eligible student members for the 2026 tuition year. Conditions apply.

You must:

1. be an ANMF member
2. be in the last 12 months of nursing or midwifery (undergraduate and diploma) studies
3. provide proof of course entry
4. provide proof of placement date and location

Applications close Friday 17 May. You'll need to log in with your member number and password.

You'll need to supply (in Word or PDF only):

• Course details: course name, start and completion dates and provider
• Letter or email of offer/acceptance
• Confirmation of enrolment
• Dated placement allocation evidence

Due to the volume of applications received, any missing information will not be followed up by ANMF and the application will be deemed incomplete.

Successful applicants only will be notified in writing by mid-June. They will need to provide their bank details to process the grant, and will receive their funding by the end of June 2026. ANMF takes your security and privacy seriously and this information will be kept securely.