Grants, award and prizes

Apply for an ANMF fee grant!

2025 applications open Tuesday 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.

Successful applicants will receive up to $3000 per semester. Grants are available for study undertaken in Semester 1 and/or Semester 2 in 2025.

Preference will be given to the following specialities and areas of practice:

• perioperative or peri anaesthesia nursing
• palliative care nursing
• renal nursing
• critical care nursing (ICU/emergency/neonatal/paediatric ICU)
• aged care
• postgraduate midwifery
• mental health nursing

Other specialities and areas of practice will also be considered.

Eligibility criteria

Applicants must:

1. be a financial member of the ANMF (Vic Branch) for at least 24 continuous months at the time of application
2. continue to be a financial member of the ANMF (Vic Branch) during the course
3. be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA)
4. be working in Victoria
5. be enrolled in a post-registration or postgraduate (e.g. graduate certificate/graduate diploma/masters) nursing or midwifery course during Semester 1 and/or Semester 2 in 2025.
   
   

Applications close 11.59pm Monday 18 August. 

Frequently asked questions 

Why are grants capped at $3000?

Since the grants began, ANMF has invested over $5.8 million to support members in their post-graduate/registration studies, and demand is growing. To ensure equitable fairness, ANMF Branch Council has decided to cap the grants to $3000. Therefore, members will receive up to $3000 per semester if their application is successful.

Can I apply for other nursing/midwifery courses that aren’t in the preferred studies list?

Yes. While preference will be given to members undertaking study in areas of demand, you can apply for other nursing/midwifery courses except for direct entry into midwifery. Fee grants are for post-registration and postgraduate studies.

How many times can I apply for a fee grant?

There are no limits. If you fulfil the criteria, including the terms and conditions, you can apply every year even if you've received a grant for the same course.

Will government scholarships and other scholarships be taken into consideration when applying?

Yes. You must declare other funding and provide documentation.

Can I apply for travel and accommodation costs associated with study?

No.

Can I still apply if I’ve not been an ANMF (Vic Branch) member for two years?

No. However you may be considered if you have evidence that you’ve been an interstate ANMF member or a member of an overseas ANMF equivalent (i.e a nursing/midwifery union).

When is the 2025 application period?
Applications open on Tuesday 1 July and close 11.59pm Monday 18 August.

When will I be notified if I’m successful?
We anticipate applicants will be notified by Friday 7 November.

When will I receive my fee grant?
Proposed payment time is late-November after members supply their correct bank details via our secure portal. Members will be notified if this date is extended.

Will I be required to provide evidence of unit/course completion?
Yes, this is a requirement of the terms and conditions.

For any other questions, please email feegrant@anmfvic.asn.au

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.

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 19 June and Friday 20 June 2025.

Nominations closed on Friday 23 May 2025.

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, such as:

• 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 19 June and Friday 20 June 2025.

Nominations closed on Friday 23 May 2025.

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