By QUT Health Marketing, 26 September, 2025
Explore the scholarships, awards and grants that may be available to support you in your postgraduate primary care nursing studies.
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Postgraduate qualifications can help you progress your nursing career, but if cost of living concerns are making you hesitate a scholarship could make the difference by giving you the help you need.
Primary health care is having a moment with lots of support available, especially for rural and remote nurses. However, this list could also help you search for scholarships across a range of specialisations including aged care nursing, wound care, and research.
Australia-wide scholarships
The Australian College of Nurses (ACN) provides grants and support for established nurses looking to develop their skills. They offer scholarships for a range of different areas and circumstances.
Visit the ACN list of grants, awards and programs to see the full list of support offerings and check back at different times of the year as not all programs are open at the same time.
For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island students it’s worth checking the scholarships offered by the Indigenous Allied Health Alliance as there may be a scholarship to fit your study goals.
The Australian Government also lists nursing and allied health scholarships however many of their scholarships are administered through the ACN.
Queensland scholarships
If you are providing primary health care in a rural or remote location in Queensland you may be eligible for the Health Workforce Scholarship Program.
You must be working in private practice, Aboriginal Medical Services (AMS), Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS), or non-profit organisations. Visit Health Workforce Queensland to check your eligibility.
QUT scholarships
The Ron Macnamara Rural Nursing Scholarship is available to nurses who identify as female, who have applied or have been accepted to study either the Master of Nursing or the Master of Nurse Practitioner and are committed to working in rural or remote Australia – either now or in the future.
This $15 000 scholarship is paid in two instalments. Applications close on 27 February 2026. Find out more about eligibility and applying.
Hear from a real graduate - read about Kim Withers' experience of receiving the Ron Macnamara scholarship.
QUT Equity scholarships are offered to students who are facing financial hardship. You must be a current or future students and there are different categories to support different circumstances. Check the information and resources available for the equity scholarships scheme.
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