Scholarship details
Study levels
Undergraduate
Student type
Current students
Study area
Health
Citizenship
Australian or New Zealand
Application dates
- Applications open
- 1 October 2025
- Applications close
- 8 March 2026
What you'll receive
Rotary Feros Nursing Student Grants are supported each year by various Rotary clubs in Brisbane. With this grant, you will receive:
- a four-week clinical placement at a regional hospital or health service (For 2026, placements have been sourced at Hervey Bay Hospital in Medical/Surgical Wards from 19.10.26 to 15.11.26).
- $1,650 in funds provided by Rotary to be solely used for:
- transport to, from and during the clinical placement (this may include airfares, ferries, airport transfers and petrol)
- accommodation
- living expenses during the placement.
These funds will be transferred to your nominated bank account after commencement of the approved clinical placement.
Eligibility
You must be:
- an Australian citizen or permanent visa holder, or New Zealand citizen
- studying full-time
- enrolled in:
- Bachelor of Nursing unit Integrated Nursing Practice 3 Off Campus (NSB233) in Semester 2, 2026
How to apply
To apply, complete the application form before the close date, including:
- your current curriculum vitae (CV)
- a self-written response (1,000 words maximum) about yourself and your intended learning outcomes for your regional/rural clinical placement. Assessment of the written statement will be based on the following criteria:
- understanding of how your current studies/course content and clinical practice placement will contribute to enhancing their knowledge and skills in rural and regional communities’ practice
- reflection on how prior life experiences, community contributions such as volunteer work/casual employment along with current knowledge could contribute to your awareness of the needs of specific client needs especially in rural and regional area
- awareness of the communication skills and cultural sensitivity needed to provide health care for a diverse and vulnerable population (health care recipients) especially in rural and regional areas
- statement of how the clinical practice experience will contribute to your role as a health professional in the future
- statement of how you perceive the support of the Feros/Rotary Grant will contribute to your learning and career advancement.
Application closing date
Applications close at 11.59pm on Sunday 8 March 2026.
Complete your application here
What happens next?
Once the selection process is complete, you will be notified in writing of the outcome of your application.
Conditions
Once you've completed your placement, you must:
- submit a two page summary of your experience within two weeks (template provided)
- be available to visit a selected Rotary Club to report on your experience (template for presentation to be provided).
Terms and conditions for Rotary Feros Nursing Student Grants (PDF file; 170.9 KB)
About the prize
In 2004, the Rotary Club of Toowong was approached by a final year medical student who requested financial assistance to undertake an elective in Papua New Guinea. The Rotary Club of Toowong Medical Students’ Grant evolved from this request and then became the Rotary Club of Toowong Feros Medical Students’ Grant in honour of club members John and Judy Feros, whose dedication and input helped establish the program and set the foundation for its ongoing success.
In 2015, Rotary extended the program, creating the Rotary Feros Nursing Students’ Grants, to fund 2-4 third-year nursing students from QUT to undertake a clinical practice experience in a remote or Indigenous clinic or hospital in Queensland. The aim of the nursing grants is to enable students to learn firsthand the range of health conditions that nursing staff in remote areas routinely manage.