Tips and requirements

Scholarships are in high demand - your application needs to shine!

To enhance your chances of being awarded a scholarship you are required to:

• be thoughtful in your responses to the Assessment criteria questions - vague, generalised responses are not favourable
• do not copy your content from any other sources - high quality written responses, and work that is clearly your own personal reflection will stand out
• know your planned area of study – i.e. the specific course you will or are already enrolled in, including name and number of units you will be studying:
  • if required refer to the Example eligible courses list
  • if your selected area of study is not identified on the Example eligible courses list, however you believe it aligns to the requirements and priorities (listed below), please provide full evidence to enable the panel to make an informed decision.
• demonstrate clearly how the course is relevant to your clinical practice context/role
• describe clearly how the course will advance your clinical skills, knowledge and clinical practice development
• describe how it will contribute to consumer recovery and clinical outcomes
• demonstrate how the course is linked to national and state mental health policy, priorities and standards, specifically:
  • how it is directly relevant to advanced clinical practice when working closely with people accessing mental health, alcohol and other drugs services
  • focuses on clinical skills or direct service provision e.g. not research, leadership/management, policy development or health promotion as stated above in Exclusions
  • focuses on addressing identified workforce priorities such as skill shortages/skill development and professional discipline competencies/standards.
• if you are not working in the fields of mental health or substance use, but believe your ambitions align to the above listed priorities, please provide full evidence to enable the panel to make an informed decision
• refer to Preview application questions which are provided to assist you in preparing your detailed responses before opening the application form
• prepare notes; have all your information/files ready and available prior to accessing the electronic application form, the application must be completed in one sitting – if you exit or pause the application part way through, your information will be lost, incomplete applications are discarded
• if you are continuing study and reapplying, do not submit the same application that was previously awarded a scholarship – refer to Previous scholarship recipients notes
• if you have applied previously and were unsuccessful, do not re-submit your previous application
• ensure you have read the PDF Post Graduate Terms and Conditions.

Details  of required steps are described in full on the Apply for Scholarship page.