The following format for providing grants and scholarships to the membership is outlined below. The Wounds Australia Board will continue to monitor uptake and amounts requested to assist with future planning and budget setting.
STRUCTURE OF GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Restricted Eligibility |
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Grant/Scholarship | No. |
$ |
Frequency |
Eligibility |
Charles Lucre Scholarship | 1 |
500 |
Yearly |
ACT members |
Janet Vincent Scholarship | 5 |
1,000 |
Yearly |
South Australian members |
Jan Rice Volunteer Service Award |
1 |
3,000 |
Yearly |
Victorian member undertaking a project that involves a volunteering activity or work placement related to wound management care or education |
Sandy Dean Memorial Scholarship |
1 |
3,000 |
Yearly |
Victorian member |
Winifred Felle Education & Research Fund | 1 |
8,000 – 9,000 |
Yearly |
Western Australian member |
Total (approximate) | 20,000 |
Open Eligibility (All Members) |
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Grant/Scholarship | No. |
$ |
Frequency |
Eligibility |
Professional Development Grants ‐ Non‐specific |
NA |
29,000 |
Yearly |
All amounts considered up to; must be substantiated following Wounds Australia proscribed process and documents; includes state based, national or international opportunities and conferences; no minimum or maximum (up to allocated resource); all membership types apart from Corporate eligible |
Early Researcher Grant | 1 |
2,000 |
Yearly |
|
Established Researcher Grant |
1 |
5,000 |
Yearly |
|
Total (approximate) | 36,000 |
APPLICATION PROCESS
Wounds Australia is pleased to make available the following Grants and Scholarship Program to Full individual, Associate and Life members of Wounds Australia (Corporate Industry and Corporate Organisation members are ineligible to apply). All applicants for all grants and scholarships will abide by the criteria and conditions detailed in this document.
Please refer to the following links for more information regarding the Restricted Eligibility Grants & Scholarships listed below:
Charles Lucre Scholarship (Australian Capital Territory members)
Janet Vincent Scholarship (South Australian members)
Jan Rice Volunteer Service Award (Victorian members)
Sandy Dean Memorial Scholarship (Victorian members) – available from 2017
Winifred Felle Education & Research Fund (Western Australia member)
Wounds Australia Research Grant
PLEASE NOTE: ALL OF THE ABOVE RESTRICTED ELIGIBILITY GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS MUST BE APPLIED FOR USING THE WOUNDS AUSTRALIA APPLICATION FORM. OLDER, STATE BASED FORMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
The application process for the Wounds Australia Grants & Scholarship Program will operate as two six monthly cycles with half the overall money available made available for each cycle, and the restricted grants and scholarship monies being available in the first cycle of the financial year.
Any unallocated monies from the previous cycle will be rolled over as part of the pool for the next cycle within the same financial year. Applications must be made by 31 January and 31 July of each calendar year.
Applicants applying for Grants and Scholarship Program in the Open Eligibility section must complete the Wounds Australia Grants & Scholarship Program Application form. The form and any relevant substantiation (receipts, conference programs etc.) must be submitted to [email protected] by the relevant due date. No late applications will be accepted. Applications that have not used the Application Form and the proforma will not be accepted.
Applicants will be notified by the Wounds Australia Grants & Scholarships Committee within 60 days of the closing date as to whether they have been successful in obtaining a Grant or Scholarship.
PURPOSE OF PROGRAM
To support the members of Wounds Australia to access and participate in professional development that will further the Philosophy of Wounds Australia.
PHILOSOPHY
Wounds Australia believes that all people with, or who are likely to develop, a wound are entitled to receive personalised care and management that is supported by current best practice.
CRITERIA AND CONSIDERATIONS
Applications for funding may be as small as needed or as large as needed within the financial limitations of the program.
The Wounds Australia Grants and Scholarship committee may award funds to worthy applications up to the amounts allocated, but have no obligation to acquit the full amount in the absence of worthy applications.
The Grants and Scholarship Committee will review applications against the following criteria and considerations: