Far North Queensland RN Conference Scholarship
Purpose
That the SHSQ agree to provide financial assistance for registrations ($330.00) for five (5) members that are Far North Queensland Registered Nurses to attend the Australasian Sexual Health and HIV&AIDS Conferences Virtually 6th to 9th September 2021.
Assessment and eligibility criteria
The successful applicant needs to be a financial member of the Sexual Health Society of Queensland. Applicants must address the following criteria. The decision of the Sexual Health Society of Queensland committee on the allocation of funds is final. No correspondence will be entered into.
Conditions of funding
The successful applicant will be required to either:
How to apply
Scholarship applications open four months prior to the conference opening. Download and complete the application form and email it to the Secretariat.
The successful applicant will be informed two months prior to the conference opening. We acknowledge that the date for the conference varies annually so watch the ASHM and ASHA website for announcements
Payment
Background of this FNQ RN Scholarship
The Community & Practice Nurse Association – Far North Queensland Branch is closing and the remaining FNQ CAPNA financial members have discussed the option of donating their remaining funds ($13756.65) to the Sexual Health Society of Queensland for the purposes of establishing a scholarship supporting attendance at the annual Australasian Sexual Health and/or HIV conference for one (1) FNQ registered nurse per year. Here after referred to as the FNQ RN Scholarship.
For the purposes of this agreement FNQ is defined in line with the CAPNA Constitution current at time of the FNQ CAPNA closure as an area including Tully, and north of latitude 17.93337 degrees south and inclusive of Karumba and east of longitude 140 degree 10.08 minutes east.
The remaining members at the time of the FNQ CAPNA closure were unanimous in donating these funds to the SHSQ as the Society was deemed to have similar objects to CAPNA and the SHSQ constitution has a clause that prohibits distribution of assets to any member.
That the SHSQ agree to provide financial assistance for registrations ($330.00) for five (5) members that are Far North Queensland Registered Nurses to attend the Australasian Sexual Health and HIV&AIDS Conferences Virtually 6th to 9th September 2021.
Assessment and eligibility criteria
The successful applicant needs to be a financial member of the Sexual Health Society of Queensland. Applicants must address the following criteria. The decision of the Sexual Health Society of Queensland committee on the allocation of funds is final. No correspondence will be entered into.
- Applicants need to be a financial member of Sexual Health Society of Queensland for 1 year
- Financial assistance from any other source(s) must be declared.
- Estimated travel costs by the least expensive appropriate means must be provided
- Applicants will be required to attest to the accuracy of their application for the Scholarship and have their supervisor sign their form.
- The applicant must notify the SHSQ secretary of any changes to their circumstances (e.g. funding received from another source after application to the Sexual Health Society of Queensland for the FNQ RN Scholarship)
- Committee and ordinary members of the SHSQ are eligible to apply for the FNQ RN Scholarship funding, however, they will be not be eligible to participate in any decision-making activities associated with the allocation of funds.
- Applicants found to submit false or misleading applications will be referred to the SHSQ Executive Committee and will be ineligible for subsequent assistance and possible expulsion from the SHSQ.
- Provide in writing:
- Evidence that they work in FNQ,
- A description of their current role and;
- How attendance at the conference will enhance/ develop your knowledge or skills in relation to your work.
Conditions of funding
The successful applicant will be required to either:
- Submit a written report within one month of returning from the conference that includes
- A brief description of how attending this conference had benefited your professional development and clinical practice and;
- an overview of a minimum of 3 presentations attended. Or
- Participate in a formal feedback session to members at the next SHSQ clinical meeting.
How to apply
Scholarship applications open four months prior to the conference opening. Download and complete the application form and email it to the Secretariat.
The successful applicant will be informed two months prior to the conference opening. We acknowledge that the date for the conference varies annually so watch the ASHM and ASHA website for announcements
Payment
- The successful applicant will receive the funds via Electronic Bank Transfer when the SHSQ executive committee receives the original receipts for registration and or airfares
Background of this FNQ RN Scholarship
The Community & Practice Nurse Association – Far North Queensland Branch is closing and the remaining FNQ CAPNA financial members have discussed the option of donating their remaining funds ($13756.65) to the Sexual Health Society of Queensland for the purposes of establishing a scholarship supporting attendance at the annual Australasian Sexual Health and/or HIV conference for one (1) FNQ registered nurse per year. Here after referred to as the FNQ RN Scholarship.
For the purposes of this agreement FNQ is defined in line with the CAPNA Constitution current at time of the FNQ CAPNA closure as an area including Tully, and north of latitude 17.93337 degrees south and inclusive of Karumba and east of longitude 140 degree 10.08 minutes east.
The remaining members at the time of the FNQ CAPNA closure were unanimous in donating these funds to the SHSQ as the Society was deemed to have similar objects to CAPNA and the SHSQ constitution has a clause that prohibits distribution of assets to any member.
