How to apply
Online application via myScholarships.
| Applications open | Monday 19 January 2026 |
| Applications close | Sunday 15 March 2026 |
| Total value | $10,000 |
| Duration | 2 years |
| Residency | Permanent Humanitarian visa holder, New Zealand Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident, Australian Citizen |
| What best describes me | New student, Current student |
| Level of study | Undergraduate |
| Degree | Bachelor of Nursing |
| College | College of Health |
| Type of scholarship | High achiever/academic |
The Resthaven Undergraduate Nursing Scholarship will be awarded to a full-time first-year or second-year Adelaide University student undertaking the Bachelor of Nursing program at any campus (includes Mt Gambier and Whyalla).
Value: The recipients will receive $10‚000 over two years ($5‚000 per year) provided they maintain satisfactory academic progress.
For more information contact:
Scholarships and Prizes Officer (Nursing and Midwifery)
UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences
Tel: (08) 8302 2756
Email: CHS-Scholarships@unisa.edu.au
Eligibility criteria
⦁ Be studying full time.⦁ Be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident of Australia, Holders of a Permanent Humanitarian Visa or New Zealand Citizens.
⦁ Have a satisfactory GPA – 4.5 or above (not applicable to first-year students).
⦁ Undertake a placement at Resthaven if one is offered.
⦁ Demonstrate their interest in Aged Care as a career and in their studies.
⦁ Be willing to speak constructively and positively about the important work that health care professionals undertake in aged care.
⦁ Be a student in financial need.
Candidate selection
Applicants will be asked to provide a written statement detailing:
⦁ their career objectives
⦁ financial circumstances they would like taken into account
⦁ their interest in aged care
⦁ how the scholarship will assist them in achieving their goals.
Applicants may be required to attend an interview.
Important information
Recipients are strongly encouraged to express a preference for Resthaven in any pre-allocation placement request and undertake at least one program placement at a Resthaven site. Recipients in first year should consider completing NURS 1902 Professional Experience Placement 2 at a Resthaven site. Recipients will be invited to meet with Resthaven soon after receiving the scholarship.Contact us