Fay Newell Scholarship

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Fay Newell Scholarship –Studies in Nursing & Medicine: Now Open

The Fay Newell Scholarship is an annual award of $5000 funded through a generous gift provided to the Broken Hill Hospital by the late Fay Newell.

Ms Newell was a Registered Nurse at the Broken Hill and District Hospital, having begun her nursing career there in 1954 and retired from nursing in 1991. In 2009, she was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to the community of Broken Hill as a nursing sister, mentor to nurses and allied health professionals, palliative care volunteer and historian.

The previous year, she was named Broken Hill's Citizen of the Year in the annual Australia Day awards for her contribution to the community. Ms Newell passed away in Broken Hill on 24 August, 2020. She was 82.

 


 

The scholarship is awarded to encourage excellence in the education and training of students in any of the following areas:

• The practice or study of medicine as a Doctor of Medicine or a speciality in Medicine

• Nursing, with the essential qualifications to excel in Emergency Care and/or terminal care

• Aged care services

• A student with the qualification and special attributes to specialise as a Doctor or Nursing Specialist to care for newly born infants and their mothers and fathers, care of toddlers, children and young adults.

 

To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must be undertaking studies in one of the areas as listed above, and must reside and work in Broken Hill.


 

Applications will be reviewed by a committee comprising of a representative from the Broken Hill Hospital, Broken Hill Council and Broken Hill GP Super Clinic.

The successful applicant will be awarded a scholarship to the value of $5000.

 


 

To apply for the 2024 scholarship, please complete the online application form.

 


 

Applications will be reviewed by a committee comprising of a representative from the Broken Hill Hospital, Broken Hill Council and Broken Hill GP Super Clinic.

The successful applicant will be awarded a scholarship to the value of $5000.

 

Please direct any enquires to Jane Baker or Brooke Napier.

Applications Close Friday, 31 March 2024.