Rural Student Midwifery Grant

Mary Garlick, a retired long standing rural midwife has generously granted a sum of money to the College to administer as an annual grant for midwifery students who intend to practise rurally on graduation. Applications will be accepted from students who are enrolled in the final year of a New Zealand Bachelor of Midwifery programme in 2023.

Applications must be submitted via email to lynda.o@nzcom.org.nz by 1 May 2023, noting ‘Rural student grant application’ in the subject line. Further information and application forms are available on the College website www.midwife.org.nz

Midwifery students are eligible to apply for the annual $2,000 grant if they meet the following criteria:

Applicant must be a College member and enrolled as a final year student of an approved New Zealand Bachelor of Midwifery programme for 2023.

Applicant must intend to practise as a rural midwife in New Zealand on graduation. Preference may be given to those intending to practise as an LMC.

To apply, applicants must:

Demonstrate a commitment to rural midwifery practice on graduation

Complete the application form and ask two referees to complete the relevant form. One referee must be a lecturer at the midwifery school in which the student is enrolled and the other, a midwife who the student has completed a clinical placement.

AMELLIA KAPA COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR