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Felicity Purcell Nursing Bursary

In 2026, UniSQ will offer two Felicity Purcell Nursing Bursaries to support students commencing their studies in the Bachelor of Nursing.

Felicity Purcell was a nursing student at UniSQ, graduating with a Bachelor of Nursing in 1994. Well trained and committed, she had a very successful career; first as a paediatric nurse in major public hospitals, and then in the broader medical field both here and overseas, particularly in the pharmaceutical industry where she was widely respected. Following the detection of the early symptoms of breast cancer, Felicity underwent the best medical treatment available, however, sadly, her breast cancer advanced, and she died at 33 years of age in 2008.

This bursary promotes the very best traditions of nursing’s ethos of care for others, as embodied by Felicity Purcell. Specifically, it provides financial assistance to nursing students who, like Felicity, come from a rural or remote background.

Value

Each bursary will have a maximum value of $4000 to be paid in one instalment.

Applicants must:

For further details, please view the Scholarship Award Conditions. (Link to conditions will be updated when available)

Applicants must:

  • address each personal statement question below (250 words maximum per question):
    • describe the experiences or influences which have driven your passion for your chosen field of study
    • describe your career goals within your chosen field, and the impact that you hope to make as a professional
    • what desire and strong interest do you have to practise nursing in regional and remote Queensland
  • provide evidence to show you have a permanent residential address in, or have relocated to study from a regional, rural or remote area (MM2 - MM7) within Queensland according to the Modified Monash Model 2023
  • provide evidence of academic achievement as directed in the application process:
    • final year school report card or post-secondary academic history (transcript of results)  
  • provide evidence of your current financial circumstances.

*Extra consideration will be given to those students from a small rural or remote area (MM5 - MM7) within Queensland.

Please Note: If an applicant holds other UniSQ awarded scholarships, this may be taken into consideration in selection. There are some scholarships that cannot be held together.

Application must be made via the UniSQ Scholarships Online Application Management System.

If you require assistance in completing your application please download the Scholarship Online Application Manual.
 

Monday 19 January 2026 at 11:59pm (AEST)

University of Southern Queensland
Phone:  1800 269 500
Email:  study@unisq.edu.au

UniSQ reserves the right to alter the conditions of the scholarship/bursary based upon exceptional circumstances.  UniSQ reserves the right to not award the scholarship/bursary in a given year.