Adult Mental Health Scholarship - CLOSED
APPLICATIONS CLOSED – 2024 OPENING WILL BE ADVISED
The NSW Health Mental Health Branch is excited to partner with the Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) Mental Health Portfolio to offer fully funded postgraduate mental health scholarships which support workforce capabilities of NSW Health employees working in Adult Mental Health or related services.
The scholarship will enable students to complete either the Applied Mental Health Studies (AMHS) Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Masters course, specialising in Adult Mental Health.
AMHS units are offered completely online over a five-week teaching period. They are designed with flexibility to meet the needs of the health workforce who are combining study with other commitments. However, students must complete the degree within three years of its commencement.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
NSW Health professionals (nurses, peer workers and allied health staff) providing mental health services to adult mental health consumers will be eligible to apply for this scholarship, with the endorsement of their Local Health District/ Specialty Health Network Manager or Director. Students must fulfil the following requirements:
- Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, and
- Admitted into either the AMHS Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Master course for the Adult Mental Health specialisation. Click here for eligibility criteria for admission into a HETI Higher Education course, and links to the application process.
- Be currently employed by NSW Health. Priority will be given to people working in:
- Adult mental health services (nursing, peer workers, allied health staff)
- Related health services and/or people working with priority populations
- Obtain endorsement/support to apply from your Local Health District/ Specialty Health Network Manager or Director
NOTE: This scholarship only supports students that are specialising in Adult Mental Health at HETI Higher Education.
To receive this scholarship, you cannot currently be a recipient of any other scholarship with HETI Higher Education.
WHAT DOES THE SCHOLARSHIP COVER?
The Adult Mental Health Scholarship will fund the entire course fees of a Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Masters HETI qualification, up to 600 hours of learning.
Students already studying in the adult mental health discipline at HETI can apply to complete the degree level of their current enrolment.
KEY DATES
As stated, students need to be admitted into a degree before applying for a scholarship. Applications for admission to the degrees are open now. Click here for eligibility criteria for admission and links to the application process.
- Students are able to apply for this scholarship at any point in the academic year and will be notified of the outcome of their application usually within four weeks of its submission
- Each course is designed to enable students to organise their study patterns to accommodate their individual circumstances, however they must commence study in 2023 or 2024, and complete the course within three years of its commencement. Teaching Period dates are shown in the Academic Calendar
- Students can enrol in units for their degree across a full calendar year, or on a teaching period by teaching period basis
- Students must allocate scholarship funds to units by the unit census date of each teaching period. See the Academic Calendar for census dates
How to apply for the Scholarship
If you are a continuing student with HETI Higher Education, you will need to apply for a scholarship via the Scholarship Tab within myHETIconnect, following the process outlined below.
If you are commencing study with HETI Higher Education, you will need to apply and be accepted for study with HETI through our online admission form via myHETIconnect. Select either the Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Masters in Applied Mental Health Studies course code, ensuring that supporting documents required as part of the admission process are supplied. Then:
- 1.Once admitted to the course, complete the HETI scholarship application via the scholarship tab via in myHETIconnect. The scholarship application will ask you to:
- Detail your role within NSW Health. Provide an endorsement in writing signed by your NSW Health District/ Specialty Health Network Manager or Director who is supporting/endorsing your application. Contact details for this person will need to be include.
- Agree that you can meet the time commitment for completing your study load. Units of study within the postgraduate Applied Mental Health Studies course are equivalent to 50 hours of study per unit, over 5 weeks (10 hours per week). Students can choose their study commitment by managing their enrolment across the teaching periods. There are six teaching periods per year.
- Agree that you will actively engage with unit learning activities and recommended study support options such as resources to develop academic skills, library support, referencing guides and other resources.
HOW DO APPLICANTS KNOW IF THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL?
All applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application via myHETIconnect or email, usually within four weeks of application submission.
WHAT IS REQUIRED OF A SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT?
Scholarship recipients are required to:
- Self-allocate their scholarship funding to units via the Scholarship Tab in myHETIconnect before the Census Date of each Teaching Period
- Actively engage with learning activities and support resources; and complete the unit assessment/s to at least a pass grade
- Participate in a feedback survey and other unit evaluation processes, that inform the quality improvement of learning at HETI
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
- Students who fail to successfully complete a unit due to non-attendance or not achieving a pass grade will not be funded to redo the unit.
- A student may withdraw from a unit via myHETIconnect on or before the Teaching Period census date (academic calendar) without penalty. However, if a student who withdrew from a unit post-census wishes to enrol in the unit/course again, it will also be at the expense of the student, unless there are extenuating circumstances which are outlined in the HETI Higher Education Special Consideration Policy.
- A student will forfeit remaining scholarship funds should they transfer to a specialisation not covered by this scholarship.
WHAT HAPPENS TO MY SCHOLARSHIP IF I LEAVE NSW HEALTH?
If you fail to undertake studies, cease study without completing the course, or cease employment with NSW Health during study, then remaining scholarships monies will be forfeited. If you move from one Local Health District/Specialty Health Network to another, this does not constitute leaving the NSW Health System, and therefore scholarship monies remain with you.
FURTHER INFORMATION
If you would like information or advice regarding scholarships or courses, please contact:
Learning Pathways Unit | T 02 9844 6111 |
Other Scholarship Opportunities at HETI Higher Education
There are a number of other scholarship opportunities while studying at HETI Higher Education, including: