Rosemary Norman Grants and the ‘Babe’ Norman Scholarship

Scholarship Values

$10,000 – $40,000

About the Scholarships

Rosemary Norman Grants provide opportunities for applicants in the later stages of their PhD or who are undertaking other nursing or midwifery postgraduate courses.

The ‘Babe’ Norman Scholarship is awarded to nurses and midwives who have exceptional research potential to undertake a full-time clinical research doctorate at an Australian university. Applicants will be commencing or in the very early stages of PhD candidature.

Rosemary Norman Grants and the ‘Babe’ Norman Scholarship are generously funded by the Rosemary Norman Foundation, established in 2008 by Miss Rosemary Havill Norman (1933–2021). Rosemary graduated from the Melbourne School of Nursing in 1954 before completing a staffing year at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) followed by midwifery training at the Royal Women’s Hospital. She returned to the RMH to work in various clinical areas for more than a decade before beginning her teaching career at the hospital. Rosemary later completed a Diploma in Nursing Education and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons). She progressed to educator positions at the College of Nursing, Australia and later at the Royal District Nursing Service, where she engaged in research to improve practice.

Rosemary held an enduring dedication to nursing and commitment to further education for nurses and midwives, now perpetuated in the aims of the Foundation and scholarships named in honour of her late father, Reginald ‘Babe’ Havill Norman (1893–1973).

Eligibility Criteria

You must hold current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.

1. You must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident.
2. You must be a member of the Australian Nurses Memorial Centre.
3. Additional eligibility requirements:
   • To be eligible for a Rosemary Norman Grant, you must be enrolled or accepted for
     enrolment in a postgraduate degree.
   • To be eligible for the ‘Babe’ Norman Scholarship, you must be enrolled or
     accepted for enrolment as a PhD candidate.
4. Your current or proposed course of study must be related to contemporary
   professional practice in nursing or midwifery.
5. You must not be in receipt of any other grant or scholarship.
6. You must demonstrate an ongoing commitment to professional practice through two
   or more of the following means:
   • Hold membership of a professional nursing association or special-interest
     group.
   • Contribute to the ongoing development of the team in which you work.
   • Be actively involved in innovation in professional practice.
   • Show recent involvement in research, e.g. through conference
     presentation/s.
   • Demonstrate a significant degree of community service.
7. You must complete all sections of the scholarship application form.
8. Study must be undertaken in the scholarship year 2026.