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Registered Nurse Prescribing Development Grants

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Registered Nurse Prescribing development grants are a limited source of money set aside to provide financial support to Registered Nurses who wish to undertake additional training to become Registered Nurse Prescribers in Specialist and Primary Care Teams and Registered Nurses who wish to undertake additional training to pursue a Nurse Practitioner pathway. 

There is also a limited financial resource available to support Registered Nurse Prescribers and Nurse Practitioners to attend the Prescribing in Diabetes & Related Conditions meeting.

Eligibility criteria

  •       Registered Nurses who have a focus in diabetes care
  •        Nurse Practitioners who have a focus in providing diabetes
  •       Current financial member of NZSSD for a minimum of one year
Grant available and value

-        Grant 1:     Two grants of $1,000 each are available per year to support a nurse undertaking a Registered Nurse Prescribing in Specialist and Primary Care Teams practicum

-        Grant 2:     One grant of $2,000 is available per year to support a nurse undertaking a Nurse Practitioner practicum

-        Grant 3:     Fourteen grants of $500 each are available per year to support Registered Nurse Prescribers and Nurse Practitioners to attend the Prescribing in Diabetes & Related Conditions meeting held annually

Registered Nurse Prescribing Development Grant 1 - for Sem 2, 2026

Award value: $1,000 Max. (GST excl.)

Applications open: 01 Apr 2026

Applications close: 05 Jun 2026

Grant 1:  Registered Nurses, with a focus in diabetes care, working toward Registered Nurse Prescribing in Specialist and Primary Care Teams authorisation.

  • Financial contribution to support tertiary education fees for prescribing practicum, costs associated with travel/accommodation to block courses, course required textbooks or cost for prescribing mentors’ time in situations where the nurse has been unable to apply for, not successful in securing full HWNZ funding or there is a short fall in available funding.
  • Priority will be given to Māori & Pacific health and rural areas.
  • Award value maximum $1,000.00.


NOTE: All application requirements & criteria listed on the information document must be met, and evidence provided for applications to be valid.

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Registered Nurse Prescribing Development Grant 2

Award value: $2,000 Max. (GST excl.)

Applications open: 01 Jan 2026

Grant 2:  Nurse Practitioner candidates, with a focus in diabetes care

  • Financial contribution to supporting tertiary education fees for Nurse Practitioner Training Programme/Practicum year, costs associated with travel/accommodation for block courses or secondary placements, course associated textbooks, cost for clinical mentorship/supervision or professional supervision where full HWNZ/NPTP funding is not available, has been declined or there is a short fall in available funding to cover all costs
  • Priority will be given to Māori & Pacific health and rural areas.
  • Award value maximum $2,000.00

NOTE: All application requirements & criteria listed in the information document must be met, and evidence provided for applications to be valid.

More Information Apply Here