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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 care
  • Current financial member of NZSSD
Grant available and value
  • 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
  • Two grants of $2,500 each are available per year to support a nurse undertaking a Nurse Practitioner practicum
  • Six 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 2 - 2024

Award value: $2,500 Max. (GST excl.)

Applications open: 01 Oct 2024

Applications close: 06 Dec 2024

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


Applications for Nurse Practitioner Practicum 2025
  • 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 $2,500.00
Application requirements & Criteria

  • Financial member of NZSSD
  • Minimum of 4 years’ experience in area of practice relevant to diabetes
  • Evidence of decline of HWNZ/NPTP funding or that funding allocated is insufficient to cover all costs
  • Evidence of acceptance into a space on an approved Nursing Council of NZ Nurse Practitioner approved programme (in an unfunded HWNZ/NPTP capacity) at a nominated University
  • Copy of written agreement from an authorized prescribing health professional (Nurse Practitioner or Medical Dr) to provide one to one clinical supervision
  • Copy of written support from employer indicating support for the student to enrol in the Nurse Practitioner training programme and be released for clinical supervision
  • Applicant is residing and working in NZ
  • Overview from applicant providing an insight of employment, demographic & role/function within current area of practice, particularly around diabetes care provided
  • Identify if funding is being sourced from other avenues/funding streams.  If so, what source and to what value?

Grant reviews and decisions

  • Awards will be considered at the NZSSD executive meeting following each cut-off date.  The executive meets the second week of each month.
  • Each applicant will be contacted via email by the NZSSD secretary shortly after the executive meeting with notification of the outcome of the application and to request account details for payment of the grant if successful.
  • Grant decisions made by the executive committee are final.

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