La Trobe Universisty Victorian Maternal and Child Health Nursing Scholarship 2026

This inaugural Industry PhD scholarship with the Department of Health and La Trobe University will be awarded to an outstanding Maternal and Child Health (MCH) nurse applicant, with a strong interest in health system evaluation and improving MCH practice and policy.

This is an exciting opportunity for the applicant to work with the Department and MCH nurse clinician academics at La Trobe University, to explore agreed research topic.

There is no fixed project: rather there is scope for the successful candidate to develop a project that aligns with their interests, focus and expertise and to contribute broadly to the goals of improving Victorian MCH service delivery. For example, project ideas may include:

• Models of Relational and Continuity of Care in MCH
• Contemporary review of workforce training needs
• Disability and inclusion in the Victorian MCH service

To ensure a sound understanding of the research context, the ideal applicant will be a practicing MCH nurse with extensive clinical practice and leadership experience in the Victorian MCH service.

As part of this Industry PhD, the successful candidate will be supported by the Child, Family and Community Health research stream at the Judith Lumley Centre, La Trobe University. 

• Table of Content
• About La Trobe University
• La Trobe University PhD Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of La Trobe University PhD Scholarship
• Requirements for La Trobe University PhD Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for La Trobe University PhD Scholarship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

La Trobe University PhD Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of La Trobe University PhD Scholarship

The benefits of this scholarship are:

• a stipend scholarship funded by La Trobe University and the Victorian Department of Health for three and a half years, with a value of $35,000 per annum (2025 rate), to support your living costs
• a fee-relief scholarship for up to four years
• project funds and expenses covered by La Trobe University, including desk, laptop, phone and up to $5,000 over the candidature for project costs, such as travel, transcription, dissemination and open access publication
• Opportunities to work with La Trobe’s outstanding researchers, and have access to our suite of professional development program

Requirements for La Trobe University PhD Scholarship Qualification

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, applicants must:

• meet the entrance requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy
• not be receiving another scholarship greater than 75 per cent of the stipend rate for the same purpose.
• be an Australian and New Zealand citizen or Australian permanent resident
• applicant must have a Degree in Nursing, and a Degree or Diploma in Midwifery, and a Post-graduate Diploma or Degree in Child, Family and Community Health Nursing

Interview date, Process and Venue for La Trobe University PhD Scholarship

In selecting successful applicants, we prioritise applications from candidates who:

• will be enrolled full-time and undertaking their research at a La Trobe University campus
• have completed a Masters by Research or other significant body of research, such as an honours research thesis or lead authorship of a peer-reviewed publication, assessed at a La Trobe Masters by research standard of 75 or above

Check also:
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2027
Global Korea Scholarship 2027

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Enquiries: Professor Leesa Hooker, [email protected]

For more information, kindly visit La Trobe University scholarship webpage.