ANMF (Vic Branch) is committed to assisting members achieve nursing and midwifery excellence, and as part of this commitment we offer a collection of annual grants, awards and prizes.
Opening for applications in April are the Elizabeth Hulme Higher Education Research Grant and the Vi Elliott Occupational Health Nurses Trust Grant.
Elizabeth Hulme $10,000 Higher Education Research Grant
This grant, valued at $10,000, is available to a member who is undertaking university level higher degree study at PhD or Masters level, by research (not by coursework).
Elizabeth Hulme, who began her nursing career in 1951, was an Australian Nursing Federation professional officer and the Branch’s first special interest group coordinator, from 1989 until 1997. ANMF special interest groups have since transitioned to reference groups.
The ANMF Elizabeth Hulme $10,000 Higher Education Research Grant was named to honour Elizabeth’s significant contribution to the Branch, and to Victorian nursing. Previously, her name had been attached to a Branch special interest group (SIG) grant supporting a SIG member to undertake clinical nursing research or higher education study. This is now open to all ANMF members, as well as those in ANMF reference groups.
This will be the 28th year that ANMF (Vic Branch) has offered this grant.
Applications close 30 September 2026.
Sadly, Elizabeth Hulme passed away in 2025. Read more about her.
Vi Elliott Occupational Health Nurses Trust Grant
This grant, up to the value of $3000, is designed to assist the professional and career development of a Victorian nurse or midwife working in the field of occupational health and safety (OHS).
Vi Elliott nursed at the Brunswick mill of Holeproof for 26 years, overseeing the occupational health of its many staff. Upon her retirement in 1962, she was gifted £500. While she didn’t live to see her dream of using that money to set up a training course for occupational health nurses, in 2000 the Vi Elliott Occupational Health Nurses Trust was officially launched in her memory.
The £500 had been sitting in the bank, earning interest, and now supports the Vi Elliott Occupational Health Nurses Trust annual grant, available to Victorian nurses and midwives already involved in the fields of OHS, manual handling, fatigue management or the prevention and/or management of occupational violence and aggression. It’s also available to those interested in transitioning to work in these fields.
The grant is available for a recipient to use to attend conference, seminars or workshops, or to undertake an education course or research project in the field of health and safety.
Applications close 30 September 2026.
Find out more about Vi Elliott.
