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. Two of these – the Elizabeth Hulme $10,000 Higher Education Research Grant and the Vi Elliott Occupational Health Nurses Trust Grant – opened for applications on 1 April 2025.
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 $10,000 Higher Education Research Grant has been renamed to honour Elizabeth’s significant contribution to the Branch, and to Victorian nursing. Previously, Elizabeth’s 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 27th year that ANMF (Vic Branch) has offered this grant.
Applications close 30 September 2025.
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.
Applications close 30 September 2025.
Find out more about Vi Elliot.
Other ANMF grants, awards and prizes available to members
The Branch also offers several other grants, awards and prizes. Some of these are highlighted below.
Hannah Sellars Job Rep of the Year Award / HSR of the Year Award
Every year, the ANMF (Vic Branch) awards $1500 to a Job Rep and a Health and Safety Rep who demonstrate outstanding commitment to the ANMF and to ANMF members in their workplace. The 2025 awards will be presented at the Delegates Conference on 19 June.
Nominations close Friday 23 May 2025.
ANMF/HESTA clinical placement grant
The Branch has partnered with HESTA to provide 250 clinical placement grants, worth $450 each, to eligible student members.
Applications close Wednesday 16 May 2025
ANMF (Vic Branch) Fee Grant
The ANMF course-fee grant provides financial assistance for postgraduate and post-registration studies that will advance members’ professional career to improve direct clinical care. Successful applicants will receive up to $3000 per semester. Grants are available for study undertaken in Semester 1 and/or Semester 2 in 2025.
Applications will open in July 2025.
