ANZUNS Professional Development Award – USANZ NZ Section – NZUNS Conference 2025
This award is for Nurses working in the field of urological nursing, who can demonstrate how a significant professional development award can be utilised to improve the outcomes of the patients they care for.
This award offers the Nurse the opportunity to refine their nursing practice in urology care. The award provides funding towards travel and attendance to the USANZ NZ Section – NZUNS Conference, in Auckland, New Zealand from 8th - 10th October 2025.
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The award comprises:
- $2,500 (AUD $) funding payable to the recipient to support conference registration and travel costs.
All complete applications will be considered, and the successful applicant should meet the following criteria:
- A nurse practicing in Australia or New Zealand
- Minimum employment of 20 hours per week in Urology nursing or at the discretion of the ANZUNS committee, considering the position held by the applicant and the educational opportunity for which the award application has been made.
- Nurses who apply must have a minimum of three years post registration experience.
- An active member of the Australia and New Zealand Urological Nurses Society (ANZUNS)
- Demonstrates an ongoing commitment to Urology nursing.
- Applications close on Friday 22 August 2025 at midnight EST.
Applications should include the following:
- Curriculum Vitae.
- A detailed proposal (including a proposed schedule and budget) of how the award will be utilized and how the award will benefit practice. It should also address how knowledge from the Award will be disseminated to ANZUNS colleagues.
- A declaration of any real or perceived conflicts of interest in relation to receiving this award or the proposed use of this award.
Conditions of ANZUNS Professional Development Award – USANZ NZ Section – NZUNS Conference 2025
- The Award must be used toward registration and travel for the USANZ NZ – NZUNS Conference, 2025. This includes completion of all travel & conference attendance.
- A formal panel will make the final decision on the successful applicant. The panel will be comprised of the ANZUNS President/Vice President and two representatives of the Australia and New Zealand Urological Nurses Society (ANZUNS) committee.
- The recipient will be required to complete and submit a report detailing how the award benefited clinical practice. Please forward this report to the ANZUNS president by 1st March 2026. The recipient will submit a 1000-word report, to be published on the ANZUNS website. Reports submitted to ANZUNS website will be evidence based, appropriately referenced and demonstrates relationship of learning to my clinical practice.
- The report should identify how the Award has helped benefit practice, the outcomes obtained for improved practice and how the knowledge obtained has been disseminated to colleagues.
Application Form