Mary Curran Scholarship

Established in 2014 by local North Sydney resident Mary Curran this Scholarship supports ACU nursing students in their second or third year of study who undertake a placement at a local hospital. Mary was attended by graduate ACU nurses in 2013 while in a coma for months after having a serious heart infection. Mary has a passion for animals, in particular her cat Cicero.

Scholarship type

• Merit

Value

• The scholarship is valued at $2,500, to be paid in one lump sum.
• There is one scholarship available.
• Discounted accommodation fees valued at $5,000, in ACU's Miguel Cordero Residence, Camperdown (subject to availability, see more details on the Discounted accommodation offer at ACU Living and Learning Communities).

Applications are open to current ACU students who meet all of the following criteria:

• Citizenship: domestic
• Faculty: Health Sciences
• Course: Bachelor of Nursing
• Campus: North Sydney
• Year level: second or third year (as of Semester 1, 2023)
• Study load: full-time
• Minimum GPA of 5.0 on the ACU seven-point scale
• A deep interest in animals
• Enrolled in, or have completed, a practical experience unit during second or third year of the course