Babe' Norman Scholarship

The ANMC is honoured to offer the ‘Babe’ Norman Scholarship to be awarded to nurses and midwives who have exceptional research potential to undertake a full-time clinical research doctorate at an Australian university.

The ‘Babe’ Norman Scholarship is generously funded by the Rosemary Norman Foundation established in 2008 by Miss Rosemary Havill Norman (1933-2021). Rosemary graduated from the Melbourne School of Nursing in 1954 before completing a staffing year at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) followed by midwifery training at the Royal Women’s Hospital. She returned to the RMH to work in various clinical areas for more than a decade before beginning her teaching career at the hospital. Rosemary later completed a Diploma in Nursing Education and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons). She progressed to educator positions at the College of Nursing, Australia and later at the Royal District Nursing Service where she engaged in research to improve practice.

Rosemary held an enduring dedication to nursing and commitment to further education for nurses and midwives, now perpetuated in the aims of the Foundation and scholarships named in honour of her late father, Reginald ‘Babe’ Havill Norman (1893-1973).

The scholarship is for study in Australia. It is open to nurses and midwives who are citizens or permanent residents of Australia and hold current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). Please refer to the Eligibility Criteria for each scholarship available at our website.