The African Palliative Care Association (APCA) in partnership with FHSSA provides a limited number of scholarships each year for Palliative Care Training opportunities for nurses.
The Scholarship fund was established by a generous anonymous donation in honour of Kath Defilippi, the founding Board Chair of the African Palliative Care Association to recognise her many career achievements as a nurse in hospice and palliative care in Africa.
Scholarships are awarded up to a maximum of US$ 4,000 through a competitive application process once a year.
APCA and FHSSA give priority to requests of Registered and Enrolled nurses to pursue formal palliative care training in Africa.
They are also willing to potentially consider one scholarship for a distance Learning Masters programme, when necessary for the career objective of the student (i.e. Registered or Enrolled Nurse) and in line with palliative care development in Africa.
Application requests will also be considered for travel for palliative care conferences judged to be of interest to the development of palliative care in Africa.
Training programmes which the Scholarship supports include:
· Bachelor of Science in Palliative Care (Degree)
· Distance Learning Diploma in Palliative Care
· Palliative care initiators course
· Nurse prescribers’ training
Application Criteria
Applicants must:
· Be a Registered Nurse or an Enrolled Nurse residing and practicing in Africa and with evidence that they will be able to continue providing palliative care after their training (please provide a supporting letter from head of your institution confirming this).
· Have applied for the course they intend to pursue (where they have an acceptance this should be attached to the application)
· Legibly complete the application form and attach all supporting documents requested
Further scholarship details and application procedures can be found at http://www.africanpalliativecare.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=159
