A new partnership between AUT and the Southern Cross Health Trust offers student nurses an unprecedented level of support as they navigate their studies and clinical placements.
Launched today, the Southern Cross Nursing Scholarship is offering 17 scholarships to AUT students for the 2025 academic year, while every first-year student – likely to be more than 400 – will be supplied with vouchers worth around $300 each to pay for nursing uniforms and shoes.
The scholarships have been hailed by AUT’s Heads of Nursing, Dr Jan Dewar and Dr Rachel Macdiarmid, who say the funds are focused on the point where students most need support.