Recovery Camp delivers award-winning shared-learning programs to health students and people living with mental illness. For nursing students, Recovery Camp provides a supported, firsthand clinical experience of the recovery-oriented settings where students learn about the theoretical components of their courses.
Since 2013 Recovery Camp has provided over 72,000 hours of clinical placement experience for students of nursing, psychology, exercise science, and nutrition and dietetics.
The Recovery Camp Nursing Scholarship supports a first year nursing student with $1000 per year, over 3 years of their degree. The scholarship also includes the opportunity to attend Recovery Camp as part of nursing clincial placement requirements (pending School approval), with the student’s program expenses covered.
To be considered for this scholarship, applicants must include a one (1) page statement outlining their interest and commitment to working well with people with lived experience of mental illness
Applicants must also submit an application via UAC Equity application in addition to the UOW Scholarship application. UAC Equity applications will open from 8 April 2026.
Open from 20/Feb/2026 to 19/Apr/2026
Value
$1,000 per annum
Duration
Three (3) Years
Level of Enrolment
First Year
Graduate Type
Undergraduate
Number Available
One (1)
Year of Scholarship
2026
Degree
Bachelor of Nursing
Offer Type
Scholarship
Category
Community Equity
Broad Study Area
Health & Medicine
Faculty
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
Application Criteria
Applicants must remain enrolled as a full-time student as the University of Wollongong for the duration of this scholarship
Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, New Zealand Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident or Australian Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holder.
Applicants must submit an application via UOW Scholarship and UAC Equity to be considered for this scholarship
Applicants must demonstrate their interest and commitment to working well with people with lived experience of mental illness
Applicants must demonstrate financial and/or educational challenges. Educational challenges and attributes include but are not limited to; low income family background, carer responsibilities; English language difficulty; long-term medical condition/disability or ongoing effects of abuse; living in a rural or isolated region; sole parent responsibilities; refugee status and Indigenous Australians
Applicants must maintain a minimum Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 50
Applicants must be enrolled in their first (1st) year of a Bachelor of Nursing and maintain enrolment in this course for the duration of the scholarship.
