Mercy Health Foundation scholarships

Mercy Health is proud to provide a range of development opportunities to support the ongoing professional growth of our people in order to ensure the care provided to those whom we serve is of the highest quality.

These scholarship programs support Mercy Health employees who are passionate about furthering their knowledge, skills and advancing their professional development. For further information, please email [email protected]

Mercy Health Foundation (the Foundation) is pleased to offer the following opportunities for employees to apply for scholarships made possible through funds donated by grateful family members who seek to help others make a difference.

Scholarship Name	Background
The Maree Doherty Bursary	The annual $2,000 Maree Doherty Bursary has been bequeathed to Mercy Hospital for Women (Heidelberg) for 10 years (commencing Nov 2022) to further support clerical staff who are passionate about furthering their knowledge and skills, and advancing their professional development.
The Margaret Beveridge Scholarship	The annual $1,000 Margaret Beveridge scholarship has been bequeathed to Mercy Place Montrose in perpetuity in order to further support its employees who are passionate about furthering their knowledge and skills, and advancing their professional development.
The Alexandra Wilson Scholarship	Alexandra Wilson was a baby in our care many years ago for 3 months. Due to the care she received her family wanted to create a scholarship (annual $1000) to support the Neonatal Intensive Care/SCN Unit to maintain the same excellent standard of care.
The Diana Morgan Memorial Scholarship	Diana Morgan was a nurse in the SCN for 26 years. After her passing the family decided the best way to honour and acknowledge Diana, who had an abiding and passionate dedication to caring for the babies in the nursery, was to create a scholarship (annual $1000) to support the Neonatal Intensive Care/SCN Unit to maintain the same excellent standard of care.
The Knights of the Southern Cross Scholarship	Aged Care employee funded by Mercy Health Foundation, known as Knights of Southern Cross Scholarship Program (2 x $1000 annually).
The Bank First Scholarships	Bank First will provide four scholarships worth $3,000 each (x4 annually) to support Mercy Health staff to pursue professional development opportunities.
The Smart Salary Allied Health Quality Improvement and Research Scholarships​	Smart Salary will provide three scholarships worth $2,300 each (x3 annually) to support Allied Health professionals working in our Health Services.