Impact & Stories
Supporting people. Strengthening whānau and communities.
Every scholarship, grant and funding opportunity represents an investment in people, knowledge and better health outcomes.
For more than 50 years, Nursing Research Aotearoa has supported nurses, midwives, caregivers, students and researchers to undertake study, advance their careers, develop new knowledge and improve care for whānau and communities across Aotearoa New Zealand.
This page shares some of the people, projects and outcomes made possible through our funding.
Recipient stories
Our funding supports people at all stages of their professional journey.
From undergraduate study through to postgraduate research and specialist practice, recipients are making a difference in their workplaces, whānau, communities and across the wider health sector.
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Impact story
Working as a community nurse in South Auckland, Ebony Komene cared for whānau experiencing chronic illness, mental health challenges and the impacts of health inequity. The experience would ultimately shape the direction of her career.
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Impact story
After being awarded the McCutchan Trust Scholarship, Jon Gullidge is undertaking a PhD exploring how community mental health services decide who receives care, how quickly they are seen and how resources are allocated.
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Desiree Paul’s journey is deeply connected to her whānau history and the healing traditions passed down through generations. She describes reconnecting with the legacy of her grandfather, James Joseph Tukapua, a respected healer from Muaūpoko tribe.
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For Crystelle Bewley, the scholarship has helped her continue her nursing degree while raising four children as a sole parent. In her own words, she reflects on the experiences that inspired her to become a nurse and what the scholarship has meant to her journey.
