University of Newcastle

Betty Josephine Fyffe Rural Equity Scholarships

Award value: $10000 annually

Level of study: Undergraduate / VET

Nationality: Australian

Closing date: 08 February 2026

Betty Fyffe was a local Tamworth girl who grew up in the surrounds of her father’s chemist shops. Betty had an absolute passion for Nursing and had strong feelings for St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney where she trained and spent many years providing nursing treatment. Betty leaves this legacy as her way of trying to improve the education of doctors, nurses and allied health professionals in training with hope that some will return to the country areas to practice their profession.