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Albert Coates Memorial Trust

The Albert Coates Memorial Trust is a volunteer-run, Ballarat-based organisation which, since 1998, has raised funds to present medical scholarships for regionally based nursing and medical students, registered nurses and doctors based in Victoria, Australia. The Trust celebrates the life and contribution to Australia of Sir Albert Coates.

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Karen Stewart
2025 Recipient of Rural Nursing Scholarship
Great Ocean Road Health Service

Applications Now Open for 2026 Loddon Mallee Region Nursing Scholarships

2026 Rural Emergency Nursing Scholarship Program - Loddon Mallee Health Region Nurses are now invited to apply for Coates Trust scholarship funds to support further study in 2026 for Div. 1 Registered Nurses. Follow the link below to the Scholarship page for guidelines and to download the application form.

Applications close COB on 29 September 2025.

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2025 Lunch with Speaker

19 June 2025

On May 13, Charles Zhang, a distinguished community leader and advocate for cultural heritage preservation, presented Ballarat’s Chinese History – Wh…

Nicholas Spark awarded with 2025 Coates Trust Scholarship in Deakin University Doctor of Medicine Course.

18 May 2025

Nicholas has been awarded the 2025 Coates Trust scholarship at Deakin University in the Doctor of Medicine program. Nick has worked on a research pr…

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