 VIERTEL FOUNDATION BURSARIES FOR THE STUDY OF MIDWIFERY ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER NURSES The Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation will provide up to six Viertel Charitable Foundation bursaries each year to a total of $60,000 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander registered nurses, to assist them to undertake post graduate studies in midwifery, anywhere in Australia, commencing in 1999, 2000 and 2001. The value of the bursaries is in the range $5,000 to $30,000 for the total course, depending on the level of fees at the University, the availability of HECs and the personal circumstances of the applicant. The bursaries will be able to be used for fees books, transport and living expenses. If you are an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Registered Nurse and would like to obtain post graduate qualifications in midwifery, you are encouraged to apply for a Viertel Bursary through the School of Nursing at which you propose to undertake you midwifery study. Your application will be forwarded by the School to the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses (CATSIN), for consideration by a specially convened CATSIN Committee. CATSIN is oversighting the bursary program on behalf of the Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation and the bursaries will be awarded by the Foundation following the recommendations of CATSIN. Application Form and Closing date Your application for a Viertel Bursary must be made on the special Application Form which can be obtained from any one of the addresses below. Your application must be received by the School of Nursing you have chosen by the date required by the School. Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses, 14 Cassia Avenue, Banksia, Bribie Island, Queensland 4507 The School of Nursing at which you propose to undertake your study of midwifery. ANZ Trustees
Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charles Viertel was one of eleven children born into the poor family of a German farther and English mother. An achiever since childhood, he graduated dux of the Brisbane Central Technical High School and was awarded a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Queensland. He had a strong commitment to helping people who helped themselves, offering a hand of support when the need was great. He gave quietly and without expectation of public recognition. One of the projects he supported during his lifetime was the establishment of a Chair of Ophthalmology at the University of Queensland. In leaving a $60 million charitable foundation at the full discretion of his Trustees, Mr Viertel declared that it be the policy of his Trustees to disregard those charities with high administrative expenses. He thus laid the framework for a Foundation which nurtured his characteristics of keeping an eye firmly fixed on achieving results and helping those willing to help themselves. Sylvia Viertel was a quiet, gentle person who preferred the simple things in life to the corporate world in which her husband revelled. Sylvia and Charles married when they were both in the their 40s and she preferred always to remain in the background as a home maker and keen gardener. Sylvia Viertel suffered from a debilitating eye disease which initiated Charles' interest in Ophthalmology. 
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