The mission of the Lions NSW/ACT Nurses Scholarship is to provide the opportunity for nurses in NSW & ACT in Australia to continue their professional developement A committee of Lions & members of the nursing profession was formed in 1972. The "Nurses Quest" was so successful that by 1977 some $40,000 in scholarships had been allocated. At the Lions District Convention in 1978 the project was unan
imously adopted. In 1980 the "Quest" became known as the NSW/ACT Nurses Quest raising over $100,000. A further name change was decided and since then the "Quest" is known as the Lions NSW/ACT Nurses Scholarship Foundation
The Board of Directors consisting of 9 Lions Club members, the District Governor and 3 members of the nursing profession, administers the Foundation. The Board meets 4 times a year to transact business & consider scholarship applications. The members of the nursing profession are representatives of the NSW Nurses'& Midwives Association, the Australian Nurses and Midwives Federation, the Australian College of Nursing
