Many will leave home to go to a university that is hundreds of kilometres from their home base. Throw in a #costofliving crisis and, well, it's going to be hard for many. 

Bank First is customer owned – which means our profits go back to our Members in one way or another – and we focus on supporting nurses and teachers, especially in those moments when others won’t. 

We welcome the Federal Government's announcement to provide funding for students in these sectors from 1 July 2025 but that doesn't mean our financial support ends.  

We work directly with universities to ensure students in need have financial support in the form of scholarships to ensure they can complete the critical workforce placement component of their training. It’s just one of the many ways that we use our profits for a bigger purpose and in service of our Members. 

Less financial stress and more time to live their best university lives and make the most of their workforce placement as they study and train to be our nurses and teachers of the future.  

Placement poverty is not just a hashtag - it's real and the work we do is striving to narrow the gap between the 'haves and have-nots'.