There are literally hundreds of different scholarships and bursaries on offer for health students interested in exploring regional, rural or remote Australia and many of them do not require any committment post university.
The scholarships listed below are those that we’ve found to be the most popular but when you have a moment it’d be well worth a look through the databases at the very bottom of the page to find one that suits you.
Scholarships – medicine
John Flynn Placement Program - click here to visit the website
Established in 1997, the program aims to give students exposure to the same rural community over an extended period of time. Students must complete eight weeks of placements over a number of years in the same location, which can be anywhere in Australia. Financial assistance for travel is given, as is a weekly allowance to cover living expenses.
Queensland Health Rural Scholarship Scheme – click here to visit the website
Scholarship holders are financially assisted throughout their course and in return are contracted to work for Queensland Health in an area of need. It is valued at approximately $21, 000 per year and holders are required to work the same number of years as the number that they received support.
Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship (MRBS) Scheme - click here to visit the website
The MRBS is similar to the above QRHSS but on a national level. To holders it is worth over $24, 000 a year and is indexed annually. Students are required to work for six continuous years in a rural or remote area within Australia after completing their medical training as a specialist (including General Practice). Through this scheme, an extra 100 medical places are created within medical schools.
Rural Australia Medical Undergraduate Scholarship (RAMUS) Scheme - click here to visit the website
RAMUS scholarship holders are selected on the basis of three criteria: having a rural background, financial need and demonstrated committment to working in rural Australia in the future, based on stated intention and demonstrated previous experience of and/or commitment to rural communities. It is valued at $10, 000 per year.
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