Rural Scholarships summary 2015
Why apply for a rural scholarship? - Extra medical experience, discover new places, mentorship and
networking, money $$$$, great on resume & anyone can get involved!
Scholarship
Type and length of placement
Key dates and eligibility
Where to go for more info...
John Flynn Placement
Program
8 week placement over 3 / 4 years
Location - anywhere in Australia
Return to same community
Paired with a mentor and in most cases
a community contact aswell
$500 per week of placement
Travel and accommodation covered, all
organised by ACCRM
Students enrolled in medical program, must
be Australian citizens, permanent residents,
or New Zealand citizens with permanent
residency here
MRBS and BMP eligible
1st or 2nd years encouraged
Initiative of Department of Health and Ageing
Contact Australian College of Rural and
Remote Medicine (ACCRM)
Freecall: 1800 231 231
Email: jfpp@acrrm.org.au
Website: https://www.acrrm.org.au/aboutjohn-flynn-placement-program
Registration deadline: 11th March
Online application date: 14th March
1st year students in the ACT / NSW
Australian or New Zealand citizen or
permanent resident,
Cannot have JFPP
MRBS and BMP eligible
Closing date: 29th May
Country Women’s
Association Bush Bursary
Single 2 week placement in
Country NSW
$3000 payment to cover
accommodation and placement costs
Can rank location preferences
Cotton
$5000 / year for 3 years
2 weeks rural placement / year in a
NSW Cotton growing region during
medical school holidays
(usually Moree)
2nd year students eligible
Australian or New Zealand citizen
Cannot have Bush Bursary or JFPP
12 Cadetships - 2 Indigenous Students
Agree to work 2 years in rural NSW
hospital within first 3 years out of uni
Apply for internship through Rural
Preferential Recruitment process
Receive $15,000 / yr for final 2 years of
medical degree
Eligible if Year 12 completed in NSW
2nd year medical students only
Australian or New Zealand citizen or
permanent resident
Cannot have MRBS or RAMUS
Closing date: 24th August
NSW Rural Resident Medical
Officer Cadetships
Closing date: 29th May
Funded by NSW CWA or local council
Part of NSW Rural Doctors Network (RDN)
scholarship programs
See website:
http://www.nswrdn.com.au/site/rdnscholarships
Funded and supported by Gwydir Valley
Cotton Growers Association and administered
by NSW RDN
See website:
http://www.nswrdn.com.au/site/rdnscholarships
NSW RDN
on behalf of NSW Ministry for Health
See website:
http://www.nswrdn.com.au/site/rdnscholarships
Rural Australian Medical
Undergraduate Scholarship
(RAMUS)
Receive $10,000 /yr of study
Not bonded to work in rural area, but
strongly encouraged
Allocated Rural Doctor mentor
Regular contact with mentor
encouraged and participation in rural
activities at least once / yr
All year groups eligible
Must be Australian citizen or permanent
resident to apply
Have to have lived in defined rural area for
minimum 5 consecutive years and be a
member of rural health club – ARMS!
Applications open: Early November 2015
Closing date: Mid January 2016
Australian Government Initiative by National
Rural Health Alliance
Website:
http://ramus.ruralhealth.org.au/home
John Murtagh
First Wave Scholarship
program - GPSN
$400 stipend on Visa debit gift card
Either 21 hours of Clinical Experience
sessions OR 21 hours with an Aboriginal
Medical Service (where available)
Usually urban or outer metropolitan
placement locations
2nd and 3rd year students eligible
Must be Australian or New Zealand citizen
or permanent resident
JFPP eligible
Applications open: May/June
Closing date: Early July
Provided by GPSN
Website:
http://www.gpsn.org.au/content/first-wavescholarship-program-0
Look out for more information at other GPSN
events throughout the year!
Puggy Hunter Memorial
Scholarship - Aboriginal or
Torres Strait Islander
students
Up to $15,000 / yr for each year of uni
No placement required, non bonded
Aims to encourage Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander to complete
health related studies
Must be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait
Islander descent and be able to have this
confirmed if required
Open to multiple health disciplines
Closing date: 14th August
Funded by the Australian College of Nursing in
recognition of Puggy Hunter
Website:
http://www.acn.edu.au/australiangovernment-scholarships
Australian Medical
Association (AMA)
Indigenous Peoples Medical
Scholarship
Up to $10,000 /year for each year of uni
No placement required, non bonded
Aims to increase the number of
Indigenous doctors practicing in
Australia
Must be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait
Islander descent and have satisfactory
academic performance
All years can apply
Applications open: November 2015
Closing date: January 2016
(exact dates not yet available – watch AMA
website later in the year)
Funded through the AMA and allocated
through the AMA Indigenous Health Taskforce
Website:
https://ama.com.au/indigenous-peoplesmedical-scholarship-2015
For more information: Email arms.sponsorship@gmail.com
Check out NRHSN’s Medical Scholarships page www.nrhsn.org.au
Applications dates for 2015 not yet finalised,
see above link for more information