Rural practitioner $10,000 scholarships and bursaries

The Health Workforce Scholarship Program (HWSP)  provides scholarships and bursaries to help psychologists and other health professionals in rural and remote Australia retain and enhance their skills, capacity and scope of practice.

The HWSP offers two types of funding:

• Scholarships: A payment up to $10,000 per year, for up to two years, toward the cost of completing a postgraduate course leading to a postgraduate qualification
• Bursaries: A payment up to $10,000 (maximum of $10,000 in total in one year) for professional development and upskilling course fees and associated accommodation and travel-related expenses

The Program is available to the states and the Northern Territory by applying through the respective rural workforce agency:

• Northern Territory: Northern Territory Primary Health Network
• Queensland: Health Workforce Queensland
• South Australia: Rural Doctors Workforce Agency of South Australia
• Victoria: Rural Workforce Agency Victoria
• Tasmania: HR+ Tasmania
• Western Australia: Rural Health West
• New South Wales: Rural Doctors Network

Psychologists are eligible if you are:

• providing services full or part-time (minimum 16hr or 2 days/week) in the private or non-state government primary health sector e.g. general practice, private allied health practitioner or a non-government organisation
• providing (or can, through a service or employment agreement, demonstrate that you are about to provide) primary health services in a rural NSW MMM 3-7 location, or at an AMS or ACCHS in a MMM 1-7 location
• proposing to undertake study or upskilling activities that will fill the established, high priority gaps in primary health service provision within your community
• proposing to continue working in a rural NSW MMM 3-7 location after completing your course (as you may be required to complete a return of service agreement of 12 months after your course is completed).

Applications must be submitted by 15 May 2022.

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