HEALTHCARE students and graduates living or seeking employment in rural, regional and remote NSW can now apply for nine types of scholarships designed to support their studies and boost the state’s regional health workforce.

Minister for Regional Health Ryan Park last week opened the first round of the NSW Government’s $5 million Rural and Regional Health Career Scholarships Program for 2025, which supports students of Nursing, Midwifery, Medicine, Dentistry and Allied Health.

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Applications are now open for the Diploma of Nursing Rural Travel Support Incentive, which provides financial travel assistance for Diploma of Nursing students from a rural area (Modified Monash Model locations 3 or above) and live more than 100km (one way) from the Registered Training Organisation.

Eligible students can apply for a travel incentive of $5,000 to go towards the cost of travel and accommodation related to their Diploma of Nursing studies.

Applications are also open for the New Graduate Nursing and Midwifery Rural Support Incentive, which provides a one-off payment of $1,000 to support relocation costs for non-local graduate registered nurses and midwives seeking employment in identified rural or remote LHD locations.

These scholarships are expected to support more than 1,100 healthcare workers.

The full list of scholarships include:

· Diploma of Nursing Rural Travel Support Incentive

· New Graduate Nursing and Midwifery Rural Support Incentive

· Allied Health Rural Generalist Program (Level 1) Scholarship

· Allied Health Rural Generalist Diploma Rural Practice (Level 2) Scholarship

· Rural Allied Health Assistant Scholarship

· Aboriginal Rural Allied Health University Student Scholarship

· Supporting Entry into University Medicine or Dentistry Scholarship (GAMSAT)

· Supporting Entry into University Medicine or Dentistry Scholarship (UCAT)

· Getting Started in Medicine Scholarship for First Year Students

Minister for Regional Health Ryan Park said staffing regional, rural and remote healthcare facilities is a major challenge.

“This year the program is expected to support 150 nursing and midwifery students, 100 medical and dentistry and 35 allied health students from regional, rural and remote locations while they undertake their healthcare studies,” he said.

“This program is helping to strengthen our regional, rural and remote health workforce in NSW, which will result in improved experiences for patients living in these locations.”

For more information on the $5 million Rural and Regional Health Career Scholarships Program, including eligibility criteria and opening dates, visit the NSW Health website.