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CHANGES TO SCHOLARSHIPS

In the 2009-10 Budget, the Australian Government announced that a number of nursing and allied health scholarship schemes would be consolidated into a single scheme to allow greater flexibility and better targeting of scholarships to areas of need.

During 2009-10 the following allied health scholarship schemes will be consolidated into the Nursing and Allied Health Scholarship and Support Scheme:

• The Rural Allied Health Undergraduate Scholarship Scheme, or RAHUS Scheme
• The Australian Rural and Remote Health Professional Scholarship Scheme, or ARRHPS Scheme
• The Allied Health Clinical Placement Scholarship Scheme, or AHCPSS

Scholarships will continue to be awarded for eligible undergraduate and graduate entry studies leading to clinical practice; professional development activities including conferences, short courses and formal postgraduate study; and clinical placements.

SARRAH currently administers the scholarships that provide support to allied health students and professionals only.

Nursing students and professionals need to contact the Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA) for information about scholarships and support available for the nursing profession.

SARRAH will keep scholarship recipients up to date with any further changes via our website.

For further information please contact the SARRAH National Office on 02 6285 4960.

Allied Health Clinical Placement Scholarship Scheme (AHCPSS)

Scholarships for students to undertake clinical placements in an Australian rural or remote community.

Provides funding to assist allied health students with meeting the cost of return travel to and from the clinical placement locations, accommodation costs and living expenses.  The scholarships will also contribute towards the cost of supervisory and community contact honorariums.  The scholarships are not bonded and there is one funding round per year.

Australian Rural and Remote Health Professional Scholarship Scheme (ARRHPS)

Postgraduate scholarships for qualified clinical health professionals.

Provides funding to assist qualified allied health professionals living and working in rural and remote Australia to undertake continuing professional development activities. These postgraduate activities can include short courses, individual clinical placements to enhance and expand on clinical skills, formal tertiary postgraduate qualifications and attendance at relevant professional conferences. There is one funding round per year.

Rural Allied Health Undergraduate Scholarship Scheme (RAHUS)

Entry level scholarship scheme for allied health and oral health students.

Provides a scholarship of $10,000 per annum for students of rural background undertaking eligible accredited entry level allied health and oral health courses at Australian Universities. There is one funding round per year.

Please note all documents in relation to the scholarship programs are in PDF format. You may need to download Adobe Reader to be able to view these documents.                        

Mental Health Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme for mental health nursing and clinical psychology, please contact the Royal College of Nursing www.rcna.org.au with any enquiries about the Scheme.