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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.

The Rural Allied Health Undergraduate Scholarship [RAHUS] Scheme is one component of the suite of long term initiatives by the Australian Government to increase the number of health professionals in rural and remote areas of Australia. The Scheme is specifically aimed at addressing the shortage of allied and oral health professionals in these areas.

Following their graduation, scholarship holders will be fully qualified and able to commence clinical practice. The goal of the Scheme is to increase the number of students who grew up in rural and remote areas of Australia, who enter and complete allied health or oral health undergraduate or graduate entry tertiary studies.

Scholarship holders will receive $10,000 each year during their entry level allied health or oral health professional studies. These funds assist scholars to cover the costs of moving from their homes and support structure in the country and settling to university study and living in the city.

The scholarships are not bonded. Rather, the ties to rural and remote areas of Australia are reinforced through a rural mentorship scheme as well as through membership of their university’s student rural health club or nearest affiliated rural health club.

Applications for 2010 are now  closed

COB 5pm ESDST Monday 2nd November.

NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED

The RAHUS Scheme is managed by Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH)