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NSW Rural Allied Health Clinical Placement Grants

Status: CLOSED Open 8 Jul 2024 to 30 Sep 2024

NSW Rural Allied Health Clinical Placement Grants provide financial assistance to both rural and urban allied health students with the travel and accommodation costs of rural clinical placements.

Grants are awarded on the basis of the duration of the placement and the cost of travel associated with accessing the placement.

Eligible area

The term “metropolitan” refers to areas covered by metropolitan Local Health District:

  • Sydney
  • Western Sydney
  • South Western Sydney
  • South Eastern Sydney
  • Northern Sydney
  • Central Coast
  • Nepean Blue Mountains (Excluding: Lithgow LGA)
  • Hunter New England metropolitan components (Cessnock, Maitland, Port Stephens, Newcastle and Lake Macquarie (LGA)

The term “rural” refers to areas covered by rural Local Health Districts:

  • Far West
  • Western NSW
  • Northern NSW
  • Mid North Coast
  • Murrumbidgee
  • Southern NSW
  • Hunter New England (excluding: Cessnock, Maitland, Port Stephens, Newcastle, and Lake Macquarie LGA)
  • Illawarra Shoalhaven (excluding: Kiama, Wollongong and Shellharbour LGA)
  • Nepean Blue Mountains (Lithgow LGA only)

When to apply

Grants are limited to one applicant per calendar year, for placements between 1 October 2023 - 31 January 2025

Funding 1: Applications open on 22 January 2024 and close on 5 April 2024 for placements starting no earlier than 1 October 2023 and finishing no later than 31 January 2025.

Funding 2: Applications open on 8 July 2024 and close on 30 September 2024 for placements starting no earlier than 1 October 2023 and finishing no later than 31 January 2025.

Related documents

Rural Allied Health Clinical Placement Grant - Application Guidelines - Semester 2 2024