Graduate School of Medicine Phase 4 Rural Placement Scholarship
2025 Graduate School of Medicine Phase 4 Rural Placement Scholarship
Community/Equity
The Graduate School of Medicine aims to address the critical shortage of medical practitioners in regional, rural and remote Australia. These scholarships will support students of the MD who demonstrate a strong commitment to rural and/or remote medicine. The aim is that students will get a significant experience in a rural or remote setting. It is known that such placements encourage students to return to practice in these communities and / or have a better understanding and appreciation of medicine in these areas.
The Graduate School of Medicine Phase 4 Rural Placement Scholarship will support existing students of the Doctor of Medicine (MD) in undertaking Phase 4 clinical placement in rural or remote Australia.
Students must complete a UAC Equity scholarship application AND a UOW Scholarship application to be considered for this scholarship.
Eligible recipients may not concurrently hold more than one of the following scholarships for the same rotation:
Clarence Valley Orchestra Medical Student Scholarship Bega Valley Medical Student Scholarship Graduate School of Medicine Phase 4 Rural Placement Scholarship Graduate School of Medicine Phase 4 Clarence Valley Placement Scholarship
Open from 09/May/2025 to 06/Jun/2025
Value
$2,000
Duration
One (1) Year
Level of Enrolment
Fourth Year
Graduate Type
Postgraduate (Coursework)
Number Available
Up to Ten (10)
Year of Scholarship
Spring 2025
Degree
Phase 4 in 2025 of a Doctor of Medicine (MD) (MEDI994)
Offer Type
Scholarship
Category
Community Equity
Broad Study Area
Graduate Medicine
Faculty
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
Application Criteria
Successful applicants must be enrolled full-time at the University of Wollongong;
Applicants must be commencing Phase 4 in the Doctor of Medicine (MD) at the University of Wollongong,
Successful applicants must demonstrate a commitment to rural / remote medicine;
Applicants must be undertaking an elective or selective placement in a community rated MM3 or above as classified by the Department of Health and Aged Care: https://www.health.gov.au/resources/apps-and-tools/health-workforce-locator/health-workforce-locator
Placements must be for the full 6 weeks (with students residing in their rural placement location).
Successful applicants must be Australian Citizen, New Zealand Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident or Australian Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holder
Applicants must demonstrate need such as financial and/or educational challenges. Educational challenges and attributes include but are not limited to - low income family background, carer responsibilities, English language difficulty, Indigenous Australians, long-term medical condition/disability or ongoing effects of abuse, living in a rural or isolated region; sole parent responsibilites; refugee status
Students participating in Assistant in Medicine or paid clinical placements in MM3 or above sites are ineligible to apply for the scholarship for that particular placement
Should a students ‘s placement to a MM3+ rural region change ahead of the commencement of the Rotation, any offer of Scholarship funding will be withdrawn.
