Masters of Psychology
Established in 2016, the Masters of Psychology – Rural Placement Program aims to grow the rural workforce by supporting students to undertake rural placements and building the capacity of host sites and supervisors to support students. This program is funded by the Australian Government Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training program.
2025 Applications are now closed!
- Support Information
- Student Eligibility
- How to Apply
Support Information
Support is available for:
- Financial assistance for travel, accommodation*, or supervision
- Professional development for students and supervisors
The type of assistance provided by the Going Rural Health program is decided on a case-by-case basis. Factors affecting the support offered include rurality, distance travelled, placement length, and the location of the placement. We will make the final decision on whether or not support is offered.
Support can be tailored for students, supervisors, and host sites.
There are a finite number of students we can support financially in any year. Once this number has been reached, no further funding will be available.
Student Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for the Masters of Psychology Placement Support Program the student must:
- Be undertaking an unpaid placement in MMM2-5 regions of Victoria. MMM1 includes metropolitan Melbourne and Geelong, and placements in those areas are NOT eligible for funding. See the locator for MMM details (using Modified Monash Model 2019).
- Be enrolled in a Masters of Psychology program with a recognised Australian university which requires the applicant to complete a compulsory placement.
- Be an Australian/New Zealand citizen or permanent resident of Australia, or have refugee status.
- Maintain satisfactory progress throughout the clinical placement as well as through the Masters of Psychology program.
- Complete a minimum 40 day regional/rural clinical placement (full-time or part-time).
How to Apply
- Register a profile on the Student Portal. Once registered and logged in, select ‘apply now’.
- Select ‘Nursing, Allied Health & Psychology applications’ and follow the prompts to submit your application.
Your application will be reviewed within 15 business days. Keep an eye out on the outcome of your application in your inbox.
If you need further information or support, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Apply NowGateway Psychology Clinic
Through a partnership with Gateway Health, new psychology clinic has been established at Gateway Health in Wangaratta to provide culturally safe and appropriate mental health services, drawing on the skills of postgraduate psychology students.The Gateway Health Psychology Clinic offers a nurturing and professionally stimulating vocational placement experience for their placement psychologists. Supervisors are an experienced team of psychologists and clinical psychologists. Placement psychologists are an integral part of the Gateway team.
Free accommodation is provided through this program.