Eligibility Criteria

Students must meet the below-listed criteria when applying for our Rural Placement Support Payment or subsidised accommodation. The parameters around the eligibility criteria are set by the Australian Government as part of the University Department of Rural health funding agreement.

1. Students must be Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens or permanent residents of Australia (including holders of an Australian permanent visa)
2. Students must be enrolled in a nationally recognised nursing, allied health or other health science undergraduate or postgraduate degree with any recognised Australian education provider (Diploma students not eligible)
3. The placement being applied for must be organised and confirmed by the relevant registered Australian university—evidence must be provided
4. The placement must be undertaken within the Going Rural Health footprint
5. The placement duration must be a minimum of 2 weeks full-time (4 or more days per week)
6. Applications must be submitted before, during, or up to one month after the completion date of the placement. Applications submitted more than one month after the placement completion date will not be accepted
7. Students must complete the online declaration form through the application portal to confirm that they have completed their placement. This declaration must be completed within 4 weeks of the placement completion date. Failure to do so will result in your application being withdrawn and support will be revoked. (Students who have been accepted for subsidised accommodation will be invoiced for the full rate of their stay if they fail to comply)
8. Should students be required to provide further documentation to support their application, or are followed up to provide correct documentation, our team will follow up students for one month from the application submission date. If no response is received within this timeframe, the application will be withdrawn.

• Aboriginal health work
• Audiology
• Chiropractic
• Dietetics/nutrition
• Exercise physiology
• Medical laboratory science (pathology)
• Midwifery
• Nursing
• Occupational therapy
• Optometry
• Orthoptics, orthotics and prosthetics
• Oral health
• Osteopathy
• Paramedicine
• Pharmacy
• Physiotherapy
• Podiatry
• Psychology (Click here for further information on our psychology support program)
• Medical radiation sciences (including diagnostic radiography, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine and molecular imaging)
• Social work
• Sonography
• Speech pathology

Please note that not all courses are not included in our funding scope.