Undergraduate Remote Placement Scholarships

Round 1 applications are now open until 30 June 2025.

Our undergraduate scholarships empower nursing, midwifery and healthcare students to experience remote health firsthand by providing up to $1000 to cover the cost of fares, travel and accommodation associated with clinical placement. They are offered in two rounds each year to current CRANAplus student members enrolled as under­grad­u­ates in a health dis­ci­pline at an Aus­tralian University. Possible thanks to the support of HESTA, Aussiewide Transport and Zeitz Enterprises. If you too are interested in supporting the emerging remote health workforce, click here to contact us.

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Gayle Woodford Memorial Scholarship

Applications are now open until 30 June 2025.

Jointly sponsored by CRANAplus and Flinders University College of Medicine and Public Health, this scholarship covers all course fees for the Graduate Certificate in Remote Health Practice offered through Flinders University. It is awarded once annually, for study to commence the following year. Applicants must typically hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution in a health related field. Scholarships will be awarded based on the likelihood and level of contribution the recipient will make to remote and Indigenous health

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Facts of Life—Lactation Consultant Preparation Scholarship

Applications are now open until 30 June 2025.

The Facts of Life—Lactation Consultant Preparation Scholarship is a collaboration between Facts of Life and CRANAplus. It supports rural and remote registered nurses and midwives who have worked with women and babies to prepare for the IBLCE exam by completing a package of up to 13 approved courses delivered by Facts of Life. Applications are open to rural and remote registered nurses and midwives who have worked with women and babies.

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CARPA Remote Health Management Scholarship

Applications are now open until 30 June 2025.

The CARPA Remote Health Management Scholarship supports the development of leadership, management, and workplace health and safety (WHS) in the remote health workforce by supporting current remote health practitioners in undertaking training in these areas. This scholarship is offering scholarships of up to $2,000 per person to subsidise a VET course focused on leadership and management; scholarships of $200 per person to cover the cost of an online short course in WHS; and scholarships of $350 per person for a face-to-face short course in WHS. Applications open to current remote health practitioners.

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Country Women’s Association Rural & Remote Nursing/Midwifery PD Grant

Applications are now open until 30 June 2025.

The CWA PD Grant, in collaboration with CWA NSW, supports the development of rural and remote health professionals and students, particularly nurses and midwives. Applications are open to Registered Nurses, Registered Midwives and Enrolled Nurses who currently live in a rural or remote setting classified MMM 4-7, who work in a clinical role and are enrolled in a program of study, course, intensive or placement to gain new skills and knowledge relevant to their practice and setting. The PD activity must be undertaken within 12 months of application closing date.

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