NSW Rural Doctors Network – Health Workforce Scholarship Program

The Health Workforce Scholarship Program (HWSP) provides scholarships and bursaries to help health professionals in rural and remote Australia retain and enhance their skills, capacity and scope of practice. The Program is an initiative of the Australian Government Department of Health, administered in New South Wales by NSW Rural Doctors Network (RDN).

The HWSP is available to medical, nursing, midwifery, allied health, dental and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals providing primary health care in the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS) sector, non-government organisations and private practice.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

You must meet the eligibility requirements to apply. These requirements are set out in detail in the HWSP Applicant Guidelines. Please read these carefully before commencing an application. You can also read the HWSP Frequently Asked Questions.