Scholarships & Grants for Health Care Education & Training
Scholarships and grants offered by HETI aim to provide equal access to education in areas of need.
Scholarships and grants available annually:
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Professional Development Mental Health Scholarship - OPEN NOW
Status: OPEN Open 30 Oct 2023 to 1 Jun 2024
The Mental Health Portfolio of the Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) will offer a number of scholarships to NSW Health professionals and managers providing mental health services -
Allied Health Assistant Scholarship Program
Status: OPEN Open 15 Mar 2024 to 12 Apr 2024
The HETI Allied Health Assistant Scholarship Program provides funding to support the training of Allied Health Assistants (AHAs) and Pharmacy Assistants and Technicians (PATs) seeking to further develop their knowledge and skills. Eligible AHAs and PATs are able to express their interest (EOI) in one-off funding to support their enrolment in the HLT43021 Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance or the HLT47121 Certificate IV in Hospital or Health Services Pharmacy Support, which will enhance their ability to perform their current work role. -
New Graduate Nursing and Midwifery Rural Support Incentive
Status: OPEN Open 29 Jan 2024 to 24 May 2024
New graduate nurses and midwives relocating to take up employment in identified rural or remote Local Health District locations can apply for a support incentive of $1,000 and use the funds to support their relocation. -
Nursing & Midwifery Undergraduate Clinical Placement Grants
Status: OPEN Open 19 Feb 2024 to 3 May 2024
Grants up to $1,000 for clinical placements in a NSW public health facility are available to NSW students undertaking a Bachelor of Nursing or Bachelor of Midwifery degree. Grants to assist with accommodation and travel associated with your clinical placement will be awarded based the distance between the GPO of your 'home' university campus and the GPO of the clinical placement. -
Rural Allied Health Assistant Scholarship
Status: OPEN Open 19 Feb 2024 to 26 Apr 2024
Individuals from a rural area (MM3-MM7) to complete an Allied Health Assistant qualification at TAFE NSW can apply for a $3,000 scholarship to assist with associated training fees, technology, travel, accommodation or childcare expenses. -
Supporting Entry into University Medicine or Dentistry Program Scholarship
Status: OPEN Open 19 Feb 2024 to 12 Jul 2024
Prospective students from NSW rural communities who are pursuing a career in medicine or dentistry can apply for financial support ($1200) to cover registration for a 2024 GAMSAT/UCAT exam, assist with associated costs such as travel to the exam and preparation for the exam (e.g., purchasing preparation materials). -
Diploma of Nursing Rural Travel Scholarship Incentive
Status: OPEN Open 29 Jan 2024 to 24 May 2024
Diploma of Nursing students from a rural area (MM3-MM7) can apply for a travel incentive of $5,000 to support the cost of travel to a recognised Registered Training Organisation (RTO) that is 150km or greater from their residential address. -
Rural Medical Trainee Scholarship
Status: CLOSED Open 28 Mar 2024 to 22 Apr 2024
Rural Medical Trainee Scholarships are available to rurally based medical trainees to provide financial support for costs directly incurred by accessing activities of continuing professional development (CPD). Scholarship amounts are capped at $3,000 (excluding GST) per applicant, per financial year. -
Adult Mental Health Scholarship - CLOSED
Status: CLOSED Open 11 Sep 2023 to 12 Dec 2023
The Mental Health Portfolio of the Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) will offer a number of scholarships to NSW Health professionals and managers providing mental health services -
Clinical & Laboratory Diagnostic Genomics Scholarship
Status: CLOSED Open 5 May 2023 to 26 May 2023
This scholarship is for NSW Health healthcare professionals with an interest in clinical genomics to attend a short course in Clinical & Laboratory Diagnostic Genomics. Each scholarship will cover the full course fees. -
Getting Started in Medicine Scholarship for First Year Students
Status: CLOSED Open 5 Feb 2024 to 12 Apr 2024
Medical students undertaking their first year of medicine at a NSW university medical school can apply for a $1500 scholarship to assist with relocation and support study commencement costs. -
Allied Health Rural Generalist Diploma Rural Practice (Level 2) Scholarship
Status: CLOSED Open 24 Oct 2023 to 24 Nov 2023
NSW Health allied health professionals currently working in a rural area and to complete the Graduate Diploma of Rural Generalist Practice through James Cook University can apply for financial support ($35,000) to assist with course fees, technology, travel to attend in person activities if required or other costs associated with completing or attending this training program. -
Allied Health Rural Generalist Program (Level 1) Scholarship
Status: CLOSED Open 11 Dec 2023 to 16 Feb 2024
New graduate and early career (less than 3 years’ experience) NSW Health allied health professionals working in an MM3-MM7 location can apply for a $12,000 scholarship to complete the Allied Health Rural Generalist program (Level 1) online offered by James Cook University (JCU). -
Aboriginal Rural Allied Health University Student Scholarship
Status: CLOSED Open 18 Sep 2023 to 20 Oct 2023
Aboriginal allied health students with a rural background who demonstrate an interest in a rural career have the opportunity to apply for a one off $10,000 scholarship to assist with training costs such as fees, technology or placement costs. Priority are given to those students completing a psychology, audiology or a speech pathology qualification. -
Working with Families Scholarship
Status: CLOSED Open 28 Feb 2024 to 27 Mar 2024
The Mental Health Portfolio of the Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) will offer a number of scholarships to NSW Health professionals and managers providing mental health services -
General Practitioners in Applied Mental Health Studies
The Mental Health Portfolio of the Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) will offer a number of scholarships to NSW Health professionals and managers providing mental health services
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Metropolitan Access Scholarships
Status: CLOSED Open 16 Nov 2023 to 7 Dec 2023
The Metropolitan Access Scholarships (MAS) program provides financial support to eligible NSW rural vocational and prevocational medical trainees undertaking metropolitan training. -
Practical Medical Genomics Training Scholarship
Status: CLOSED Open 23 Feb 2024 to 15 Mar 2024
The Centre for Genetics Education of the Health Education and Training Institute (HETI), in collaboration with the Strategic Reform and Planning Branch of NSW Health, is pleased to offer NSW clinical health professionals with an interest in genomics an opportunity to apply for scholarship to a short course in Medical Genomics. -
Trauma Informed Care and Practice Scholarship (TIC) - Closed
Status: CLOSED Open 23 Jan 2024 to 2 Feb 2024
The Mental Health Portfolio of the Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) will offer a number of scholarships to NSW Health professionals and managers providing mental health services -
Allied Health Cross Boundary Grant Program
Status: CLOSED Open 14 Jul 2023 to 4 Aug 2023
The HETI Allied Health Cross Boundary (CB) Grant Program aims to provide financial support to groups of Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) and/or Allied Health Assistants (AHAs) seeking to further develop their knowledge and skills through group related work learning opportunities that occur during 2023/24. -
Older People’s Mental Health Scholarships - CLOSED
All Applied Mental Health Studies units are underpinned by recovery principles, with an emphasis on the application to clinical practice. From the outset, students select their preferred specialisation in mental health including working with infants, children and youth, adults or older people. The OPMH Scholarship covers 100% of the unit costs related to the Applied Mental Health Studies courses. These scholarships have been funded by Mental Health Branch (MHB) NSW Ministry of Health. The scholarship will be administered and delivered by HETI.
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Child and Youth Mental Health Services Scholarship - CLOSED
All Applied Mental Health Studies units are underpinned by recovery principles. From the outset, students select their preferred specialisation in mental health, including working with infants, children and youth, adults or older people. The CYMHS scholarship covers 100% of unit costs related to the Applied Mental Health Studies courses with specialisation in Perinatal and Infant, and Child and Youth mental health services. These scholarships have been funded by MH-Children and Young People (MH-CYP), NSW Ministry of Health. The scholarship will be administered and delivered by HETI.
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Allied Health Workplace Learning Professional Development Program
Status: CLOSED Open 14 Jul 2023 to 4 Aug 2023
The Allied Health Workplace Learning Grant Program aims to provide financial support to teams of allied health professionals and/or allied health assistants seeking to further develop their knowledge and skills through workplace learning opportunities. -
NSW Rural Allied Health Clinical Placement Grants
Status: CLOSED Open 22 Jan 2024 to 5 Apr 2024
NSW Rural Allied Health Clinical Placement Grants provide financial assistance to both rural and urban allied health students with the travel and accommodation costs of rural clinical placements -
NSW Rural Allied Health Undergraduate Scholarships
Status: CLOSED Open 22 Jan 2024 to 5 Apr 2024
Rural Allied Health Undergraduate Scholarships are offered to students from a rural background undertaking "entry level" studies in allied health (leading to a degree that qualifies the student to practice. Up to 20 NSW Rural Allied Health Scholarships, valued up to $10,000, are offered each year. -
NSW Rural Allied Health Postgraduate Scholarships
Status: CLOSED Open 22 Jan 2024 to 5 Apr 2024
Scholarships are available to permanent fulltime or part time allied health clinicians employed and currently working in a rural located public health service, to assist with educational expenses directly associated with post-graduate study. In 2020 the scholarships were valued at up to $10,000 dependent on the course undertaken. -
Cancer Genetic Counselling Microcredential Scholarship
Status: CLOSED Open 29 Apr 2024 to 17 May 2024
The Centre for Genetics Education, HETI is pleased to offer NSW clinical health professionals with an interest in genomics an opportunity to apply for scholarship to a Cancer Genetic Counselling microcredential short course.