Scholarship priorities

These scholarships are limited and competitive. While all eligible applications will be considered, the following applications will be given priority:

1. Greater priority to the higher the Modified Monash Model Scale of Rurality location: MM3 (low) – MM7 (high) (find Modified Monash Model (MMM) classifications on the Health Workforce Locator).
2. Students from Murray Darling Medical Schools Medical Programs: Charles Sturt/WSU Joint medical program at Orange; Notre Dame Medical School; Sydney Uni Dubbo Medical Program; UNSW Wagga Wagga Medical School; UNSW Port Macquarie Rural Medical Program; UNE Medical Program which is a Joint Program with Newcastle.
3. Outcome from application assessment.
4. Demonstrated intention to work in a rural setting.

Who is eligible?

Applicants for the Getting Started in Medicine Scholarship for First Year Students must:

1. Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident and a resident of NSW.
2. Have resided in a rural or remote area in NSW for a minimum of five consecutive or eight cumulative years since the age of five.
3. Provide evidence of enrolment for first year medicine at a NSW-based University medical program in 2024.
4. Demonstrate a desire to contribute to the future of health in rural and regional NSW.