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Allied Health Clinical Placement Scholarship Scheme

The Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) has been appointed by the Australian Government to administer the Allied Health Clinical Placement Scholarship Scheme (AHCPSS). The scholarship will assist eligible scholars to undertake a clinical placement in a rural or remote Australian community.

The Allied Health Clinical Placement Scholarship Scheme is offered to the following allied health disciplines:

Indigenous Health (undergraduate only)
Audiology
Chiropractic
Dietetics and Nutrition
Exercise Physiology
Occupational Therapy
Optometry
Osteopathy

Radiation Therapy
Medical Imaging
Nuclear Medicine Technology
Podiatry
Psychology (post graduate only)
Social Work (AASW approved courses only)
Speech Pathology

Whilst applications will be considered from all allied health scholars, emphasis will be placed on applicants in their final year of study. Psychology students can apply if they are studying at honours level or postgraduate level.

The scholarship valued up to $12 000 and will contribute to funding for up to six weeks while the scholar is on their clinical placement. Successful scholars will receive funding towards:

travel to and from the placement location
accommodation costs; and
living expenses.

Applications for the 2009 academic year open on 1 September 2008. The 2009 Guidelines, Eligibility Criteria and Application Form will be available on the SARRAH website from this date.

Applications close 14 November 2008.

J.B. Fairfax Award for Rural Journalism

The J.B. Fairfax Award for Rural Journalism focuses on encouraging undergraduate or postgraduate students of studies relevant to rural affairs to consider a career in rural journalism upon graduation.

Programs of study include Bachelor of Journalism, Bachelor of Communication, Master of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication.

The award is available to students applying for, or holding admission to, an undergraduate or postgraduate degree with demonstrable relevance to rural affairs (including, but not limited to, Communications and Media Studies, Agriculture and Agribusiness).

The award is valued at up to $10 000 in the 2009 academic year.

How to apply

Fill in an application form and submit a feature article of up to 1500 words exploring an issue, trend or activity of interest to rural and regional communities. Applications can be completed online.

Questions may be directed to The Royal Agricultural Society of NSW Foundation on (02) 9704 1234 or email foundation@rasf.org.au.

Applications close 15 October 2008.

Rural Allied Health Undergraduate Scholarship Scheme

The Rural Allied Health Undergraduate Scholarship (RAHUS) Scheme is an Australian Government initiative to support rural origin individuals to undertake allied health and oral health degrees so they may pursue a clinical career in rural and remote Australia.

The RAHUS Scheme is open to individuals with a rural background studying an allied health degree (audiology, chiropractic, dietetics, exercise physiology, indigenous health [tertiary degree only], occupational therapy, optometry, osteopathy, medical radiation science [medical imaging, radiation therapy and nuclear medicine technology] physiotherapy, podiatry, psychology [postgraduate], social work and speech pathology) or oral health degree [dentistry and oral health]).

The scholarship provides $10 000 a year to assist students with accommodation, living and travel expenses during their studies. Eligible students will have lived in a rural or remote region of Australia for at least five consecutive or eight cumulative years and must be Australian citizens or permanent Australian residents. Applicants must be entering or currently enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited or approved undergraduate or graduate entry level Australian allied health or oral health degree.

RAHUS is offered to the following allied health disciplines:

Indigenous Health (undergraduate Bachelor degree only)
Audiology
Chiropractic
Exercise Physiology (AAESS approved only)
Medical Radiation Science
- Medical Imaging
- Radiation Therapy
- Nuclear Medicine
Nutrition and Dietetics
Occupational Therapy

Optometry
Osteopathy
Physiotherapy
Podiatry
Psychology (Eligible post graduate only)
Social Work (AASW approved courses only)
Speech Pathology
Dentistry
Oral Health

For further information please contact the RAHUS Administrator, Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH), on 1800 338 061 or by email on rahus@sarrah.org.au, or view the SARRAH website for the 2009 Guidelines, List of Eligible Courses and application form.

Applications close 27 October 2008.

Vision Australia Further Education Bursary

Each year Vision Australia awards financial bursaries to tertiary students who are blind or have low vision for the purchase of adaptive technology such as CCTVs, laptops and screen reading software. Such technology enables easier access to course materials. Bursaries of up to $8000 are available.

Vision Australias Further Education Bursary aims to assist clients who would not otherwise be able to afford adaptive technology, thus increasing their ability to participate in further education.

Since 1996, almost 150 bursaries have been awarded by Vision Australia to students studying a broad range of disciplines from Natural Medicine to Music and Business.

Eligibility criteria

These bursaries are only for people with a vision impairment. To be eligible, applicants need to:

be a resident of Victoria, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Queensland, the Northern Territory or Tasmania
be (or become) a client of Vision Australia
demonstrate the need for financial assistance to purchase adaptive technology
be applying for, or enrolled in, a tertiary course graded Certificate IV or above (this includes Certificate IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma at TAFE and undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at University and is open to Mature Age entry as well as school leavers.)
be applying for, or enrolled to study at an institution in Victoria, ACT, NSW, Queensland, the Northern Territory or Tasmania
be available to attend a presentation ceremony during their first semester.

How to apply

To apply for a bursary, applicants need to:

Have an adaptive technology assessment with a Vision Australia consultant (contact Vision Australia to arrange).
Download and complete an application form.
Provide some documentary evidence (outlined on the application form).

Closing date

Applications must be submitted by 10 November 2008. Recipients are selected in December and the Adaptive Technology presented by April and there are award ceremonies in May.

For more information contact:
Max Bini, Tertiary Education Consultant,
Phone: (03) 9520 5555 or 1300 84 74 66
Email: max.bini@visionaustralia.org
Vision Australia

Neville Bonner Memorial Scholarship

In memory of the late Mr Neville Bonner, the first Indigenous Member of Federal Parliament for Honours in Political Science. This prestigious scholarship is for an Indigenous Australian to study Honours at any Australian university in Political Science or related subjects. The scholarship is equivalent in value to the Australian Postgraduate Award plus HECS.

Information on the Scholarship is available from The Australian National University, Office of the Vice-Chancellor.

Applications close 28 November 2008.

Central Queensland Health Service District Physiotherapy Scholarship Scheme

Rockhampton Hospital, Central Queensland Health Service District, is offering Final Year Physiotherapy Students scholarships of $15 000 to each successful student. The successful applicants will be bonded and employed for two years at Rockhampton Hospital, Central Queensland Health Service District.