Title
SA Health - Regional Health Scholarships
College
Not College Specific
Opening date
01-12-2025
Closing date
09-03-2026
Scholarship value
Varied - Dependant on Scholarship
Scholarship duration
One year
Payment term
Varied - Dependant on Scholarship
Description
The Regional Health Scholarship Program is offered to undergraduates or current employees who are studying or about to commence study in an eligible qualification. Applications are open to people living in regional or remote areas of our state and who demonstrate a strong commitment to improving health outcomes and professional practice in country areas.
Public health services in regional South Australia are delivered by six regional Local Health Networks (LHNs):
These regional LHNs are committed to providing a range of high-quality health services to meet the needs of people living in country South Australia. These include public hospital services and other community-based health services such as community health and residential services for the aged and other vulnerable groups.
Benefits
| Scholarship | Value |
| Regional Bonding Scholarship | $10,000 |
| Regional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student Scholarship | $7,500 |
| Regional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employee Scholarship | $7,500 |
| Regional Employee Scholarship | $5,000 |
| Regional School Leaver Scholarship | $5,000 |
| Professor Margaret Tobin Scholarship | $5,000 |
| Student Placement Grant | $500 |
Eligibility
Scholarships are available and are offered to people who are studying disciplines needed in that LHN and who also live in regional South Australia.
The 2026 Regional Health Scholarship Program intake comprises of seven scholarship categories.
Full time undergraduates in their final year of study with a commitment to working in a regional LHN for a minimum 12 months post study completion are eligible to apply for this scholarship.
Selection Criteria
The nominated RHSP chairperson will coordinate the selection process for applicants who nominate their regional LHN in their application.
The RHSP chairperson will assemble a diverse and appropriately skilled/qualified RHSP selection panel to review, consider and assess each application for their regional LHN. Consistent with Regional LHNs commitment to Reconciliation, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander representation is required on a selection panel where there is an application from an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. The panel will follow a merit based process to assess applications and complete a RHSP Panel Report to recommend preferred applicants for approval. A representative of the RSS Scholarship Team will be apart of the panel and compile the RHSP Panel Report for approval on behalf of the regional LHN.
Condition of Award
Refer to the SA Health - Regional Health Scholarship webpage for more information.
Visit the SA Health Careers website to apply.
Applications comprise of:
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