Health study support available for Indigenous students

By PETER ROWE

Indigenous students studying for health degrees in NSW can apply for up to $12,000 financial support to assist with their studies.

The Tertiary Health Study Subsidies Program will open on January 14, a program designed to create a future pipeline of health workers by supporting students with fees, technology, travel, or other costs related to their degree.

Students successful in their application and beginning their degrees will receive subsidies of $4,000 per year over three years. Existing students will receive one-off payments of $8,000 after acceptance of employment for a position within NSW Health.

Students must be willing to make a five-year commitment to working in the NSW public health system. There are a limited number of subsidies available, and applications will remain open until all subsidies are awarded.

“More than 3,900 students across NSW have already benefitted from the NSW Government’s $120 million investment in tertiary health study subsidies,” State health minister Ryan Park said.

“Up to 4,000 subsidies are on offer this year for health degrees including nursing, midwifery, medicine, paramedicine, allied health and health science.”

Go to https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/careers/Pages/health-study-subsidies.aspx for full details.