Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards at the Rural Clinical School

In addition to the scholarships, bursaries and awards available through the Department of Health and Ageing, the University of Tasmania and the School of Medicine, a number of scholarships, bursaries and awards are available to students studying at the Rural Clinical School. Some scholarships are provided as an incentive for medical students to undertake part of their training in rural areas. Others provide unique clinical experiences to RCS students.

Australian Rotary Health Research Fund (ARHRF) Scholarships

AHRHF have advised that these scholarships will not be available in 2010.

The Rotary Club of Wynyard Scholarship in Rural Medicine

The Rotary Club of Wynyard has awarded this scholarship to a student commencing the final two years of clinical studies in the MBBS at the Rural Clinical School in 2007 and again in 2009. The scholarship aims to encourage and support a student with an interest in rural medicine to study at the RCS. The scholarship is offered over a two-year period, subject to the recipient's satisfactory performance, and will be valued at $2,500 per annum.