RWAV has grants available for rural and regional Victorian health professionals. Our grants are designed to help you achieve your career goals including relocation, professional development and postgraduate education.
Grants currently open for applications are below. To view which grants are applicable to you, select your profession, course status, sector (private, public or Aboriginal health) and postcode and press search.
If you would like more information on RWAV grants, get in touch with us now or phone 03 9349 7800 (Option 5) or visit the FAQs page.
Know More About MMM
ĂThe Modified Monash Model (MMM) defines whether a location is a city, rural, remote or very remote.
To be eligible for an RWAV grant, health professionals must be working in an eligible health service in a regional Victorian MMM 2 - 7 location.
For some grants, health professionals working in an Aboriginal health service in a MMM 1 location may also be eligible. Please read the grant guidelines for more.
If you are unsure about your MMM location, you can check using the Health Workforce Locator. To see which MMM area you are located in, tick 2019 next to Modified Monash Model in the search box.
For any questions, please get in touch with us now or phone 03 9349 7800 (Option 4).
Student Postgraduate Psychology Clinical Placement Grant
This grant is funded by the Australian Department of Health and administered in Victoria by RWAV.
RWAVâs Clinical Psychology Placement Grant supports postgraduate Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology Masters and Doctoral students and students studying a Masters of Professional Psychology to undertake placements in regional or rural Victoria. RWAV considers a placement as a consecutive period of time where blocks of up to 2 placement days, at least fortnightly, over a number of months are required to be undertaken in one location.
Student Clinical Placement Grant
This grant is funded by the Australian Department of Health and administered in Victoria by RWAV.
The RWAV Rural Clinical Placement Grants support medical, nursing, and allied health students to undertake placements in regional or rural Victoria.
The grants will close once funds have been expended.
Business Training Grant
The Business Training Grant for rural primary healthcare practices is funded by RWAV as part of the Australian Government Department of Health Rural Health Workforce Support program.
The purpose of the Business Training Grant is to improve the viability of rural health practices by supporting an increase in business management skills, by enabling access to business training opportunities.
This grant is available to practices to support business related training or upskilling for Practice Managers or Administrative Staff employed at eligible practices in Victoria.
Medical Professional Development Program
The Medical Professional Development Program (MPD) supports the ongoing professional development and medical education of medical practitioners in rural and regional Victoria. MPD also aims to encourage trainee doctors to complete rural and regional placements by providing access to professional development subsidies. The MPD is funded by the Victorian Government and administered by RWAV.
Please note that this grant does NOT cover exam support or exam preparation courses.
Please read the revised guidelines before submitting your application for the MPD grant.
Health Workforce Scholarship Program For Locums
The Health Workforce Scholarship Program (HWSP) is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health Aged Care and is administered in Victoria by the Rural Workforce Agency Victoria (RWAV).
The Health Workforce Scholarship Program (HWSP) for Locums provides funds to the locum health workforce in rural areas to help you upskill through professional development, training, short courses and conferences, that will also benefit your community.
Health Workforce Scholarship Program
The Health Workforce Scholarship Program (HWSP) is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care and is administered in Victoria by the Rural Workforce Agency Victoria (RWAV).
The Health Workforce Scholarship Program (HWSP) provides funds to the health workforce in rural areas to help you upskill through professional development, training, short courses and conferences, that will also benefit your community.
ALLIED HEALTH AND NURSING UPSKILLING GRANT
This grant has now closed.
The Allied Health and Nursing Upskilling Grant supports allied health practitioners and nursing professionals to access educational, professional and skill development opportunities.
This is a popular, competitive funding round, so get your application in quickly to be considered for this opportunity. Applications are open for a limited time only.
Student University Clinical Aptitude Test Exam Preparation Grant
This grant has now closed.
This grant is funded by the Australian Department of Health and administered in Victoria by RWAV.
Studies show that individuals who have experience living in rural and regional locations often remain or return to these areas to pursue their professional careers. To address the health professional shortage in rural and regional Victoria, RWAV is encouraging year 11 or 12 students living in rural and regional priority areas (see Priority Areas Matrix for eligible locations), interested in studying medicine, the opportunity to participate in preparation classes for the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT).
In partnership with MedEntry, RWAV is offering grants that cover the two-day UCAT preparation workshops. These will run as interactive, live stream online events in 2024. Successful applicants will also have access to MedEntryâs online resources well in advance of the workshop.
Workforce Incentive Program
This program is funded by the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care and is administered in Victoria by RWAV.
The Workforce Incentive Program (WIP) provides financial incentives aimed at encouraging health professionals to work in regional, rural and remote areas, and to support general practices to employ nurses and eligible allied health professionals to provide multidisciplinary team-based care.