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.
RURAL ALLIED HEALTH NEW SERVICE GRANT
The RWAV Rural Allied Health New Service Grant supports health services and allied health practitioners to access up to $10,000 to establish or expand allied health services in rural and regional Victoria. This grant is designed to support increased access to allied health services in MMM 3-6.
This grant is designed to support increased access to allied health services in MMM 3-6.
Allied Health Assistant Grant
The RWAV Allied Health Assistant Grant is funded by RWAV as part of the Australian Government Department of Health Rural Health Workforce Support program.
The Allied Health Assistant Grant is aimed at improving allied health practitioner capacity by supporting an increase in available Allied Health Assistants through a grant awarded to practices.
The grant enables eligible private primary healthcare practices and clinics to support staff to complete training and attain Allied Health Assistant certification.
Rural Immersion Student Experience Grant
This grant is funded by the Australian Department of Health and administered in Victoria by RWAV.
This grant has now closed!
The RWAV Rural Student Immersion Placement Grant supports medical, nursing, and allied health students to undertake a two-week placement in regional or rural Victoria. Applicants can apply for funding of up to $1500 to cover travel, accommodation, and meal costs associated with the placement.
Clinical Psychology Placement Grant
This grant is funded by the Australian Department of Health and administered in Victoria by RWAV.
This grant has now closed
RWAV’s 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.
