Funding and eligibility for placements grants

There are three types of placement grants available that do differ in eligibility requirements.

Placement grants (General)

To be eligible students must be enrolled full-time at a Federation campus and be completing a placement in any year of an undergraduate degree.
Eligible students can receive $200 per week of placement which is funding dependent.
Students must be completing at least 2 or more weeks of placement at one time.

(Nursing, paramedicine, midwifery, exercise physiology and social work)

Eligible students can receive $200 per week of placement.
Clinical placement must be of a minimum of 3 weeks and be full-time (full-time is 4 days per week or more) placement.
Students must be completing a unit at Federation University in nursing, paramedicine, midwifery, exercise physiology or social work.
Placement must be a minimum of 80kms from your residence.
Students must be an Australian citizen or resident
Students must be provided the opportunity to complete the DRH Clinical Placement Evaluation Survey at the end of their placement.
The student is not to have received any other assistance to complete their placement (such as a SARRAH scholarship) or from another UDRH for that placement

Eligible student can receive $200 per week of placement.
Enrolled in third or final year of Bachelor of Education or Masters of Teaching course.
Must be travelling at 80kms to a regional or rural area
Have accommodation and/or travel costs associated with your placement
Students must be an Australian citizen or resident
Students must provide evidence i.e. receipts for accommodation/travel costs
Student must complete a Rural Teacher Placement Survey on completion of their placement