NAHSSS Scheme

The Nursing Allied Health Scholarship and Support Scheme (NAHSSS) formerly known as Rural Allied Health Undergraduate Scholarship (RAHUS) and the Rural and Remote Nursing Undergraduate Scheme (RANUS) is an Australian Government initiative to encourage individuals undertaking nursing and allied health degrees to pursue a clinical career in rural and remote Australia.  

The NAHSSS Scheme is open to individuals with a rural background studying an nursing degree or allied health degree; aboriginal health worker (tertiary degree only), audiology, chiropractic, dental & oral health, dietetics & nutrition, exercise physiology (ESSA approved course), genetic counselling (postgraduate), medical radiation science (medical imaging, radiation therapy & nuclear medicine technology), occupational therapy, optometry, orthoptics, osteopathy,  physiotherapy, podiatry, prosthetics & orthotics, psychology, social work (AASW approved courses only), speech pathology and sonography.  

The scholarship provides $10,000 a year to assist students with the cost of accommodation, living and travel expenses during their studies. Eligible students will have lived in a rural or remote region of Australia for at least five consecutive or eight cumulative years and must be Australian citizens or permanent Australian residents. Applicants must be entering or currently enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited or approved undergraduate or graduate entry level Australian nursing or allied health degree.   

The NAHSSS Scheme is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing and administered through Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) and Royal College of Nursing (RCNA).

For further information about the Allied Health Scholarship visit: www.sarrah.org.au

For further information about the Nursing Scholarship visit: http://www.rcna.org.au/WCM/RCNA/Scholarships/Government/nahsss_ug/rcna/scholarships/government/nahsss_undergraduate.aspx