2026 CRANAplus Undergraduate Remote Placement Scholarship
This scholarship offers financial support to students undertaking a remote clinical placement as part of their undergraduate studies, making it easier for students to experience remote health first-hand.
About the scholarship
Each year, CRANAplus offers Undergraduate Remote Placement Scholarships to support students undertaking placements in remote areas of Australia and its external territories.
Successful applicants can receive up to $1,000 per placement to help cover essential costs such as travel, airfares, and accommodation. These scholarships aim to reduce financial barriers and encourage valuable learning experiences in rural and remote communities.
We are proud to offer this opportunity with the support of HESTA, Aussiewide Transport, and a number of silent donors.
Applications are now open and will close on 30 September 2026.
Eligibility period: For placements taking place between 1 January and 31 December 2026.
Experiences of previous scholarship recipients
Karri Withers – Balgo, WA
Lessons from the Tanami Desert
Gillian Edmiston – Maningrida, NT
Cementing passion for remote practice
Nicolas Stanford – Charleville, QLD
Paramedicine, 750km from home
Kundai Chimhau – Tennant Creek, NT
Building clinical reasoning in a less critical environment
Terms and conditions
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible for CRANAplus’ Undergraduate Remote Placement Scholarship, the applicant must be:
- a current CRANAplus Student Member (Click here to register for free)
- enrolled as an undergraduate student in a health discipline at an Australian University
- an Australian citizen or permanent resident
- a Member of National Rural Health Student Network (NRHSN) (Click here to register for free)
And the applicant must have received:
- approval from the community/health service and/or their university
- confirmation of placement dates
- confirmation of placement location within a rural or remote location (MMM 4-7) during the eligibility period listed above.
* Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students are strongly encouraged to apply.
* Funding for the same purpose must not have been received from any other source.
The CRANAplus Grants/Scholarship Committee will not consider incomplete applications or those that do not meet the eligibility criteria.
Inclusions
Total funding
Up to $1,000 in funding per placement to support travel, accommodation, and related expenses.
The scholarship will help to fund fuel reimbursement and/or cost of air, bus, train fares, or accommodation costs. Recipients will need to provide documentation to prove their expenditure.
Remote placement: Although this scholarship program is intended for remote settings, consideration may be given to some ‘rural’ settings. Please provide specific details of your claim.
Expectations and conditions
Clinical placement summary report
If you are a successful recipient, you must submit a 500-word clinical placement report on completion of the clinical placement, telling the story of your experience on placement. This may be included in the CRANAplus Magazine, website and/or social media channels. Your report should be forwarded to the Grant/Scholarship Administrator no more than 30 days after completing your placement.
Suitable photos are requested as part of this report, but if they include images of individual people, their written permission for publication must be included.
In some cases, other modes of feedback and promotion of your scholarship placement can be negotiated.
Proof of placement
All successful applicants are required to submit proof of placement by a letter/email from their university or clinical placement coordinator or facility supervisor. This must be on organisational letterhead and include contact details and the placement date. This should be forwarded to the CRANAplus Grants/Scholarship Administrator after you have received notification of being a successful scholarship recipient.
Presentation of receipts
All successful applicants are expected to retain receipts to acquit their scholarship funds. Such receipts should be forwarded to the CRANAplus Grants/Scholarship Administrator no more than 30 days after completing your placement.
Application advice
Applicants are strongly advised to consider Cultural Safety in their application responses. For style guidance, please refer to the following link.
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Announcement of successful applications
CRANAplus Grants/Scholarship Committee will assess individual applications after the closing date. The committee’s decision is final. The CRANAplus Grants/Scholarship Administrator will notify the successful applicants via email.
Contact details for the CRANAplus Grants/Scholarship Administrator
Email: scholarship@crana.org.au
Application form
Application instructions
Please complete the form below to apply for the grant/scholarship. Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory and must be completed for your application to be submitted.
Before applying, we strongly recommend reviewing the eligibility criteria, inclusions, expectations, and key considerations to ensure you meet all requirements. Please note that if you do not meet the eligibility criteria, you may not be able to submit your application.
You may save your progress and return to complete your application at any time within 30 days.
Sponsor a Scholarship
CRANAplus invites organisations or individuals to sponsor CRANAplus scholarships. Sponsorship represents an investment in the remote health workforce and offers unique branding opportunities, including exposure at key events and inclusion in publications.