Local tertiary students who are required to leave the region to study in a health related field are encouraged to apply for a $2000 grant to support their learning as part of the annual Mount Gambier and District Tertiary Health Education Grant program.
The program will provide up to 12 grants to City of Mount Gambier and District Council of Grant residents to undertake university studies in health skills shortage areas within the local community.
“The grants are available to those students starting or continuing university studies in identified skills shortage areas such as medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, allied health, chiropractic, midwifery, psychology, paramedicine and mental health nursing,” Mount Gambier and District Tertiary Health Education Grants Program Chairman Rodney Summers said.
“We recognise that study within the health area is expensive and we want to support students along the way and encourage them to return to our region to use their skills once they are qualified.”
The grants can be used for university fees, medical uniforms, equipment, books, travel and living expenses.
