The Minns Labor Government is encouraging students enrolled in healthcare degrees in Heathcote Electorate to apply for up to $12,000 in financial support to assist with their studies.

The next round of applications for the Tertiary Health Study Subsidies Program will open on 14 January 2025.

This year support will be available for up to 850 nursing students, 400 medical students and 150 midwifery students.

Subsidies are also available for students of paramedicine, Aboriginal health, dentistry and oral health therapy, and various allied health professions including psychology, pharmacy, dietetics, and nuclear medicine living in Heathcote Electorate. 

Students successful in their application and beginning their degrees will receive subsidies of $4,000 per year over three years. Existing students will receive one-off payments of $8,000 after acceptance of employment for a position within NSW Health.

Students must be willing to make a five-year commitment to working in the NSW public health system. There are a limited number of subsidies available, and applications will remain open until all subsidies are awarded.

The full list of eligible workforce groups and locations are available on the NSW Health website here.

Quotes attributable to Ms Maryanne Stuart MP, Member for Heathcote:

“This program will provide vital support and opportunity to healthcare students in the Heathcote electorate during their studies.”

“Students who are successful in their application will be joining thousands of others in nursing, midwifery, medicine, dentistry or allied health who have already benefited across New South Wales.”

“I am proud of our Minns Labor Government’s continued support of important programs such as this, aimed at promoting a rewarding career in our health system.”