Primary Care Nursing & Midwifery Scholarships + Health Workforce Scholarship Program

Funding route in Nursing / midwifery / health professional upskilling, offered by Australian Government Department of Health.

Existing nurses / midwives / health professionals

Cost classification

Funded

Cost detail

See official source.

Funding support

Primary-care programme funds postgraduate scholarships through 2026–27; HWSP supports eligible existing rural/remote health professionals with study/professional-development costs

Summary

Scholarship-specific eligibility applies; HWSP is for existing health professionals in eligible rural settings and commonly includes return-of-service conditions

Prerequisites

See eligibility and official source.

Duration

Primary-care scholarship programme continues through 2026–27; HWSP availability administered via Rural Workforce Agencies

Postgraduate upskilling / scope expansion; does not itself confer registration

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Credential

Postgraduate study / professional development (scholarship-specific)

Regulator / licensing

See official source.

Opens

Not stated

Closes

Not stated

Intake / start

Not stated

Provider time zone

Australia/Sydney

Eligibility

International eligibility not stated

Note

International eligibility is not stated in the source — see official source.

• https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/primary-care-nursing-and-midwifery-scholarship-program(opens the provider website in a new tab)
• https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/health-workforce-scholarship-program-hwsp

Verified 26 Sept 2026 · next check due 26 Oct 2026

• National progression card, not entry-level training. Show return-of-service obligations where applicable.