The Rural GP Study Support Grant provides financial support to eligible doctors while they take time off from practice to study for Fellowship exams and assessments. This grant is offered through RDWA’s Towards Fellowship Program.

This grant provides $500 per day, for a maximum of two days, for doctors who do not have access to paid study leave.

The Rural GP Study Support Grant recognises the financial impact incurred by rural GPs who are on a pre-fellowship or fellowship pathway when they cannot practice.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this grant, you must be a rural GP who:

• Is currently practising in private general practice in an eligible rural South Australian location (MM2-7)
• Does not hold Specialist Registration with the Medical Board of Australia
• Is progressing towards fellowship on an eligible fellowship pathway:
  • RACGP Practice Experience Program – Standard
  • RACGP Practice Experience Program – Specialist
  • ACRRM Independent Pathway
  • ACRRM Specialist
• Has enrolled in an eligible fellowship exam or assessment
• Does not have access to paid leave entitlements

You can check your MM location in South Australia using the Health Workforce Locator Modified Monash Model 2019.

Apply

First read the Guidelines to understand eligibility criteria, and application, assessment and payment process, then apply using the online application form.

Contact

Caroline Burrowes, Towards Fellowship Program Coordinator
Phone: 08 8234 8277
Email: GPServices@ruraldoc.com.au