Rural Veterinary Students Scholarship 2025

To be considered for this scholarship, you must:

• be an Australian citizen, Permanent Resident or the holder of a Permanent Humanitarian visa
• have comnmenced study in a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM1) or in the Veterinary Bioscience specialisation in the third year of the Bachelor of Science in the year of award
• meet the rural student criteria
• provide a personal statement

A rural or isolated area is defined as an area with a Remote Areas (ASGC-RA) Australian Standard Geographic Classification of: RA2 – Inner Regional, RA3 – Outer Regional, RA4 – Remote, or RA5 – Very Remote. The Department of Health and Ageing uses this categorisation system for a number of programs related to medical practice in Australia. You can check the classification of your rural or isolated address on the Department of Health and Aged Care website.

*You are eligible to apply if:

• your residential (home) address is in an area with a classification of RA2 or higher. If you attended boarding school, you can use your family’s primary home as your qualifying address. You can’t use holiday homes, secondary residences and investment properties to qualify.
• have a home address in a remote or rural part of Australia for at least three of the past five years

• Selection is based on

  • demonstrated academic merit
  • your personal statement
  • your rural score

All scholarship outcomes will be sent via SmartyGrants.

Please see outcome timing below:

• Round 1 (Jan-March applications): May-July
• Round 2 (June-August applications): September-October

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