Scholarships

During the year, we offer a selection of scholarships to health students across our footprint.

We currently have six scholarships available to provide financial support to students undertaking a Charles Sturt University health course that we support.

These scholarships are open to all age groups.

Applications close on Saturday 31 January 2026 at 11.59pm for all scholarships.

Scholarships across our footprint

Is your home residence within our footprint? Are you undertaking a Charles Sturt University health course we support?

Our rural and remote student scholarships will help you focus on your studies, attend intensive schools, and gain practical experience through rural workplace learning, supporting your pathway to a career in rural health.

Priority will be given to applicants whose home residence is in a rural, remote, or very remote region within our footprint, in line with the Modified Monash Model. This includes students who relocate away from their home residence for study, e.g. to campus accommodation.

Three Rivers DRH Commencing Rural and Remote Allied Health Student Scholarship – $10,000

This scholarship supports students commencing their studies in 2026 in any of the Charles Sturt University allied health courses we support. When applying, you will be asked to share ways you are involved in your community and reflect on how becoming an allied health worker will impact the region you live in.

Apply now: Commencing Rural and Remote Allied Health Student Scholarship

Three Rivers DRH Commencing Rural and Remote Student Scholarship – $10,000

These scholarships support students commencing an allied health, nursing or dentistry course we support in 2026. When applying, you will be asked to share ways you are involved in your community and reflect on how becoming a health worker will impact the region you live in and the importance of healthcare access in your community.

Apply now: Commencing Rural and Remote Student Scholarship

Three Rivers DRH Rural and Remote Continuing Student Scholarship – $5,000

These scholarships support eligible students in allied health, nursing, and dentistry while they continue their studies. When applying, you will be asked to reflect on your community involvement, your experience living in a rural community, and the impacts on accessible healthcare in a rural or remote region.

Apply now: Continuing Rural and Remote Student Scholarship

Scholarships in the Deniliquin region

Do you have a genuine and authentic interest in improving the health and wellbeing of our aging population?

Rural areas have significant aging populations, and there are a range of opportunities for students across different health professions to apply their skills and knowledge and practice in rural health and aged care settings. These scholarships provide Charles Sturt University students in allied health, nursing, and dentistry courses we support with the opportunity to participate in workplace learning focused on aged care.

To be eligible for these scholarships, your home residence must be within the postcodes of 2732, 2712, 2707, 2710, 2713, 2716, 2735, 2731, 2733, 2734, 2714, or 2736. If you relocate away from your home for study, e.g. to campus accommodation, you are still eligible.

Three Rivers DRH Commencing Student Scholarship, Deniliquin region – $10,000

These scholarships support you as you begin your journey to a career in health. You are expected to reflect on and provide your thoughts on the importance of accessibility to health services and providers, and how this impacts your community, with consideration to the aging population.

Apply now: Commencing Student Scholarship ($10,000), Deniliquin region

Three Rivers DRH Commencing Student Scholarship, Deniliquin region – $5,000

These scholarships support you as you begin your journey to a career in health. You are expected to reflect on how becoming a health worker will impact your community, with consideration to the aging population.

Apply now: Commencing Student Scholarship ($5,000), Deniliquin region

Three Rivers DRH Continuing Student Scholarship, Deniliquin region – $5,000

This scholarship provides financial assistance as you continue your journey to a career in health. You are expected to reflect on how becoming a health worker will impact your community, with consideration to the aging population and what you have learned in your studies so far.

Apply now: Continuing Student Scholarship, Deniliquin region

Expressions of interest for cultural awareness course

We are inviting expressions of interest for sponsored places in Charles Sturt University’s online microcredential course, First Nations Cultural Awareness Journey.

In this transformative cultural awareness course, you’ll explore the cultural practices, government policies and real-world issues affecting First Nations peoples in Australia. You will also gain the skills and nuanced critical thinking to enhance your personal and professional engagement with First Nations peoples.

Valued at $250, we are offering this course at no cost to successful applicants.

Expressions of interest close 28 February 2026.

Find out more about free access to this cultural awareness course

Throughout the year, we offer financial support to students undertaking a clinical placement within our footprint.

Check out our placement financial support

You can stay up to date on our scholarship opportunities and all our activities by subscribing to our free newsletter and following us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Three Rivers DRH currently has three scholarships available to provide financial support to students undertaking a health course that we support.

These scholarships are open to all age groups.

Applications close on Sunday 30 November 2025 at 11.59pm for all scholarships.

Three Rivers DRH Rural Postgraduate Scholarships

Do you have a genuine and authentic interest in improving the health and wellbeing of our rural population? Rural areas have abundant opportunities for health professionals to apply their skills and knowledge to have a meaningful impact on their local communities.

These scholarships provide health professionals with the chance to participate in formal qualifications focused on enhancing rural health, aiming to support the delivery of essential health services to the rural population. They are open to health professionals working in our footprint who would like to pursue a Graduate Certificate offered at Charles Sturt University.

By accepting this scholarship, it is anticipated that you work as a registered health professional within our footprint.

These scholarships are valued at up to $5,000 each.

More information and to apply

Three Rivers DRH Postgraduate Scholarships – Deniliquin area

Do you have a genuine and authentic interest in improving the health and wellbeing of our ageing population? Rural areas have significant ageing populations and provide health professionals with the opportunity to apply their skills to improve outcomes for older people.

These scholarships provide health professionals with the chance to participate in formal qualifications focused on aged care, aiming to support the delivery of essential health services to the ageing population. They are open to health professionals working in our footprint who would like to pursue a Graduate Certificate offered at Charles Sturt University.

By accepting this scholarship, it is anticipated that you demonstrate interaction with people from the ageing population or participate in an aged care related work, and you have resided within the postcodes of 2732, 2712, 2707, 2710, 2713, 2716, 2735, 2731, 2733, 2734, 2714, or 2736.

These scholarships are valued at up to $5,400 each.

More information and to apply

Three Rivers DRH First Nations Scholarship – Deniliquin area

Do you have a genuine and authentic interest in improving the health and wellbeing of our ageing population? Rural areas have significant ageing populations and provide current and future health professionals with the opportunity to apply their skills to improve outcomes for older people in rural areas.

These scholarships provide current and future health professionals with the chance to participate in formal qualifications focused on aged care. They aim to support the delivery of essential health services by empowering First Nations current and future health professionals to lead change and advocate for holistic, culturally responsive care for the ageing population.

First Nations health professionals bring invaluable cultural knowledge, lived experience, and leadership that are essential to improving health outcomes for First Nations Elders and communities. The scholarships are open to current and future health professionals who would like to pursue an undergraduate or postgraduate qualification offered at Charles Sturt University.

By accepting this scholarship, it is anticipated that you demonstrate interaction with people from the ageing population or participate in an aged care related work, and you reside within the postcodes of 2732, 2712, 2707, 2710, 2713, 2716, 2735, 2731, 2733, 2734, 2714, or 2736.

These scholarships are valued at up to $10,000 each.

More information and to apply

Throughout the year, we offer financial support to students undertaking a clinical placement within our footprint.

Check out our placement financial support

You can stay up to date on our scholarship opportunities and all our activities by subscribing to our free newsletter and following us on Facebook, X (Twitter), YouTube and LinkedIn.

Currently, we do not have any scholarships available.

However, throughout the year, we offer financial support to students undertaking a clinical placement within our footprint.

Check out our placement financial support

You can stay up to date on our scholarship opportunities and all our activities by subscribing to our free newsletter and following us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Three Rivers DRH commencing and continuing Charles Sturt University student scholarships provide financial support to students undertaking a health course that we support.

These scholarships are open to all age groups – school leavers and non-school leavers.

Applications close on 8 August 2025 at 11.59pm for all scholarships.

Commencing and continuing student scholarships – Deniliquin region

Do you have a genuine and authentic interest in improving the health and wellbeing of our aging population?

Rural areas have significant aging populations, and there are numerous opportunities for students across various health professions to apply their skills, knowledge, and practice in rural health aged care settings.

These scholarships provide health students the chance to participate in workplace learning focused on aged care. The scholarships support you to engage with the ageing population in our rural communities.

These scholarships are open to students who have resided in the following postcodes: 2652, 2707, 2712, 2716, 2733, 2736, 2700, 2710, 2713, 2731, 2734, 3586, 2706, 2711, 2714, 2732, 2735. You can also check out our footprint map.

Valued at $20,000, we are offering this scholarship to a first-year Charles Sturt student undertaking a health course we support.

Apply now: Three Rivers DRH Commencing Student Scholarship – $20,000

We are offering five (5) scholarships, each valued at $5,000, to Charles Sturt first-year students and those continuing their studies in a health course we support.

Apply now: Three Rivers DRH Commencing and Continuing Student Scholarship – $5,000

Commencing and continuing student scholarships – Lachlan, Parkes and Forbes areas

These scholarships provide support to health students from the Lachlan, Parkes and Forbes local government areas on their health career journey, assisting with their studies, participation in rural workplace learning, and attendance at intensive schools.

These scholarships are open to students who have resided in and/or completed their education in the following postcodes: 2669, 2806, 2871, 2875, 2671, 2869, 2873, 2876, 2672, 2870, 2874, 2877. You can also check out our footprint map.

Valued at $5,000 each, we are offering five (5) scholarships to Charles Sturt first-year students and those continuing their studies in a health course we support.

Apply now: Three Rivers DRH Lachlan, Parkes and Forbes LGA Pathways Student Scholarship – $5,000