Rural pharmacy scholarships
July 11, 2011
FORTY one pharmacy students from across the nation have been
named as recipients of Rural and
Remote Scholarships.
The Rural and Remote Pharmacy
Scholarship Scheme 2011 (funded
by the Department of Health and
Ageing, and managed by the
Pharmacy Guild of Australia),
provides rural and remote living
students with $10,000 per year for
up to four years of study (up to
$40,000 during their time at
university).
The funds are designed to cover
the costs associated with rural and
remote living students who move
away from home to study.
“The Rural Pharmacy Scholarships
provide financial support to
students from rural and remote
communities, to encourage and
enable them to undertake
undergraduate or graduate studies
in pharmacy at university,” said
National President of the Pharmacy
Guild of Australia, Kos Sclavos.
The funding is backed up by a
mentoring scheme which provides
the students with support outside
of the university environment, and
helps them to develop a “learning
plan”.
“It’s an important tool for
supporting students who have
come from rural and remote areas
and are studying away from their
family support base,” Sclavos said.
In return for their scholarship
support, the 41 recipients are
encouraged to pursue a career in
pharmacy in a rural or remote area
of Australia after graduation, and to
promote rural pharmacy
as a career choice to secondary
school students.
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