Rural Australian Medical Undergraduate Scholarship

The Rural Australia Medical Undergraduate Scholarship (RAMUS) Scheme aims to increase the number of students with a rural background who enter and complete their study of medicine at a tertiary level. Scholarship holders receive $10,000 each year during the completion of a standard medical degree at their chosen university. Rural students face considerable financial barriers to taking up tertiary education, particularly the costs of moving away from their family support structure and living in a city. RAMUS provides financial support to assist in meeting accommodation, living and travel costs incurred while studying medicine. The scholarships are not bonded. Instead, scholarship holders’ ties to regional and rural Australia are reinforced though a rural mentorship scheme, as well as membership of their student Rural Health Club. RAMUS is one of a number of Australian Government initiatives to increase the number of General Practitioners in rural and remote Australia.

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Postal: GPO Box 9848 Canberra ACT 2601

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