Queensland Health
Population Health Scholarship Programme
Queensland Health is offering a Population Health Scholarship Programme for the first time in 2008.
This exciting opportunity is available to four students wishing to undertake undergraduate (excluding first year enrolments) or post-graduate Population Health programmes. Each scholarship will be provided for a period of up to two years.
Scholarship recipients will be guaranteed employment with the State’s largest employer of Population Health specialists: Queensland Health. Upon accepting their scholarship, recipients will be appointed as permanent employees of Queensland Health. After graduation, scholarship recipients will work for at least one year as an entry level practitioner with Queensland Health. The location of employment will be negotiated with the successful applicants. Numerous locations and options are available throughout the state.
In 2008, the Population Health Scholarship Programme will be available to the following population health disciplines:
Please refer to the:
The closing date for all disciplines is 15 October 2007.
The following simple requirements will form part of the application assessment criteria:
The Population Health Scholarship Programme provides to each scholarship recipient the following:
Living Allowance - $7,000 per annum
Tertiary Grant - $4,700 per annum
Travel/Conference Allowance- $ 500 per annum
Total: $12,200 per annum
The Population Health Scholarship Programme will also provide the following additional support options for successful applicants:
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For further information on the Population Health Scholarship Programme please contact the Planning and Development Unit of Queensland Health, Senior Project Officer, Beata Zimkowska on
(07) 3234 1683 or by email on beata_zimkowska@health.qld.gov.au