Nuclear Medicine Scientist Embedded Student Program Scholarship

If successful in your application, you will receive up to $15,000 in each year of study that we will pay in fortnightly payments.

This support is taxable income. We encourage you to get financial advice and/or contact Centrelink to discuss any impact this may have on your finances.

Who can apply

You must:

• be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or an Australian permanent resident
• be enrolled full-time in a Bachelor of Medical Radiation (Nuclear Medicine) or equivalent (An Australian accredited course leading to general registration as a Nuclear Medicine Scientist/Technologist with the Medical Radiation Practitioner Board of Australia).
• Be accepted by a site within Queensland Health who will support you on the Nuclear Medicine Scientist Embedded Student Program.

Prepare to apply

You’ll need to have these supporting documents ready:

• A copy of your resume including your work history.
• Details for two referees.
• Your responses to the selection criteria (see application form).
• Australian citizens: a certified copy of your birth/ citizenship certificate and marriage certificate (if applicable).
• Australian permanent residents: a certified copy of either your permanent residency visa or letter granting you permanent residence status.
• A certified copy of your university testamur (if you have completed a previous degree).
• A certified copy of 3 forms of identification (with at least one form of ID with a photo and a signature).

Scholarship applications are included in the application form.

The Department of Health is collecting your information to support your enrolment in the above-mentioned program. Personal information collected by the Department is handled in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009. Your personal information will not be disclosed to other third parties without consent unless the disclosure is authorised or required by or under law.

For any questions regarding this collection notice, please contact the Office of the Chief Allied Health Officer via email AH_CETU@health.qld.gov.au. For information about how the Department protects your personal information, how to access or correct your own personal information, or how to make a complaint about a breach of the privacy principles and learn how we deal with such a complaint, please refer to Queensland Health Privacy Policy.

Your application will be assessed by a panel. If you’re successful, the panel will provide you with a formal letter of offer and a Scholarship Agreement for you to consider. Before signing this agreement, you are encouraged to seek independent advice.

The scholarship will be administered in accordance with the Queensland Department of Health Scholarship Schemes Policy (PDF 137 kB).