NAFEA Equity Rural Placement Scholarship
Overview
Title
NAFEA Equity Rural Placement Scholarship
College
Opening date
17-02-2026
Closing date
01-03-2026
Scholarship value
Up to $2,000
Scholarship duration
Payment term
Enrolment status
Continuing
Level of Study
Undergraduate
Selection basis
Financial need
Description
The Equity Rural Placement Scholarship Program is an initiative to provide financial assistance to students experiencing financial hardship to undertake placements/work integrated learning activities in rural and remote settings. It also provides financial assistance to students living in rural and remote areas experiencing financial hardship who are required to relocate to metropolitan areas to undertake placements/work integrated learning activities.
Funding is provided to assist students with the out-of-pocket costs incurred as a direct result of the placement. These are costs which are additional to everyday living expenses and are incurred as a direct result of a placement requiring relocation, including:
- Travel costs,
- Accommodation.
Eligibility
In order to receive a scholarship, applicants must meet the following preliminary eligibility criteria:
- Experiencing financial hardship. You are in financial hardship if you have difficulties meeting your everyday living expenses with the income that you receive. If you are successful, you will be required to provide supporting evidence of your financial situation.
- From institutions that are unlimited institutional members of NAFEA (see https://nafea.org.au/membership/unlimited-institution-members/ for a list of current unlimited institutional members. The institution must have an active membership for the relevant scholarship year).
- Currently enrolled as a full-time or part-time student.
- If enrolled in an undergraduate degree, be in at least the second year of the undergraduate course to apply.
- Agree to provide a report on the experience which is suitable for publication on the NAFEA website and in the NAFEA newsletter within one month of the placement ending.
- Be willing to participate in evaluation studies or surveys.
- Not be a previous recipient of a NAFEA scholarship
Placement Eligibility
The WIL placement must be:
- Either commencing, or having the majority of the placement taking place, between:
- Round 1: 1 January – 30 June
- Round 2: 1 July – 31 December
- Fulltime (minimum of 30 hours per week)
- A minimum of three weeks/12 days duration. If undertaking multiple shorter placements, all placements must be a cumulative of 12 days and relocation required for all placements.
- Within Australia
- Undertaken in an outer regional, remote or very remote location which requires relocation and is at least 100 kilometres from your usual place of residence OR undertaken in a major Australian city (RA1) if your usual place of residence is in a regional, remote or very remote area (RA3-5) and you are required to relocate at least 100 kilometres from your usual place of residence. Regional and Remote Locations are defined as RA3-RA5 using Australia Bureau of Statistics remoteness classifications- ASGS Remoteness Areas (2016). You should check if your placement meets this requirement by searching the locator, click here. For a guide on how to use the locator, click here.
