Financial support for medical and health students

Rural Health West provides funding through grants and scholarships to support rural-intent health and medical students.

Conference sponsorships

Attending a conference or event for professional development?

Rural Health West may be able to offer you a sponsorship.

Rural Health West provides sponsorships for medical, nursing, midwifery, dental and allied health students to attend conferences and professional development related to rural practice.

Attending conferences and upskilling workshops provide an important opportunity for students to gain relevant skills and insight into rural health careers and provide an opportunity to develop relationships and networks.

We appreciate that accessing these activities can be challenging due to the costs associated with registration, travel and accommodation. To support the professional development of medical, nursing, midwifery, dental and allied health students from Western Australian universities, Rural Health West is able to offer a limited number of conference sponsorships. Sponsorship is subject to funding availability.

Eligibility
•  Medical, nursing, midwifery, dental and allied health students studying at a Western Australian university.
•  Applications will not be accepted for retrospective conferences/events.
Please note
•  Sponsorship is subject to funding availability.
•  Successful applications are required to provide a 300-word summary and three photos outlining their sponsorship experiences to be used to promote the program to prospective students.

WA Ear and Hearing Health Forum 2026 Sponsorship 

Rural Health West is offering to sponsor registration fees for a limited number of students and junior doctors to attend the WA Ear and Hearing Health Forum 2026.  

The conference will be held on Thursday 5 and Friday 6 November 2026 at the Parmelia Hilton Perth. 

Click here to read more about the program for the two-day conference  

Applications close Monday 03 October 2026. 

For further information, please contact the Future Workforce Project officer at [email protected]