More than 11,390 students across the state have benefitted from the NSW Government’s $121.9 million investment in tertiary study subsidies since the program began in 2024.
Designed to create a “future pipeline” of health workers, the program was established to support students who are commencing their studies. Up to $12,000 of help for fees, technology, travel or other study-related costs will be on offer for the students.
Students who have graduated will be eligible to receive a one off $8,000 payment if they have completed an eligible qualification, and have an offer of employment with NSW Health.
All recipients must be willing to make a five-year commitment to working in the NSW public health system to be eligible for the program.
Of the more than 11,390 students who have benefitted from the tertiary study subsidies more than 5,600 were students in their first year of study, and more than 5,770 graduates began working within the NSW Health system.
In 2026, successful recipients of the program include 778 medical students, 1,542 nursing students, 203 midwifery students, 544 allied health students and 318 paramedical students.
In 2025, the program assisted a total of 890 medical students, 1,754 nursing students, 166 midwifery students, 675 allied health students and 434 paramedical students.
Minister for Regional Health, Ryan Park, said it was great to see more than 11,300 students from rural, remote and regional NSW directly benefiting from the subsidies.
“Attracting skilled healthcare workers is a longstanding challenge, and one we are committed to addressing so that people can access the care they need no matter where they live,” he said.
“Across NSW, we are recruiting more doctors, nurses, paramedics, and allied health workers – and we are paying them more.”
The $121.9 million Tertiary Study Subsidies program builds on the NSW Government’s promise to improve health outcomes for people living in regional, rural and remote areas, with several initiatives currently underway to strengthen regional workforces. This includes:
- The $200.1 million Key Health Worker Accommodation program which delivers modern, self-contained and fully furnished housing across rural, regional and remote NSW to attract and retain frontline healthcare workers.
- The NSW Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme, which provides incentives of up to $20,000 for the hardest to fill and critically vacant positions in rural and regional NSW.
- Expanded training pathways, such as the Rural Generalist Single Employer Pathway, which has assisted 74 doctors to train as rural generalists across NSW.
- Investing $83 million to boost maternity care across regional NSW, including funding for an additional 53 full-time equivalent midwives.
- Delivering an extra 500 regional paramedics.
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