The Mental Health and Wellbeing Workforce Scholarship program offers development opportunities for:
- registered nurses employed in mental health and wellbeing services
- mental health nurses
- allied health professionals (including social workers, occupational therapists, psychologists and other allied health disciplines)
- alcohol and other drug (AOD) practitioners
- lived and living experience workers.
Scholarships help support workforce retention and contribute to building mental health and AOD workforces that deliver high quality treatment, care and support for consumers and their families, carers and supporters.
The scholarships also support continued learning and development to help build skills, knowledge, capabilities and career satisfaction.
Scholarships
Included in the program are the following scholarship programs and grants:
- Allied Health and Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Postgraduate Scholarship Program. Closed 19 November 2025.
- Lived and Living Experience Workforce University Scholarship Program. Closed 19 November 2025.
- Full Course Fee Postgraduate Mental Health Nurse Scholarship Program. Closed 17 December 2025.
- $3000 Postgraduate Mental Health Nurse Scholarship Program. Closed 17 December 2025.
Mental health reform
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Workforce Scholarship Program is a priority of Victoria’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Workforce Strategy 2021-2024.
The mental health and wellbeing workforce are the critical enablers of reform. We rely on their skills and expertise to provide treatment, care and support to Victorians, and to improve our reforming system.
Mental health sector reforms are creating more jobs, services, education, training and career development opportunities across the state, including regional and rural Victoria.
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