International Physiotherapy Scholarships

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For people who want to make career in healthcare sector, Physiotherapy is a best option. It enables people to improve their health and quality of life. It plays an important role in identifying and maximizing people’s ability to move and function. As an allied health professional service, it caters a numerous career opportunities.

Making career in this field one has to obtain a degree program and satisfy some specific requirements. Apart from this a background in life science, psychology and social science add an advantage in doing a course in physiotherapy. Further doing a master and doctoral in physiotherapy helps in enhancing a career as a professional physiotherapist.

Scholarship-positions.com has brought for you summarized information of numerous scholarships and awards which are available for those students who want to study physiotherapy and want to make career in this major. Here is a list.

Scholarship Name: Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme (CSSS) at Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Employer: CSSS, Sheffield Hallam University
Course Level: Masters
Study Subjects: Bioscience, Physiotherapy, Health and social care, Environment, Hospitality and tourism, Human resources, Business and management
Country: UK
Brief Description: Sheffield Hallam University participates in the CSSS Scheme and welcomes applications from students for this prestigious award. The award covers tuition fees, living and travel costs for the duration of a Masters course. In 2012/13 (September intake) Sheffield Hallam University is going to allocate four CSSS scholarships.
Website: http://www.shu.ac.uk/international/scholarships-bursaries/csss.html

Scholarship Name: Merit Scholarship at Robert Gordon University, UK
Employer:The School of Health Sciences at Robert Gordon University
Course Level: Master
Study Subjects:Physiotherapy, Diagnostic Radiography, Health Improvement Health Promotion and Clinical Biomechanics and Sports Biomechanics.
Country: UK
Brief Description:The School of Health Sciences is pleased to offer a number of merit scholarships to outstanding students who wish to study at the School from January 2013.
Website:http://www.rgu.ac.uk/areas-of-study/subjects/health-professions/scholarships/merit-scholarships-school-of-health-sciences

Scholarship Name:2012-2013 HRSA Scholarships
Employer:U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Course Level:Undergraduate and Graduate
Study Subjects:Nursing, Dental Hygiene, Registered Dietitian, Nursing, Physical Therapy , Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy
Country: USA
Brief Description:Texas Woman’s University (TWU) has applied for renewed funding for scholarships from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for Scholarships.
Website:http://www.twu.edu/physical-therapy/

Scholarship Name:Scholarship for Undergraduate students at St Hilda’s College, Australia
Employer:St Hilda’s College
Course Level:Undergraduate
Study Subjects:Medicine, Veterinary Science, Dentistry or Physiotherapy
Country:Australia
Brief Description:St Hilda’s offers a number of scholarships for undergraduate, graduate and non resident students. Scholarships are awarded to successful applicants to St Hilda’s College on the basis of academic results, personal qualities and the likely contributions the student can make to the College
Website:http://www.hildas.unimelb.edu.au/prospective_students_sub.php?subid=9

Scholarship Name: NSW Rural Allied Health Scholarships, Australia
Employer:NSW Government
Course Level:Undergraduate
Study Subjects:Allied Health
Country:Australia
Brief Description:Rural Allied Health Scholarships are offered to students from a rural background undertaking “entry level” studies in allied health (leading to a degree that qualifies the student to practice. Up to 50 NSW Rural Allied Health Scholarships, valued up to $10,000, are offered each year.
Website:http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/rural/alliedhealth/scholarships.asp

Scholarship Name:The Joanne Tubb Foundation Scholarship for Postgraduate Students, Australia
Employer: Joanne Tubb Foundation
Course Level:Postgraduate
Study Subjects:Physiotherapy
Country: Australia
Brief Description:The Joanne Tubb Foundation Scholarship of $3,000 is awarded to provide part funding for one physiotherapy postgraduate student enrolling in the Specialist Certificate in PaediatricOrthopaedic Physiotherapy (SCiPOP). This certificate enables Physiotherapist working in Victoria, to undertake post graduate training enabling them to better meet the needs of children and their families.
Website:http://www.joannetubbfoundation.org.au/scholarship/

Scholarship Name: Queensland Health Rural Scholarship Scheme, Australia
Employer: Queensland Health
Course Level:Undergraduate
Study Subjects:Dentistry, Dietetics/Nutrition, Medicine, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Oral Health, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Radiography, Social Work, Speech Pathology
Country:Australia
Brief Description:Queensland Health is a large and complex organisation and is the major provider of health services in this state.As part of its commitment to maintain and improve the health status of rural communities, the department administers a rural scholarship scheme.
Website: http://www.health.qld.gov.au/orh/scholarships/qhrss/docs/info_kit.pdf

Scholarship Name:Allied Health Mid-Term Scholarships Singapore at Curtin University, Australia
Employer:Curtin University
Course Level:Undergraduate
Study Subjects:Diagnostic Radiography, Nutrition & Dietetics, Medical Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech Pathology or Pharmacy
Country:Australia
Brief Description:Ranked by the World Health Organisation has having one of the best healthcare systems in the world, Singapore’s status as a premier medical hub is set to grow especially with the rapid expansion of our biomedical sciences and research sectors. The changing lifestyle landscape has created growing demand for well-qualified health science professionals and the many facets of our healthcare industry provide a varied range of health science career choices.
Website:http://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/scholarships/scholarship.cfm?id=840

Scholarship Name:SGH Scholarship inPhysiotherapy, Singapore
Employer:Singapore General Hospital
Course Level:Diploma
Study Subjects:Physiotherapy
Country:Singapore
Brief Description:Singapore General Hospital offers scholarships to students taking the Diploma in Physiotherapy course at NYP.
Website:http://www.sgh.com.sg/Education/Scholarship/Pages/physiotherapy.aspx

Scholarship Name:St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace Physiotherapy Scholarship, Australia
Employer:Australian Catholic University
Course Level:Bachelor
Study Subjects:Physiotherapy
Country:Australia
Brief Description:The scholarship is offered as a 50% remission of your student contribution amount (Commonwealth Supported place) for the standard duration of your course.
Website:http://www.acu.edu.au/apply_and_enrol/how_to_enrol/scholarships_and_bursaries/Scholarships_and_Bursaries_Browser/st_josephs_gregory_terrace_physiotherapy_scholarship/

Scholarship Name:Ailsa Munro Physiotherapy Student Scholarship, Australia
Employer:The University of Queensland
Course Level: Bachelor
Study Subjects:Physiotherapy
Country:Australia
Brief Description:The scholarship was established in 2011 and is maintained by the income of a bequest from Ailsa Munro, a greatly respected, retired physiotherapist, who graduated with the first cohort of students from the physiotherapy program at The University of Queensland in 1941
Website:http://www.uq.edu.au/study/scholarships/index.html?page=178874&pid=0

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