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GO7858: Building the GP Workforce - Primary Care Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs)

Overview

The purpose of this grant opportunity is to allocate new commencing medical Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) and associated medical education and training activities which foster a positive primary care culture and influence the uptake of primary care among graduates to bolster the GP workforce, particularly in rural and underserved metropolitan areas.

This grant opportunity will be implemented through two streams: Stream A and Stream B.

Eligible applicants can apply for one or both streams.

Streams A and B will have different application opening and closing dates.

The government has announced its intention to ensure all First Nations students will receive a medical CSP when they are accepted into eligible medical schools from 2026.

Implementation of this measure is subject to the passage of legislation and will be taken into account in implementation of Stream A and B of this grant opportunity.

Please note: Stream A of the Grant Opportunity will close for applications at 2:00pm AEST, 23 September 2025.

It is expected that Stream B of the Grant Opportunity will open for applications in March to June 2026.

An addendum will be published to this Grant Opportunity with the correct application form when this is opened.

NOTE: Please refer to the most recent version of the Grant Opportunity Guidelines and Addendum (Version 1) published on 09 September 2025.

To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must be one of the listed organisations and have received an invitation to apply from the department.

Stream A: only existing medical schools with current Australian Medical Council (AMC) accreditation and operated by a Table A higher education provider within the meaning of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA) are eligible.

Stream B: eligible applicants are (i) Table A higher education providers with an existing medical school and current AMC accreditation, or (ii) Table A higher education providers proposing a new medical school (proposed new schools must complete AMC accreditation prior to students commencing in 2028).

If applying as a Trustee on behalf of a Trust, the Trustee must be an eligible entity type.

Consortia are acceptable provided the lead organisation is an eligible entity and will be solely accountable to the Commonwealth.

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Funding Amount

Eligible activities: recruitment and selection processes to grow underrepresented cohorts and those likely to undertake primary care careers; student support to complete medical degrees; development of a primary care focussed medical curriculum; provision of high-quality clinical training opportunities; delivery of supervisor capacity building and support activities; appointment of GP clinical educators; expenditure of CGS funding for additional CSPs in line with HESA. Eligible expenditure: wages and salary for approved staff, labour on-costs and administrative overheads (with an additional 30% allowance for on-costs/overheads), project management costs, AMC accreditation costs, recruitment costs for staff relating to the grant activity, business development (external communication, branding, media, marketing, event advertising), internal/external project evaluation costs, insurances specifically required to cover the grant activity, staff training directly supporting project outcomes, domestic travel essential to the grant (cannot exceed 20% of total project costs). Ineligible: purchase of land, ransom payments, major capital expenditure/construction, retrospective costs, costs of preparing the application, subsidy of general ongoing administration (electricity, phone, rent), overseas travel, and activities for which other government bodies have primary responsibility including CSPs or medical student places other than those allocated through this grant and relevant Department of Education funding agreements.

Closing Date

23 September 2025(-308 days left)

Eligible Locations

National (All States)

Eligible Business Types

University, Trust, Consortium

Contact

1300 484 145 Grant.ATM@health.gov.au

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Last updated: 11 February 2026