Financial supports are available at both national and state/territory levels to encourage GPs to work in rural and remote communities where they’re needed most. These include relocation assistance, retention bonuses, practice grants and training supports. This page links to key programs and tools to help you plan your rural GP career.
Use the map below to explore state-based incentives or scroll through the links to national programs available to all eligible GPs across Australia.
Rural Procedural Grants Program (RPGP) Supports GPs with procedural skills to attend training and remain current in emergency, obstetrics, anaesthetics, and surgery.
Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) Rural GP Incentives Calculator
Estimate your eligibility for rural retention payments based on location and scope of work.
Workforce Incentives Program (WIP)
Subsidies for practices employing medical practitioners, nurses, and allied health professionals in regional areas.
Primary Health Network (PHN) Rural Workforce Grants
PHN funding opportunities for relocation, upskilling, and practice infrastructure.
RACGP Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) – Supports & Subsidies Nationally consistent registrar payments, flexible funds, rural debt relief and regional incentives.
Click a state or territory to view workforce agency information
Workforce agency: RDN
Workforce agency: NT PHN
Workforce agency: The People Project
Workforce agency: Rural Health West