Accommodation and Travel Reimbursement for Rural Placements

What areas are included?
What can I claim?
How do I claim?
Additional Information for Phase 3 Rural Hospital and GP students
Forms

What areas are included?

A limited amount of funding is available to assist with accommodation and travel costs for Australian local students in Phase 2 and Phase 3 (2008) students completing a short term rural placement as part of the UNSW Medical Curriculum. Rurality is determined by the Commonwealth's Rural, Remote and Metropolitan Areas classification scheme (RRMA) and Commonwealth and NSW Government funding conditions stipulate that financial support is only available for students completing placements at a RRMA 3-7 site. International full fee paying students, Rural Clinical School students on extended rural clinical experience and students undertaking rural placements as part of the year 6 elective term are NOT eligible for accommodation and/or travel reimbursement.

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What can I claim?

The following table outlines what expenses can (and cannot) be reimbursed.

Type of Expense	You can claim	You cannot claim
Travel – Rail and Bus	One return trip to the rural hospital/ practice only (economy travel)	Additional trips eg weekend trips home
Travel – Car	One return trip to the rural hospital/ practice based on kilometres travelled (limits apply)	Actual petrol costs, additional trips eg weekend trips home or travel during attachment/ term
Travel – Air	Phase 3 students placed at Broken Hill and Lismore can have their flights prepaid by the Rural Clinical School – Sydney Campus if sufficient notice given (at least 4 weeks) - email g.mcauliffe@unsw.edu.au	Air travel to other rural sites or flights that are not arranged through the Rural Clinical School - Sydney Campus
Travel - Other	Nil	Taxi fares, airport transfers, travel to and from airports, train stations or coach stations, road tolls
Accommodation	Hospital accommodation, accommodation arranged by UNSW or approved by the Rural Clinical School (Please note: the maximum claim is $80 per student per week)	Other types of accommodation e.g. hotel, motel, caravan park. If no hospital or UNSW accommodation is available, please contact the Rural Clinical School – Sydney Campus before term commences.

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How can I claim?

Complete the Rural Travel Reimbursement Claim Form as follows:
If claiming car travel:

Attach original receipts (including petrol receipts if claiming car travel - the UNSW Accounts department requires this as proof of travel)
Must complete the Student Rural Placement Evaluation Questionnaire - online
Send the Claim Form to:

Genevieve McAuliffe
Rural Placement Coordinator
Rural Clinical School - Sydney Campus
Rm 327 Samuels Building
UNSW SYDNEY 2052

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Rural GP Placements

As part of your rural GP placement, you are required to arrange your own travel and accommodation. Please visit Futher information for students undertaking a rural GP term.

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Forms

Forms are also available from the Rural Clinical School - Sydney Campus.

Please Note: Claims must be received within two weeks from the completion of your placement.

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