RhPAP Rural Medical School Award
Award value
$5,000
Number of awards
Up to 4
Application to apply for
External Award - Deadline: February 1, 2023
Donor
Rural Health Professions Action Plan
The RhPAP Rural Medical School Award provides a one-time contribution of $5,000 to assist with the student’s tuition, accommodation, living, and/or professional development expenses. The Award is available to a maximum of four students per year, to be applied to the following year of their medical degree. Up to two Awards per Alberta medical school per year will be granted.
Award description
- be an Alberta resident or a permanent resident of Canada living in Alberta
- be enrolled as a first or second year full-time medical student either at the University of Alberta or Áù¾ÅÉ«ÌÃ
- be a member of a student Rural Medical Interest Group at either the University of Alberta or Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà (where degree is being undertaken)
- Note: Preference will be given to applicants who have lived in a rural Alberta community for a minimum of five (5) consecutive years. For the purposes of this award, a rural Alberta community is defined as a community located outside the Census Metropolitan Area boundaries of Calgary or Edmonton with a population of fewer than 15,000 people.
- Nomination Deadline has been extended to February 1, 2022
Required criteria
Student type: Professional
Faculty: Medicine (MD)
Year entering: Any
Citizenship/residency: Domestic
Award information
Type of award: Award
Internal/external/government: External