Due to physical distancing measures, REAP staff is working remotely. During this time, please submit any application or claim forms by email instead of mail. If you have submitted an application or claim form by mail and have not received a response from our office, please contact us at REAP.Students@.ubc.ca. Please include the approximate postage date, the nature of your communication and the name of the REAP Program your communication was regarding.
The Specialty Training Bursary Program provides funding to rurally-bound medical specialty residents or rural physicians who and are completing focused postgraduate training that will lead to certification with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. A one-year return of service requirement is attached to each year of funding received. Preference will be given to specialties identified as being “in need” in rural communities in BC.
The Program
Each successful applicant may be eligible for up to two years of bursary funding (at $25,000/annum) to a maximum of $50,000.
- Four bursaries will be offered in each fiscal year.
Eligibility
Residents or rural physicians are eligible to apply if they:
- are in the final two years of a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada residency program and;
- have been accepted to a specialty position by a hospital and health authority included in the RSA pending completion of the residency program.
- Bursary funding is only available while the applicant is pursuing the residency program.
Application Deadline
The next deadline is June 30, 2022. Applications will be accepted for one month prior to the application deadline. Please do not submit your application prior this this time period. Selection will be announced by September 15th.
Due to physical distancing measures, REAP Staff is working remotely. Please submit your application by email during this time.
For program inquiries contact:
REAP Program Assistant
University of British Columbia
#300 – 5950 University Boulevard
Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3
P: 604-822-2675
REAP.Students@ubc.ca
REAP Programs
Download Specialty Training Bursary Application and Overview (Download the form and open in Acrobat to enable fillable fields in this form)
