


The Rural Global Health Partnership Initiative (RGHPI) offers grants to support projects spearheaded by rural BC physicians or medical trainees and their partners based in underserved rural communities in BC, other parts of Canada, or internationally.
Are you a physician or medical trainee partnering on a project with an underserved community in BC, Canada or internationally? If so you can apply for a grant of up to $10,000 to support a global health partnership project with a Canadian or international partner. Global health* partnership projects can be an opportunity to foster reciprocal learning in diverse health systems and community contexts which can lead to innovative solutions to health care challenges and improved health outcomes, especially for underserved, marginalized, and Indigenous populations.
To be eligible, applicants must be either:
Projects must demonstrate a commitment to ethical partnership and aligned goals among all participants and participating communities and be based on the following principles:
Activities ineligible for funding include:
To apply for the Rural Global Health Partnership Initiative, please download and complete the two forms below and submit along with the required supporting documents to apeltonen@rccbc.ca.
We encourage applicants to reach out to us while in the process of developing the proposal. The application deadline is April 30, 2022. Please note that only complete applications including all supporting documents will be reviewed.
Applicants may apply for a grant up to $10,000. This support can be applied towards project implementation, licensing fees, travel and living expenses. Travel and living expenses may not exceed $3,000 per application. Please note that proposals where the budget predominantly focuses on personal costs of travel will not be considered.
Helpful information for developing your application is available on our resources page.
Learn more about past RCCbc funded RGHPI projects:
For more information about the Rural Global Health Partnership Initiative contact Adrienne Peltonen at apeltonen@rccbc.ca.
The Rural Global Health Partnership Initiative is supported by the Rural Coordination Centre of BC and the Joint Standing Committee on Rural Issues (JSC).
*Global Health is defined as “the area of study, research and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide” (Koplan, et al). More simply, it is “a discipline that advances efforts to improve the well-being of people and the planet.” (K. Martin, CUGH).
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