The Specialty Training Bursary Program provides funding to rurally bound medical specialty residents and rural physicians completing focused postgraduate training that leads to certification with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Each award is valued at $25,000.
Recipients are required to complete one year of full-time service in a rural community upon completion of their residency [1]. Preference is given to specialties identified as being in need in rural communities across British Columbia.
Eligibility and Award Details
Residents or rural physicians are eligible to apply if they:
- are in the final year 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 Rural Subsidiary Agreement (RSA), pending completion of the residency program.
- Bursary funding is only available while the applicant is pursuing the residency program. Canada Customs and Revenue consider bursary funds taxable income.
Application Deadline
The next deadline is June 30. Applications will be accepted for one month prior to the application deadline. Selection will be announced by September 1.
For program inquiries contact:
REAP Program Assistant
University of British Columbia
#300 – 5950 University Boulevard
Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3
P: 604-827-1504
[email protected]
[1] Full-time is defined as practicing a minimum of nine months of the year and billing greater than $50,000 per year (fee-for-service and alternate payments).
