Medical student on a budget?
Attending medical conferences as a medical student can be an amazing, but costly experience. That's where we can help. Unbeknownst to many, medical schools across Canada provide their students with hundreds of dollars in funding annually to attend medical conferences. You just need to know where to look.
Scroll down to find funding that is available at your school.
The National Medical Conference Funding Database is brought to you by the National Geriatrics Interest Group (NGIG) and was compiled by medical students across Canada.
At its conception, the purpose of this database is to help encourage students to attend the Canadian Geriatric Society (CGS) Annual Scientific Meeting by identifying all potential funding sources for students. While this is an NGIG-focused initiative, the available funding may be helpful for all students attending any medical conference.
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Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine, Travel Assistance Program
The Faculty of Medicine is pleased to announce its travel assistance program to assist undergraduate medical students to attend and present their research at a national or international meeting. Funding will be available through the Richard Payzant Ward Travel Fund and the J. J. Carroll Travel Fund.
Laval University
TBD
Sherbrooke University
TBD
University of Montreal
TBD
McGill University
TBD
University of Ottawa, Aesculapian Society Medical Student Conference Fund
The purpose of this fund is to financially support undergraduate medical students who have attended and presented at a conference. The applicant must: (1) be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, a person with the protected/refugee status or an international student; (2) be registered as a full-time undergraduate student in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ottawa; (3) have attended and presented at a conference (poster sessions included); (4) have a financial need, as determined by the Financial Aid and Awards Service of the University of Ottawa; and (5) have not received payment or funding from another source that covers the total amount of the conference expenses
University of Toronto
TBD
McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences Office of Undergraduate Medical Education
Students may be eligible to recieve funding to present original work at recognized, professional conferences. There is no geographic limit. Maximum travel / accomodations / registration re-imbursement per student is $300.00 per conference. Students are encouraged to share the costs to participate and actively search out other additional funding
McMaster University, McMaster Medical Student Council
Students are eligible to receive funding both to present at as well as attend professional conferences. No geographic limit. Total conference funding will cover up to $500 for travel, registration and accomodation during the days of the conference. Maximum conference funding granted for each student will not exceed $500 over the course of thier degree.
Western University, Undergraduate Medical Education Academic Enrichment Travel Fund
The disbursements from this fund are dedicated to promoting and facilitating undergraduate student travel to national meetings/conferences where you have been invited to present a paper/poster or equivalent arising out of your academic work. Any current student enrolled in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry’s MD Program is eligible.
Western University, Geriatric Interest Group
The Geriatrics Faculty can sponsor inividuals who are presenting research or who express a keen interest to attend the conference.
University of Manitoba
TBD
University of Calgary
TBD
University of Alberta, University of Alberta Career Centre
The Green and Gold Grant funds participation in activities that align with the goals of the grant. The grant funds 80% of the total cost of an activity, up to a maximum of $1500 CAD. Types of activities eligible for funding include, but are not restricted to: leadership conferences and seminars, skill-building workshops, meetings and events hosted by professional associations, and experiential learning activities.
University of British Columbia
A competition for travel awards for MD undergraduate students is available to assist with expenses related to participation in:
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an official conference or symposium at which the student presents a paper or poster or
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an extracurricular research exchange occurring outside of British Columbia.
Canadian Geriatric Society
The Canadian Geriatrics Society (CGS) would like to encourage networking and exchange of ideas among emerging scholars working within geriatrics. To meet these ends this competition provides travel funds for undergraduate medical students, resident physicians in core medical residency programs, subspecialty resident physicians in Geriatric Medicine or Family Medicine Care of the Elderly programs, masters and doctoral students currently enrolled in postgraduate studies, and post-doctoral fellows who are currently in training to attend the Annual Scientific Meeting. The applicant must be an active member of the Canadian Geriatrics Society.
This Trainee travel award is jointly sponsored by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Institute of Aging and the CGS. The awards competition was adjudicated on the basis of academic performance, scholarly activity and demonstrated interest in geriatrics and care of older people.
The maximum amount for a single award is $500.00 to offset costs of travel and accommodation as well as the conference registration fee. Sponsored trainees will be reimbursed for their expenses after submitting original receipts and proof of travel to the CGS using the following guidelines.
Conferences are amazing opportunities to learn more about a speicfic medical field, meet experts and professionals from across Canada, and interact with fellow students who share similar interests. We hope this database will help you get to where you want to go.
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