Access and Inclusion Bursary
Access and Inclusion Bursary
We have established this Bursary to enhance financial support, recognizing that funding access varies across health professions and institutions. This bursary is supported through investment by the CFD, financial gifts, and through contributions of our institutional members.
How does it work?
Our available funds for this Bursary vary from year to year, and therefore the number of bursaries we can award will vary with each academic year. For the 2025-26 year, we are able to offer the following number of Bursary awards at 50% of the lowest available tuition rate.
Allocation
| Program | Bursary Awards Available | Bursary Application Deadline | Participants notified of Bursary status | Program Enrollment Opens – first come first serve until full |
| Teaching and Learning in the Clinical Context (TLC) | 5 | February 21, 2025 | February 28, 2025 | March 3, 2025 |
| Stepping Stones | 5 | February 21, 2025 | February 28, 2025 | March 3, 2025 |
| Education Scholars Program | 3 | May 15, 2025 | Participants notified with program notification Letter in mid-June | |
| New & Evolving Academic Leaders (NEAL) | 2 | May 15, 2025 | Participants notified with program notification Letter in mid-June | |
Please note:
- Partnered programs with other institutions are not included at this time.
- This table will be updated at the beginning of each program recruitment cycle (typically late fall) to help inform decision-making for potential participants. Notification of receipt of Bursary will come out as indicated in the table above.
Process
The CFD Education Development Lead, Access and Inclusion, will receive applications then blind the identifying information for any further review and/or management of information. Applicants will be verified as meeting the basic criteria, and then a lottery of all eligible applicants will be drawn for the awarding of the Bursary per program. Bursary applications will be reviewed separately from the program applications, and application to the Bursary will not be known to or impact decisions by acceptance committees for any programs.
Timing
Notifications of Bursary receipt will go out per the table above, and timelines are based on the application process/timing for each program. The overall goal is to ensure that participants know their Bursary status prior to making final decisions about their participation in the program. Bursary awards will be directly applied to tuition, and you will be invoiced or have a balance owing of a discounted tuition (no funds will flow out to participants). These funds cannot be applied to another CFD program or deferred to or a program cohort starting outside the 2025-2026 year.
Application
To apply for the Bursary, please click here.
Other potential funding sources
In service of trying to close gaps in funding access, please seek funding from your department, institutions, professional associations, etc. prior to applying to Bursary funds – collectively working towards this will help make more diverse participation possible. Below is a list of some funding avenues we are aware of, and we would appreciate your sharing others with us to include in this list:
- Underrepresented faculty members from the Temerty Faculty of Medicine who are sponsored by their departments to participate in the 2024-25 NEAL Program, are eligible to have 50% of their tuition funded by the Dean’s Office. For more information, Temerty Medicine department chairs and prospective applicants are encouraged to contact the Office of the Dean at dean@utoronto.ca
- Ontario Association of Social Workers (must be a member of OASW) – http://www.oasw.org
- Nursing Education Initiative Grant for RNs – http://rnao.ca/education-funding/nei
- RPNAO Nursing Education Initiative – https://www.werpn.com/learn/funding/nursing-education-initiative/
- Temerty Faculty of Medicine Institute of Medical Science Graduate Equity Enhancement Bursaries – https://ims.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/inline-files/IMS_Graduate_Equity_Enhancement_Bursaries_2022-23_Eligibility_Criteria.pdf
Patient and Family Partners – if you need support beyond this Bursary, please contact Lindsay Baker at lindsay.baker@unityhealth.to
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