Hollister King Rural Family Practice CPD Grant

The Hollister King Rural Family Practice CPD Grant is named in memory of Dr. Hollister King, who was the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) President in 1977/78, and the Family Physician Chief at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, Ontario. The grant honours Dr. King’s lifelong commitment to rural family practice. This grant supports academic and community-based family physician CFPC members who are actively practising in a rural setting and wish to carry out continuing professional development (CPD) activities related to meeting the changing needs of their patients and communities within Canada. This grant is intended to support programs based on the Four Principles of Family Medicine:

  • The family physician must be a skilled clinician
  • The doctor-patient relationship is central to the role of the family physician
  • Family medicine is a community-based discipline
  • The family physician is a resource to a defined practice population

The value of this grant is up to $5,000.

Eligibility criteria:

Each applicant must be a CFPC member who has been in good standing for at least one year.

Each applicant must be a family physician in active practice, either academic or community based.

Applicants cannot have received this award in the past three years.

The program start date must be between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2026.

Applicants cannot claim lost time from practice, or the cost of a locum in their budget.

Preference will be given to applications that show a direct link between an educational activity and a community need.

Projects are to benefit communities within Canada. The traineeship is to occur in Canada; however, alternative locations will be considered if the training sought is not available in Canada.

Please visit our Guidelines for basic eligibility and additional considerations.

Various CPD activities are eligible for these grants, such as:

  • Clinical traineeships
  • Diploma or certificate programs
  • Graduate studies
  • Training aimed at improving the development, delivery, or facilitation of CPD programs for family physicians
  • Faculty development initiatives:
    • Improving abilities as a family medicine residency educator
    • Implementing educational strategies for family medicine residents
    • Developing educational programs for family medicine residents

Taxable income:

Payments will be made in the name of the principal investigator unless indicated on the application that funds are to be redirected to a registered charity.

Award funds received are taxable and are considered part of personal income in the fiscal year in which they are received. CFPC will issue a statement of income (T4A information slip) at the end of the year for these amounts.

Application process:

Applications are due to the CFPC National Office by 4:00 p.m. (ET) on April 13, 2026.

Applications must be submitted online.

Please refer to the Application Guidelines for requirements.

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Selection process:

The joint CFPC and FAFM Honours and Awards Committee uses the peer endorsements from a national review process to compile their recommendations to be approved by the CFPC and FAFM Boards of Directors.

Applicants will be formally notified of results in August.

Recognition of support:

This grant is made possible through the Hollister King Endowment Fund managed by the FAFM.