Family Medicine Resident Scholarships
The Family Medicine Resident Scholarships recognize the leadership abilities of outstanding senior family medicine residents from each of the 17 Canadian family medicine residency programs.
The value of the Family Medicine Resident Scholarship is $10,000. The award will be presented during Family Medicine Forum (FMF). Each recipient will receive a complimentary one-day registration for FMF. In addition, the Family Medicine Resident Scholarship may reimburse up to $2,000 (per recipient) to help offset the costs of accommodation, meals, and travel to attend FMF.
Eligibility criteria:
Nominees must be senior family medicine residents in their second year at the time of nomination.
Nominees must show an interest in enhancing their leadership skills within organized medicine.
Nominees are eligible if they have an achievement in one or more the following areas:
- Leadership activities during residency/leadership qualities (beyond departmental and program activities, such as participation in organized family medicine, the CFPC’s Section of Residents, or Resident Doctors of Canada)
- Academic achievements related to family medicine (e.g., publications)
- Research achievements
- Oral presentation skills (articulate and confident when presenting to large groups)
- Unique achievements or exceptional activities in medical school or residency
- Service to vulnerable populations, such as rural, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQ+, addiction/mental health, inner city, etc.
Where possible, you are encouraged to consider recognizing a candidate who was not previously nominated for a Medical Student Scholarship.
Please refer to the Guidelines for basic eligibility requirements and additional considerations.
Nomination process:
Please refer to the Nomination Guidelines for requirements.
Nominations must be submitted online by the university.
The deadline for nomination from each university is 4:00 p.m. (ET) on June 13, 2025.
Only one nomination per university will be accepted.
If you are an eligible family medicine resident and would like to be considered, please reach out to your university postgraduate program director for further information.
Read the list of previous scholarship recipients.
Selection process:
A university selection committee composed of residents (R1) and faculty representatives from each family medicine residency program will select their nominee for a Family Medicine Resident Scholarship. Only one nomination per university will be accepted.
The Honours and Awards Committee will approve the nominations for these awards and inform the recipients in August.
Recognition of support:
This is a joint program of the CFPC and FAFM through the generosity of the FAFM’s donors, MD Financial Management and Scotiabank.
