Indigenous Medical Student Scholarship

Mikaela Vancoughnett - 2024 recipient 

The Indigenous Medical Student Scholarship recognizes a top First Nations, Métis, or Inuit medical student in Canada who has shown an interest in or commitment to a career in family medicine.

The value of the Indigenous Medical Student Scholarship is $5,000. The award will be presented during Family Medicine Forum (FMF). The recipient will receive a complimentary one-day registration at FMF. In addition, the Indigenous Medical Student Scholarship may reimburse up to $2,000 to help offset the costs of accommodation, meals, and travel to attend FMF.

Eligibility criteria:

  • Applicants must be Indigenous medical students in Canada
  • Applicants must be in their second-last year of study
  • Applicants must be in good academic standing
  • Applicants cannot have received this scholarship in the past three years

Please refer to the Guidelines for basic eligibility requirements and additional considerations.

Taxable income:

Award funds received are taxable and are considered part of your personal income in the fiscal year in which they are received. The CFPC will issue a statement of income (T4A information slip) at the end of the year for these amounts. We recommend that you obtain professional advice from your financial/tax adviser regarding the income tax implications of this award.

Application process:

Please refer to the Application Guidelines for requirements.

Students are asked to submit directly to the CFPC National Office. Applications must be submitted online.

Applications must reach the CFPC National Office by 4:00 p.m. (ET) on May 20, 2025.

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Selection process:

The CFPC’s Indigenous Health Committee will recommend the recipient of this scholarship to the national Honours and Awards Committee.

The Honours and Awards Committee will approve the final recipient for this award and the recipient will be informed in August.

Read the list of previous scholarship recipients.

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.