C. Robert Kemp Palliative Care Grant

The C. Robert Kemp Palliative Care Grant is named in memory of Dr. C. Robert Kemp, the Ontario College of Family Physicians President in 1967 to 1968. Dr. Kemp had an active interest in palliative care. The grant is intended to support active College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) members in their participation in a continuing professional development/continuing medical education traineeship to help them attain or enhance their knowledge and skills in the areas of hospice palliative care. The educational plan will be a longitudinal clinical experience and mentorship by experts in hospice/palliative care. The value of the 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 and a family physician in active practice.

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

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

Applicants will be selected on the merit of their educational proposals and the perceived benefit(s) to their communities.

Projects must contain clinical and mentorship components.

Projects should primarily benefit communities in Canada. Alternative locations will be considered if the training sought is not available in Canada.

Please visit our Guidelines for basic eligibility and additional considerations.

Applicants are not eligible if they:

  • Intend to use the grant to attend palliative care conferences and courses
  • Are involved in full-time hospice palliative care
  • Are in the year of added competency training in palliative care

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 the Foundation for Advancing Family Medicine (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 generosity of the FAFM’s donors.