Medical Students / Residents

Financial Assistance — Funding Sources for Medical Education

If you are a Yukon resident presently studying medicine or intending to apply to medical school, there are several sources of funding potentially available to you.  These are listed below and the contact information is provided.

Eligibility criteria differ among the funding programs. Please contact the programs directly for details.

Canadian Medical Foundation

National Medical Student Bursary Program
Dr. John Big Canoe Scholarship
Special Bursary Program for Aboriginal Medical Students

Canadian Medical Foundation / Fondation médicale canadienne
1870 prom Alta Vista Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
K1G 6R7
(613) 520-7681
1-866-530-4979
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First Nations Health Program (WGH)

Dr. Frank Timmermans Scholarship
Yukon Native Health Scholarship

First Nations Health Program
Whitehorse General Hospital
5 Hospital Road
Whitehorse, Yukon
Y1A 3H7
(867) 393-8780
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Government of Yukon

Medical Education Bursary

Jan Horton
Coordinator, Health Human Resources
Government of Yukon
Box 2703 (H-1)
Whitehorse, Yukon
Y1A 2C6
(867) 667-5695
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The Yukon Foundation

Charles Drury Taylor Award

The Yukon Foundation
P.O. Box 31622
Whitehorse, Yukon
Y1A 6L2
(867) 393-2454
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