Grants and Bursaries
Learn more about our grants, scholarships, awards and bursaries
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A wide range of support is available to individuals at various stages of their careers and includes scholarships, awards and bursaries for education and research initiatives. We also provide grants for items that fall outside of regular hospital budgets.
For more information, please contact HHSFGrants@hhsc.ca
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Deadline: November 30, 2025
This bursary is an education award designed to provide funding for nurse practitioners working in oncology and hematology at Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre. The Bursary is intended to enhance the ability of nurse practitioners to provide comprehensive, person-centered integrated care to individuals with cancer and their families across the care continuum.
The bursary will be awarded annually in the amount of $2,000 and staff supported through this bursary are expected to share their skills with their colleagues at JHCC and to make academic presentations of their work.
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All applications must be submitted to HHSFGrants@hhsc.ca
Deadline: January 31, 2026
The Richard and Mary Pelling Scholarship and Bursary in Psychiatry are awarded to full-time students and residents enrolled in a health discipline, studying psychiatry or psychology in the Faculty of Health Sciences or the Faculty of Social Sciences at McMaster University. Eligible applicants must have psychiatric clinical and/or research experience in the Integrated Mental Health Program at Hamilton Health Sciences or St. Joseph’s Healthcare during the 2025 – 2026 academic year. Funds are made available through the generosity of Mr. Peter Gordon Pelling in memory of his parents, Richard and Mary Pelling. There is up to $5,000 each available for the scholarship and the bursary.
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All applications must be submitted to HHSFGrants@hhsc.ca
Deadline: February 27, 2026
The Dr. Stephen Buttrum Memorial Bursary for Excellence in Clinical Psychology is awarded to PhD candidates in clinical psychology, who have been accepted into the Clinical Psychology Internship Program at McMaster Children’s Hospital. This Bursary has been established in memory of the late Dr. Stephen Buttrum, a beloved psychologist and clinician at McMaster Children’s Hospital, through a generous donation to Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation from the Buttrum family. There is $10,000 available to be awarded annually.
All applications must be submitted to HHSFGrants@hhsc.ca
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Grants open periodically throughout the year. Please check back for more details.
The Cameron Family Award provides financial support to nurses, physicians, therapists, and/or allied health members of the pediatric surgery interdisciplinary team and is intended to support capital expenditures, workshops, education, professional development, collaboration and/or team building initiatives in the Department of Pediatric Surgery. The award was established by Occupational Therapist, G. Patricia Cameron and Pediatric Surgeon, Dr. Gordon S. Cameron and their family, and recognizes their contributions to improving health care in Hamilton. The award is valued at $3,000.
Expected to Open: June 30, 2026