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
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.
Eligibility: Applicant must be employed at McMaster Children’s Hospital/McMaster University and must be a nurse, physician, therapist, and/or allied health member. Selection committee members are not eligible.
Application Process: Please submit a letter describing how you meet the criteria outlined above and why you have chosen to pursue your career at McMaster Children’s Hospital. Please also include a copy of your Curriculum Vitae. Applications must be sent electronically to HHSFGrants@hhsc.ca - please include "2025 Cameron Family Award" in the e-mail subject line. As part of the selection process you may also be invited to meet with the Cameron family.
These grants will be opening throughout the year. Check back to get more details when they do.
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.
The Family Grants program offers a unique opportunity to support patient care at Hamilton Health Sciences by providing grants to employees for items that fall outside of regular hospital budgets (e.g. specialized furnishings and equipment). This program is jointly provided in partnership by Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation and Hamilton Health Sciences Volunteer Association. Staff from all HHS sites and departments are eligible to apply. Most grants awarded are up to $2,000, although larger requests may be considered.
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 2024 – 2025 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 $5,431.09 each available for the scholarship and the bursary.