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 SPACELABS Education Fund provides financial support to fund educational opportunities for Hamilton Health Sciences nurses and biomedical staff at Hamilton Health Sciences sites that use SPACELABS equipment. This Fund is made possible by the support of SPACELABS Healthcare (Canada) Inc, and is administered by Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation and the Spacelabs Evaluation Committee.
Eligibility: Full time or part time RN, RPN and Biomedical Engineering staff who are working within the units where Spacelabs monitors are used at one of the following sites: Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre, McMaster Children's Hospital or McMaster University Medical Centre. Staff who apply must have been with the Hospital for 6 months or 975 hours in the previous 12 months.
To Apply: Please complete the PDF Application and email your application to HHSFGrants@hhsc.ca.
Funds are distributed on a first come, first served basis.
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 "2024 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.