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La période de postulation pour la semestre 2025 automne commence le 11 décembre et termine le 18 décembre, 2025.
**Plus q’une soumission par étudiant est interdit. Les étudiants en violation seront disqualifiés pour l’année.
Quelle est la programme?
The conference funding program is an MSS student-oriented incentive whose goal is to provide financial assistance to students wishing to further their knowledge by participating in medical conferences.
Qui est admissible?
Medical Students wishing to attend conferences in their field of interest are eligible.
Combien de fonds sont disponibles?
- Conference Fund:
- Maximum of 300.00CAD per person per conference
- Maximum of 600.00CAD per conference (based on two (2) people attending)
- The Office of Student Affairs will generously fund certain projects who could not get funded through the conference fund, or who did not receive the full amount requested; all application forms will automatically be forwarded to the Office by the MSS; you will be contacted if you receive funding through the Office of Student Affairs
Quand puis-je postuler?
- La période de postulations commence le 11 décembre 2025 termine le 18 décembre 2025.
- You may apply retrospectively (if you attended a conference in the past 6 months) or prospectively (if you plan on attending a conference in the next 6 months)
- Les fonds sont fournis uniquement pour les conférences entre: le 1 mai and 30 avril 2026
- Aucun postulation pour les conférences avant le 1 mai 2025 est accepté.
- People wishing to attend conferences that will take place after May 1st, 2025 will be eligible for the next application period, in hiver 2026.
What criteria are used to assess how much funding I am eligible to receive?
- Relevance of the subject of the conference (Medicine-oriented topics only)
- Magnitude and importance of the conference
- Reasons for attending and role of student at conference (attending / presenting / hosting)
- Appropriateness of the proposed budget
- Possible advantages to the Faculty of Medicine and Medical Students
When do I find out if I have been chosen to receive funding?
By June 10th, 2025, via email.
When do I receive my funding?
- After submitting all receipts and a revised budget to the MSS VP Finance
- After submitting a conference summary describing the strengths and weaknesses of the conference/initiative
- Disbursements will be made the following semester within two weeks of receipts being sent in to mssvpfinance@gmail.com. An E-Transfer will be sent to the e-mail address in the application form or if you have an RBC account, the amount will be deposited via direct deposit. Please mention the fact you have an RBC account in your application.