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APPLICATIONS ARE CURRENTLY OPEN. Applications for the 2026 Winter Semester begins May 4 and ends May 18, 2026.
**Only one submission per student is permitted. Anyone caught with more than one submission will be disqualified for the year.
Applications
Please use the Conference Funding Form for online submissions:
The form below is ONLY if you wish to fill a form and send by email.
What is the Conference Funding Program?
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.
Who is eligible?
Medical Students wishing to attend conferences in their field of interest are eligible.
How much money is available per year?
- 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
When can I apply?
- Applications will open on May 4, 2026 and will close May 18, 2026.
- 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)
- Funding will therefore only be provided for conferences between: November 1, 2025 and November 30, 2026.
- No funding will be provided for conferences that took place before November 1, 2025.
- People wishing to attend conferences that will take place after November 2026 will be eligible for the next application period, in Fall 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 30, 2026, 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 by mssvpfinance@gmail.com. You will receive an e-transfer according to the email provided in the form.