Scholarships, bursaries
awarded to
aboriginal students
Health Canada's Indian and Inuit Health Careers Program (IIHCP) recently awarded $1000 scholarships to 38 aboriginal students to help them pursue careers in health care. In addition, 54 students were awarded bursaries worth varying amounts for the 1995-96 school year. IIHCP, which was established in 1984 to increase the representation of aboriginal people in the health professions, has awarded bursaries to 319 students. Its scholarship component, introduced in 1988, has provided 175 awards.
| CMAJ May 1, 1996 (vol 154, no 9) /
JAMC le 1er mai 1996 (vol 154, no 9) |