The Community Network Bursary application for 2025-2026 is now open!

The Community Network Bursary Program provides financial support to students in health and social services programs; it is designed to respond to regional and local priorities for access to health and social services in English.

Community network partners are funded by Dialogue McGill to administer the Bursary Program in their region. The Bursary Program is part of Dialogue McGill’s Retention Program.

Bursary Amounts

Bursary amounts depend on the level of study and whether the educational institution is located within or outside the student’s home region.

Outside Home Region: This type of bursary is offered to students studying in an educational institution located OUTSIDE THEIR HOME REGION.  (for example students living in the Monteregie-Centre and studying in Montreal).
University $10,000.00, Cegep $5,000.00, Vocational $1,000 to 2,000.00

Within Home Region: This type of bursary is offered to students studying in an educational institution located WITHIN THEIR HOME REGION. (living and studying in the Monteregie-Centre).
University $5,000.00, Cegep $2,500.00, Vocational $1,000 to 2,000.00

Guide and bursary application forms available here

For each bursary awarded, recipients commit to working in their home region, or the catchment area of the sponsoring community network, following the successful completion of their studies for a minimum of one (1) year full-time in a public health and social services institution.

These return-for-service bursaries are coordinated by ARC Assistance and Referral Centre. The bursaries are designed to respond to regional and local priorities for access to services in English. Priority will be given to community-involved students whose field of study will lead them to a career in health and social services that will help address the priority service areas identified for the region.

For more information, please contact (514) 712-6575 or [email protected].

2024 recipients: Marilou Henry and Stephanie Morgan
2023 recipient: Zain Haider
2022 recipient: Vanessa Burton-Dulude
2021 recipients: Laurence Chadwick and Leah Lapommeray
2020 recipient: Rafik Hana

To learn more about the Bursary Program, please contact [email protected].