Foundation for Black Communities (FFBC) Black Medical Student Bursary 2025 (up to $10,000)

Applications are open for the Foundation for Black Communities (FFBC) Black Medical Student Bursary 2025. The FFBC Black Medical Student Bursary is a needs-based award created to support Black students entering their first year of medical school at select Canadian institutions. This bursary reflects the Foundation for Black Communities’ commitment to advancing health equity and ensuring that Black communities are represented and supported across all levels of healthcare.

They recognize the deeply rooted and systemic challenges that Black students continue to face in accessing, navigating, and completing medical training—a process often marked by financial hardship, lack of representation, and structural barriers within academic and professional institutions. In response to these persistent inequities, this program has been thoughtfully designed to serve not only as a means of financial relief, helping to alleviate the burden of tuition and related expenses, but also as a powerful symbol of encouragement, solidarity, and investment from the broader community. By addressing both the economic and psychological hurdles that disproportionately affect Black medical students, the initiative aims to foster a more inclusive, equitable, and supportive pathway toward medical education and professional success. Ultimately, it seeks to empower the next generation of Black physicians to thrive in their training, enter the medical workforce with confidence, and contribute meaningfully to the health and well-being of communities that have long been underserved and underrepresented in medicine.

Scholarship of Black Communities

• Each recipient will receive a $10,000 bursary to help alleviate the financial barriers associated with pursuing a medical education.

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Eligibility 

To be considered for the bursary, applicants must:

• Demonstrate community leadership and involvement;
• Self-identify as Black (including African, Caribbean, African Nova Scotian, or multiracial with Black ancestry);
• Be entering the first year of medical school;
• Demonstrate financial need.

Eligible Institutions: Dalhousie University, Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), and McGill University

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