The Hospital Development and Education Fund (HDEF) of Canada offers assistance to AHP Canadian members.
- Up to $2,000 CAD bursary for a healthcare development practitioner to attend any AHP conference/workshop of choice
- Up to $2,000 CAD bursary for a volunteer/board member to attend any AHP conference/workshop of choice. If a volunteer/board member does not apply, the bursary will be awarded to a healthcare development practitioner
- Up to $2,000 CAD bursary for a healthcare development practitioner to attend the Madison Institute
Applications are closed for 2026. We will begin accepting applications again in early 2027.
Selection Criteria
To apply for the HDEF of Canada bursary, you must complete the online scholarship application, summarize the reasons you feel qualified to receive a scholarship, and provide a brief history of your professional fundraising experience. You are encouraged to answer the questions fully and to be as detailed and thorough as possible.
The AHP Foundation Board of Trustees reviews all eligible applications and will base their recommendations on the answers to these prompts:
- Clear objectives for use of scholarship
- Goals for professional development
- How receiving the scholarship will benefit the awardee’s organization
- Demonstrated financial need
- How the candidate has worked to create a diverse community or environment in their own life and how they might share this with the broader AHP community
Award Conditions
- The recipient must pay all costs up front. Upon receipt of a written summary of an awardee’s experience and detailed expenses (with receipts), the recipient’s organization will be reimbursed up to $2,000 for registration and travel costs. This summary must be received no later than 30 days following the completion of the conference of choice, and the summary will become property of the AHP Foundation.
- Scholarship funds are applied in the following priority: registration, lodging, and travel. The recipient is responsible for the balance of transportation and per diem expenses.
- Upon selection, the recipient must immediately submit an electronic color photo suitable for publication along with the Notice of Intent form provided by the Foundation office.
- Previous recipients of the AHP Foundation Scholarship and HDEF of Canada bursary must wait one full year from the date they attend the conference of their choice before being eligible to apply again.