New grad licensing exam bursary
- Funding is being advanced to health authorities to support new graduate Registered Nurses, Registered Psychiatric Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses with a $500 bursary to help cover costs associated with exam licensing or certification exams.
- This funding is ongoing, retroactively applied to January 1, 2023. Nursing eligibility is limited to new graduates who take a guaranteed offer of regular employment (temporary or permanent) for at least six months at a minimum of 0.7 full-time equivalent (FTE).
Nursing student tuition credit
- Nursing students enrolled in Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing (BPN) and Practical Nursing (PN) programs in public postsecondary institutions (PSIs) between September 2023 and August 2026 are eligible to receive a tuition credit of $2,000 each program year.
- Indigenous students enrolled in the BSN program at public PSIs during this same period will receive an additional $5,000 tuition credit per program year. The $5,000 tuition credit for BSN represents an expansion of funding already available to Indigenous students in BPN and PN programs.
Peace River Regional District (PRRD) scholarship
Eligibility
Individuals living or working in the Peace River Regional District may be eligible if they are:
- High school students who are considering enrolling in a health care program
- Looking to change careers and become health care workers
- Already in health care or technical careers with Northern Health but want to upgrade their skills
- Scholarship: Various amounts depending on category. Scholarships may assist with the cost of tuition, textbooks and/or course materials.
- Scholarships and Bursaries - Peace River Regional District (PRRD)
Priority program bursaries
- $2,000 per year in tuition credits for students enrolled in select undersubscribed programs at a public post-secondary institution. Programs include perfusionist, medical lab technologist, medical radiological technologist, magnetic resonance imaging technologist, nuclear medicine technologist, radiation therapist, respiratory therapist, environmental health officer, advanced care paramedics, primary care paramedics, clinical counsellors, biomedical engineering technologists and rehabilitation assistants.
- $5,000 per year in tuition credits for Indigenous students enrolled in select programs at a public post-secondary institution. Programs include physiotherapist, occupational therapist, speech language pathologist and dietitian.
Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine scholarship and bursaries
Eligibility
Health career development scholarships for Northern Health employees:
- Applicants must be a current Northern Health employee in the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine (RDKS) region looking to upskill, interested in continued employment with Northern Health following program completion, and willing to commit to a two (2) year Return of Service Agreement in the RDKS region.
Eligibility
Health career access scholarships for high school graduates:
- Applicants must have either graduated from a high school in the RDKS region in the last 12 months, or are graduating in the current year. Applicants must also be currently residing in the RDKS region with a minimum two (2) years residency and be interested in employment with Northern Health following program completion.
Scholarship
Eligibility
Health career development scholarships for Northern Health employees:
- Six (6) scholarships in the amount of $2,500.00 are available to individuals who are accepted to a recognized post-secondary health science program, or equivalent.
Eligibility
Health career access scholarships for high school graduates:
- Six (6) scholarships in the amount of $2,500.00 are available to individuals who are accepted to a recognized post-secondary health science program, or equivalent.
- Scholarships and Bursaries - Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine (RDKS)