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Medical Grant programs • AMSFAP – Aboriginal Medical Student Financial

Assistance Program • MSRFAP – Medical Student/Resident Financial

Assistance Program – Educational Assistance Option (EAO - while training) This option is administered by Student Aid – Practice Assistance Option (PAO - while practicing) This option is administered by Health

NOTE: Aboriginal students can obtain both grants

What does this financial assistance entail?

• AMSFAP and MSRFAP are conditional grants that have Return of Service (ROS) commitments.

• The commitment is to practice in the Province of Manitoba for a specified amount of time in a rural or urban location.

• Note that MSRFAP conditional grants are location approved, AMSFAP are not. For location approved grants you would propose a location to Health.

• If you don’t work in Manitoba to fulfill the return of service, you must repay the grants in cash (with interest).

Return of Service (ROS) Commitment

• Full-time is defined as a minimum 35 OR 40 hours per week for 6 or 12 consecutive months

• ROS commitments are fulfilled consecutively in the order they were signed regardless of who they are with, e.g., RHA, communities, etc.

Who is eligible?

Medical Students in 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year

Eligibility criteria is: -you must be a U of M medical student/resident or graduate

-or from Manitoba attending the French program in Ottawa.

Aboriginal medical students in 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year (Year 1 grants must be taken to access grants in years 2 to 4)

Medical Residents

What are you eligible for?

Aboriginal Medical Student Financial Assistance Program (AMSFAP)

Medical Student/Resident Financial Assistance Program (MSRFAP)

Year/No. available Approved by Grant Return

of Service Interest

Year/No. available Approved by Grant Return of Service (ROS) Interest UG1 (7) U of M $7,000 6 mos Accrues from

end of training UG1 LA MSRFAP $12,000 6 mos location approved Accrues

from date received

UG2 U of M $7,000 6 mos UG2 LA MSRFAP $12,000 6 mos location approved UG3 U of M $7,000 6 mos UG3 LA MSRFAP $12,000 6 mos location approved UG4 U of M $7,000 6 mos UG4 LA MSRFAP $12,000 6 mos location approved UG4 (RNI)

Rural/Northern Initiative MSRFAP $25,000 1 yr rural - Location

approved

FM1 or 2 MSRFAP $20,000 1 yr FM2 (15)

Northern/Remote Family Medicine Residency Stream (NRFMRS)

U of M $50,000 2 yrs rural - Location approved. Could be completed over 4 yrs

FM3* MSRFAP $20,000 1 yr PG (any and last year) Health $20,000 1 yr

MAX GRANTS - 4 AMSFAP MAX GRANTS - 6 MSRFAP - 4 UG, 2 PG or 1 FM*. NOTE: add 1 or 2 PG for NRFMRS

LEGEND: UG - Undergraduate PG - Postgraduate LA – Location Approved FM - Family Medicine ROS - Return of Service

NOTES: The Aboriginal Medical Student Financial Assistance NOTES: *FM3 automatically approved for Anesthesia, Emerg Med or Palliative Care. Program grant must be taken in UG1 to be eligible Based on need and reviewed annually. for grants in UG2, UG3 and UG4.

Return of Service (ROS) is repaid consecutively in the order funding was received, e.g., 2 grants = 2 years ROS. NRFMRS is the exception where NRFMRS ROS is always repaid first. ROS must commence within 90 days of training end date, unless for NRFMRS. If ROS is not fulfilled, principal and accrued interest must be repaid immediately in one lump sum.

Deadline: September 15th annually, Deadline: August 15th annually

www.manitobastudentaid.ca www.manitoba.ca/health/msrfap This is an Education and Advanced Learning program This is a MB Health, Healthy Living and Seniors program

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, contact (204) 945-5929

Did you know? • Interest is charged at prime OR prime plus 1% and not

compounded

• These grants are repaid in service or cash when you are done your training

• These funds don’t have to be used for tuition

• These funds don’t count as income when applying for Manitoba Student Aid

• These grants are taxable. T4As are issued in February

1. Do you want to live and practice in Manitoba?

2. Will you be able to repay the financial assistance if you decide to practice outside Manitoba?

Consider the following questions:

NOTE: This is not a loan therefore if return of service is not completed, it is repaid in cash in one lump sum with interest

Process • Complete application

• Transfer funds to your financial institution

• Issue a T4A (funds are reported to CRA as income for the year they were received)

• Once approved, complete agreements

• Provide your confirmation of enrollment

. . . and communicate with us annually until your Return of Service (ROS) is satisfied.

Remember . . . Once your training is completed, should you decide not to practice in Manitoba . . .

• the total amount of MSRFAP financial assistance is due in full plus interest. Interest accrues from the day it was received.

• the total amount of AMSFAP financial assistance is due in full. Interest accrues from your training end date.

What Happens Next?

Annual follow up

• Provide Confirmation of Enrollment

• Inform us of any change in your personal info

• Advise us if you are taking additional training

(Annual confirmation of employment is required)

• Advise us of any change in your training program • Advise us if you take a leave of absence

PLEASE … (Annual confirmation of enrolment is required)

• Advise us when you obtain employment

(Name, address, phone number, e-mail)

Deadline • The deadline is August 15th for MSRFAP and

September 15th for AMSFAP

• Apply early to ensure funding is available.

• Applications missing information will not be processed until all information is received.

• Processing takes a minimum of 4 to 6 weeks once we have received all documents correctly completed.

Access to Applications MSRFAP applications will be available:

• June 1st at Manitoba Health’s website at

www.manitoba.ca/health/msrfap

AMSFAP applications will be provided by:

• the Student Affairs office

Questions? Primary contacts – Student Aid:

Rachel Parkinson 204-945-8509

Donna Locken 204-945-5929

mbmedicalgrants@gov.mb.ca