Awards, scholarships, bursaries and grants

The Alberta Medical Association believes in putting Patients First®.
Awards and scholarships are just one of the ways we work to fulfill that mission by:
- Contributing to new physicians in the health care system through scholarships and bursaries that help to defray the high costs of medical education.
- Contributing to the sustainability of Alberta’s health care system through a scholarship for physicians seeking additional training in a clinical area of recognized need.
- Promoting development of the physician's role as an advocate for healthy populations through a grant for physicians-in-training.
- Recognizing physicians and others who have made significant contributions to medicine or to our health care system.
In this section, you will learn about awards and scholarships and read about previous winners, and be able to apply/nominate someone for:
Awards

AMA Achievement Awards
AMA's Achievement Awards honor contributions to quality health care in Alberta.

AMA Long-Service Award
AMA's Long-Service Award honors physicians who contribute to the advancement of the profession.

AMA Member Emeritus
AMA Member Emeritus is presented to members for contributions to the profession and the association.

AMA Award for Compassionate Service
The AMA Award for Compassionate Service honors a physician who is an AMA member and, during their career, has demonstrated outstanding compassion, philanthropy and/or volunteerism to improve the state of the community in which they are giving back.

Canadian Medical Association awards
The CMA presents awards to those who've helped raise the standards of health care delivery or medical practice in Canada.

Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal 2023
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal was bestowed on many amazing Albertans. Given the significant numbers and the importance of the honour, we are sharing a list here of the physicians who have received the award. We congratulate these outstanding colleagues and welcome additions to the list if you are aware of a physician on whom the medal will be bestowed.
Scholarships, bursaries and grants

ADIUM Student Elective Travel Grant
This grant helps medical students pay the increasing costs of medical school.

AMA Committee on Student Affairs Sponsorship Program
Are you a medical student leader at the University of Calgary or the University of Alberta? The AMA Committee on Student Affairs Sponsorship Program provides support of student-run initiatives targeted at career advancement of medical students. The AMA allocates a budget annually for support of this sponsorship and all Alberta-based medical students are eligible to apply.
Alberta Medical Foundation Charitable Fund Project Grants
The Alberta Medical Foundation Charitable Fund Project Grants promotes interest in Alberta’s medical history by providing research grants of up to $10,000.00 to qualified scholars for original projects in the history of medicine and health care in Alberta.

Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Laureate
Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Laureates are Canadian citizens whose outstanding leadership and contributions to medicine and the health sciences, in Canada or abroad, have led to extraordinary improvements in human health.
Dr. Marnie Hinton Resident Award for Physician Wellness
The Dr. Marnie Hinton Award for Resident Physician Health, jointly sponsored by the Alberta Medical Association’s Physician and Family Support Program and the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta, is awarded annually to medical residents who have demonstrated an interest in physician health.
Margaret Hutton History of Medicine and Health Care Student Research Scholarship
The Margaret Hutton History of Medicine and Health Care Student Research Scholarship exists to encourage original research by undergraduate medical trainees, post-graduate medical trainees, undergraduate and graduate students in the history of medicine and health care.

Dr. Michael Tarrant Scholarship
The Tarrant Scholarship is awarded to third-year medical students from the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary who demonstrate strong interest in studying and developing a career in rural medicine. It is bestowed each year by the Alberta Medical Association’s Section of Rural Medicine.

Emerging Leaders in Health Promotion grant program
The AMA Emerging Leaders in Health Promotion grant program supports advocacy initiatives of physicians-in-training.

TD Insurance Meloche Monnex/AMA Medical Student Bursary
The TD Insurance Meloche Monnex/AMA Medical Student Bursary Program helps to reduce financial pressure from escalating medical school tuition fees so that every qualified student can afford to attend medical school.

TD Insurance Meloche Monnex/AMA Scholarship
This scholarship was established with funding from TD Insurance Meloche Monnex to help physicians meet Alberta's changing medical needs.