Bursaries

Applications are now open!

Registration bursaries available for RNs, LPNs, NPs & RPNs.

May 1 & 2, 2025, Calgary, Alberta

The theme of this year’s Alberta Association of Nurses Conference is Nursing 2.0. Learn about the key influences shaping to future landscape of healthcare, the impact of artificial intelligence and how nurses are harnessing transformative technology.

To support rural registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, nurse practitioners, and registered psychiatry nurses to access this training, RhPAP will provide $393.75 bursaries for the first 10 eligible health professionals to apply before March 30.

To be eligible, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Be a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, nurse practitioner, or registered psychiatric nurse in Alberta in good standing with their regulatory college
• Do the majority of their work (at least part-time) in a rural Alberta community with a population of fewer than 15,000 people outside the defined Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) boundaries of Calgary or Edmonton (for more information, visit rhpap.ca/about.)
• Provide proof of registration and payment for the AAN Conference. (Nurses can register for the conference through the conference registration webpage.)
• Before March 30, 2025, be one of the first 10 eligible health professionals to apply for the registration bursary
• Be willing to share their conference experience with RhPAP for a follow-up story after the conference

Apply now!

January 23-25, 2026 Banff, Alberta

Registration open in fall 2025. Bursaries are available for RNs & LPNs.

The Endoscopy Skills Day for Practicing Endoscopists conference ​advances ​the ​cognitive ​and ​technical ​skills ​of ​physicians ​and ​nurses ​who ​routinely ​participate ​in ​endoscopy ​procedures. ​Click this link for experiences from past conferences.

RhPAP will provide a $250 bursary toward registration costs for 16 eligible rural nurses who are part of rural endoscopy teams.

To be eligible, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Be a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse in Alberta in good standing with their regulatory college
• Do the majority of their work (at least part-time) in a rural Alberta community with a population of fewer than 15,000 people outside the defined Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) boundaries of Calgary or Edmonton (for more information, visit rhpap.ca/about)
• Provide proof of in-person registration for and attend the conference in Banff. (Nurses can register for the conference through the conference website.)
• Before January 1, 2026, be one of the first 16 eligible nurse to apply for the bursary
• Be willing to share their conference experience with RhPAP for a follow-up story after the conference

January 2026, Banff, Alberta

Registration opens in fall 2025. Bursaries are available for RNs, LPNs & NPs

In conjunction with Emergency Medicine for Rural Hospitals next January, the University of Calgary is offering an in-person Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course. This course is taught by qualified nurses and focuses on developing the core-level pediatric knowledge and psychomotor skills needed to accurately assess and implement evidence-based interventions for a child with acute illness or injury.

To support rural registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and nurse practitioners to access this training, RhPAP will provide $771.75 bursaries for the first 12 eligible health professionals to apply.

To be eligible, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Be a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nurse practitioner in Alberta in good standing with their regulatory college
• Do the majority of their work (at least part-time) in a rural Alberta community with a population of fewer than 15,000 people outside the defined Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) boundaries of Calgary or Edmonton (for more information, visit rhpap.ca/about.)
• Provide proof of in-person registration for, attend, and successfully complete ENPC in Banff.
• Before January 1, 2026, be one of the first 12 eligible health professionals to apply for the registration bursary for this course
• Be willing to share their conference experience with RhPAP for a follow-up story after the conference

January 2026 Banff, Alberta

Registration opens fall 2025. Bursaries are available for RNs, LPNs, NPs, RTs, PAs, EMTs, Paramedics & Midwives

Emergency Medicine for Rural Hospitals provides updates on clinical topics relevant for physicians, nurses, and other health professionals who practise in rural communities. Through a combination of plenary lectures, small group interactive sessions and workshops, participants will review current best practices, guidelines, tools, and techniques for investigating and managing emergent patients – from pre-hospital to the rural emergency department.

To be eligible, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Be a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, nurse practitioner, respiratory therapist, physician assistant, emergency medical technician, paramedic, or midwife in Alberta in good standing with their regulatory college (if applicable)
• Do the majority of their work (at least part-time) in a rural Alberta community with a population of fewer than 15,000 people outside the defined Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) boundaries of Calgary or Edmonton (for more information, visit rhpap.ca/about)
• Provide proof of in-person registration for and attend Emergency Medicine for Rural Hospitals
• Before January 1, 2026, be one of the first 15 eligible health professionals to apply for the registration bursary for Emergency Medicine for Rural Hospitals.
• Be willing to share their conference experience with RhPAP for a follow-up story after the conference

Banff, January 2026

Bursaries are administered through the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC).

Every second January, the three-day Rural Surgical Skills Conference is held in Banff by the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC).

This event is very popular among rural physicians and their teams who practise in rural operating rooms and want to enhance their skills. The conference also provides an opportunity for teams to build knowledge and cohesion.

RhPAP provides bursary funding to reduce operating room nurse registration costs.

Click this link for more details