Bursaries

January 23-25, 2026 Canmore, Alberta

Applications are now closed.

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. For more information on and to register for this conference, visit the conference website.

RhPAP will provide a bursary of up to $336 to cover the early-bird registration cost for 23 eligible rural nurses who are part of rural endoscopy teams to attend this conference.

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) providing healthcare services 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 (Conference registration)
• Before January 11, 2026, be one of the first 23 eligible nurse to apply for the bursary
• Be willing to share their conference experience with RhPAP for a follow-up story after the conference

Trauma Nursing Core Course

Applications are now closed.

Registration bursaries available for RNs, LPNs & NPs

January 22-23, 2026, Banff, Alberta

In conjunction with Emergency Medicine for Rural Hospitals next January, the University of Calgary is offering an in-person Trauma Nursing Core Course. This course is taught by qualified nurses and delivers the knowledge, critical thinking skills and application-based training needed to keep trauma patients safe and improve outcomes. For more information on and to register for this course, visit the University of Calgary’s course registration webpage.

To support rural registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and nurse practitioners to access this training, RhPAP will provide up to $772 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) providing healthcare services 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 TNCC in Banff. (Register for the course through the course registration webpage.)
• 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

Emergency Medicine for Rural Hospitals

Applications are now closed.

Bursaries are available for RNs, LPNs, NPs, RTs, PAs, EMTs, Paramedics & Midwives

January 23-25, 2026 Banff, Alberta

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. For more information on and to register for this conference, visit the University of Calgary’s conference registration webpage.

To support rural health professionals to access this training, RhPAP will provide up to $529 bursaries for the first 18 eligible health professionals to apply.

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) providing healthcare services 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)
• NOT have received this bursary in the past three years
• Provide proof of in-person registration for and attend Emergency Medicine for Rural Hospitals (Register for the conference through the conference registration website.)
• Be one of the first 18 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

Registration bursaries available for rural NPs

Applications are closed.

To support rural nurse practitioners to access the NPAA Conference, RhPAP will provide the first five eligible nurse practitioners to apply with bursaries of up to $495 to cover their conference registration costs.

To be eligible, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Before May 31, 2025, be one of the first five eligible nurse practitioners to apply for a registration bursary
• Be 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 NPAA Conference.)
• Be willing to share their conference experience with RhPAP for a follow-up story after the conference

Applications are closed.

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.
• 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