The purpose of Saskatchewan's Health Bursary Program is to retain and recruit needed health care professionals to meet the needs of the people of Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Health Bursary is offered to students in a variety of health disciplines.  In return for this assistance, a bursary recipient must commit to work for a specific period of time in a publicly funded position in Saskatchewan. 

The bursary program has three components:

• Health Disciplines Bursaries. This includes a number of health disciplines that are facing the greatest recruitment and retention difficulties. The specific disciplines eligible for bursary assistance changes on a yearly basis in order to adapt the retention and recruitment strategy to ongoing changes in markets and health systems.
• Nursing Bursaries. This includes bursaries for students studying a variety of nursing disciplines, such as those studying to become Registered Nurses, Registered Psychiatric Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses and Primary Care Practitioners. Also, included in this category is Advanced Nursing for those pursuing training in critical care or perioperative nursing, as well as “Re-entry” bursaries for individuals who trained and worked as nurses in the past and wish to return to practice and re-certify in the profession. In addition bursaries are provided to nurses pursuing Masters and Doctorate degree for the purpose of becoming a nurse educator.
• Physician Bursaries. As part of the broad spectrum of retention and recruitment initiatives targeted at physicians, financial assistance is provided to physicians in various stages and types of education and practice. Information about physician bursaries is available from the Saskatchewan Medical Association (see Related Links below)

IMPORTANT: Please read application process (see link above) and information sheets carefully before completing application.

Contact:

Workforce Planning Branch
Saskatchewan Health
3475 Albert Street
Regina SK
S4S 6X6

Telephone: (306) 787-7955
Fax: (306) 798-0023

E-mail: bursary@health.gov.sk.ca