Townshippers’ is offering the Dialogue McGill Bursary for 2025-2026!

As a key member of Dialogue McGill’s Retention program, Townshippers’ is proud to offer the Community Network Bursary Program this year!

This program is designed to provide students studying in the field of health and social services financial support, with the goal of increasing access to English-speaking health and social services within the Historical Eastern Townships in the long-term.

Retention program objectives:

Increase the number of health and social services professionals able to meet the needs of English-speaking communities in Quebec.
Increase institutions’ capacity to hire health and social service professionals by giving institutions incentives to create internship placements and offering support for internship supervisors.
Empower Dialogue McGill partners to strengthen the recruitment and retention of health and social service professionals in their community.
Increase the number of new graduates capable of obtaining jobs in the different regions of Quebec to offer services to English-speaking clients.
Promote health and social services careers with the next generation of graduates.

Funded by Dialogue McGill, Townshippers’ Association administers this bursary in the Eastern Townships.

Bursaries are offered at the Cegep/College, Vocational Training and University level. The bursary amounts vary depending on the level of the educational institution and whether it is located within or outside the health and social science student’s home region.

Please note: Following the successful completion of their studies, bursary recipients are required to work in the Eastern Townships for a minimum of one (1) year full-time in a public health and social services institution, for each bursary awarded.

Townshippers’ Dialogue McGill bursary is open to full-time students from the Eastern Townships who meet eligibility criteria.

Please visit the Dialogue McGill website for eligibility details.

Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria must fill in the required forms

Form 1: Student application [link]
Form 2: Reference provider [link]

For more information regarding the application process, visit the Dialogue McGill website.

Questions? Please contact Michelle at [email protected]

Dialogue McGill bursary deadline is May 7, 2025

Students must submit all required documents to Townshippers’ Association by May 7, 2025.

Student application forms and Reference provider forms can be sent by email with the subject line “Dialogue McGill Bursary Application” to Michelle at [email protected], or dropped off in person or mailed to:

Dialogue McGill Bursary c/o Townshipper’s Association
3355 rue College
Sherbrooke, QC
J1M 0B8

PLEASE NOTE:

Students who do not respect the deadline are subject to refusal from Dialogue McGill.
To accommodate the multiple starting dates of vocational training programs in Quebec, Dialogue McGill has opted to offer an open call for bursaries for students in vocational training programs.

Decisions will be rendered by Dialogue McGill by July 23, 2025.

Find a career in health and social services that suits you

The Eastern Townships is bustling with opportunities

Find your perfect match in the health and social services sector

Townshippers’ Association—with the financial support of Health Canada and McGill University through Dialogue McGill—has created guides that will help you get on the right path!

Find a career in health and social services that suits you

The Eastern Townships is bustling with opportunities

2 teaching hospitals and numerous health centres
6 English-language seniors’ residences and CHSLDs
4 school service centres
7 post-secondary institutions
Numerous elementary and high schools
Countless manufacturing companies and service sector employers.

NURSES
IMAGING TECHNICIANS
ORDERLIES
SOCIAL WORKERS
RECREATIONAL TECHNICIANS

Find your perfect match in the health and social services sector

Townshippers’ Association—with the financial support of Health Canada and McGill University through Dialogue McGill—has created guides that will help you get on the right path!

The Health and Social Services Career Opportunities Catalogue highlights the wide range of careers offered provincially in the health and social service fields. This guide includes job descriptions and requirements for both health care and social service-related careers as well as the skills and qualities you’ll need for career success.

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The Health and Social Services Career Opportunities Training Guide offers more in-depth information about the steps to take toward a successful career in health and social services. This guide—a complement to the Catalogue—provides details about the training you will need and where this training is available in or around Quebec’s beautiful Eastern Townships region.

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The Bursary and Scholarship Directory for Students in the Eastern Townships is a comprehensive directory of bursaries and scholarships available to high school graduates and post secondary students.

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Townshippers’ Association—a community organization focused on promoting and supporting the interests of the English-speaking community in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec.

Want to learn more about health and social services career opportunities and life in the beautiful Eastern Townships? We’re here to help.

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Picture a work-life balance in your health or social services career

The Eastern Townships region can offer you the best of both worlds: a challenging career and wonderful discoveries. Why not consider living and working in this region?

Not only does the Eastern Townships region have numerous career opportunities in the health and social services sector, but it also offers a multitude of outdoor activities, quaint small towns, a lower cost of living, and many microbreweries, vineyards and culinary attractions! Opportunities abound in our 2 teaching hospitals and numerous health centres, 6 English-language seniors’ residences and CHSLDs, 4 school service centres, 7 post-secondary institutions, numerous high schools and elementary schools, and countless companies and businesses.

And, when it is time to play, the Townships has:

500 km of hiking trails
4 ski resorts
4 national parks
year-round arts, cultural, and food festivals
3 English-language post-secondary institutions (vocational, college, and university)
3 English public high schools
7 hospitals and other health care service centres
a lower cost of living
dozens of cultural communities
and so many microbreweries, vineyards, and culinary attractions!

Are you a health and social services student or a healthcare professional between 18 to 35 years old? Are you thinking of moving to the Eastern Townships?

Our Place aux jeunes Eastern Townships program can help!

This program encourages qualified young English-speaking professionals to settle in the region by helping eligible participants discover Quebec’s beautiful Eastern Townships.

Learn more about Place aux jeunes by writing to [email protected].

Dialogue McGill

Better Communication for Better Care

Dialogue McGill has been supporting initiatives to improve access to health and social services for English-speaking communities in Quebec since 2004.

Via its three programs, Dialogue McGill helps train, recruit, and retain health and social services professionals with the knowledge and skills to provide services in English in Quebec.

Language Training
English and French training that is geared to health and social services professionals and students.
Recruitment and Retention
Activities and services to help in the recruitment, training, and retention of health and social service professionals in Quebec.
Research & Evaluation
Studying the relation between language and access to health and social services.

Want to learn more? Visit Dialogue McGill

Need more info? Click here to proceed directly to the program site.