FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Conferences, Workshops, or Courses

Eldercare Foundation

Funding available: see specific awards below

Eldercare’s mission to improve care and enhance quality of life for local seniors has never been more important, as the global pandemic has exposed several urgent needs for our elderly.

  • Jack Howard Scholarship in Gerontology
    • designed to assist employees of facilities or programs supported by the Greater Victoria Eldercare Foundation in furthering their professional development in the area of healthcare delivery to the elderly
  • Kully Sekhon Memorial Education fund
    • supports healthcare workers on Vancouver Island in taking courses, 
attending workshops or conferences, or giving presentations at workshops or conferences; special consideration will be given to those attending sessions around inter-cultural and cross-cultural communication
    • course work or focus of workshop/conference must benefit care for the elderly
  • Rudi Kind Award
    • designed to assist staff (preference given to LPNs and RNs) working in facilities/programs supported by the Greater Victoria Eldercare Foundation to further their education by presenting or attending conferences focusing on care for the elderly

Contact the Eldercare Foundation

Phone: 250-370-5664

Email: Tania.Fritz@islandhealth.ca (Office Manager)

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