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)