Dr. Guy Blanchard Family Medicine Bursary

Award created thanks to the generosity of the estate of Dr. Guy Blanchard.

Award Overview

Value of the award:
Minimum $3,500
Number of awards:
Variable
Award frequency:
Annual
Level or program of study:
Undergraduate
Application Type:
Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone.
Application Deadline:
November 3
Renewable:
No

Purpose of this Award

Support undergraduate students enrolled in a program in French at the Faculty of Medicine of the
University of Ottawa.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must:

  1. be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, a person with the protected/refugee status or an international student
  2. be registered as a full-time or part-time student in an undergraduate program in French at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ottawa
  3. demonstrate financial need, as determined by the Financial Aid and Awards Service of the University of Ottawa

How to Apply

Submitted in the Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone, and must include:

  1. the Financial Questionnaire

About this Award

This bursary was generously created by the estate of Dr. Guy Blanchard. Dr. Blanchard was born on May 19, 1932, in Edmonton, Alberta. He died on July 5, 2018, in Montreal. He received his MD from the University of Ottawa in 1956 and became a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 1962. He then practised orthopedic surgery, mainly in Quebec. He was also a pioneer in hair transplantation and had a great interest in training health professionals in palliative care. Dr. Blanchard was always grateful to the University of Ottawa, and he left a large sum in his will to the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine. Additional funds for this bursary come from the estates of his brother, Dr. Bernard Blanchard, who died in 2013, and of his sister, Marguerite Blanchard Di Michele, who died in 2013.