Students can benefit from funding during their rural rotations. Eligible trainees can receive stipends for transportation, lodging and living expenses.
General Requirements
In order to receive the stipends listed below, the rotation must meet all of the following requirements:
- The student must live within the region for the entire rotation. Otherwise, the trainee will not be eligible for any stipends.
- The rotation must be a minimum duration of 3 weeks.
- The rotation site must be at located at least 50km away from the student's home campus in either Montreal or Gatineau (exact distance is calculated using Québec 511).
Transportation
Students are entitled to funding for 1 round-trip, and will benefit from either:
- $0.595 per kilometre traveled, or;
- The price of a purchased bus or train ticket (receipt required)
- Plane tickets purchased by a student do not qualify for the transportation stipend. Only flights booked directly by the sites located in Cree Territory (Chisasibi, Mistissini, Waskaganish, Waswanipi, Whapmagoostui) and Nunavik (Kuujjuaq, Puvirnituq) are accepted.
