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Butler-Hushagen Health Education Fund

About the Butler-Hushagen Health Education Fund

Established in 2020, the purpose of the Butler-Hushagen Health Education Fund is to support residents of the Northwest Territories, Yukon, or Nunavut pursuing post-secondary studies in a health-related field and plan to return to the North once your studies have concluded. Applicants must be pursuing or already registered to attend a University, College or Technical Institute (e.g. SAIT) or an accredited program leading to a Degree or Diploma in a health-related field..

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2025 key dates

2 April, 12.01am

Scholarship application portal opens. 

31 May, 11.59pm

Scholarship application portal closes.

Mid- to late July

Funding distributed to scholarship recipients. 

Application Process

Individuals interested in applying must create a profile on our scholarship application portal. Once your profile is created, you will need to complete our eligibility quiz and then submit an application for the student award.

Applications will be made available during our scholarship intake season, every spring.

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Established in 2020 by Rob Butler and Tannis Hushagen. “We came to Yellowknife for two years in 1981 and stayed for more than two decades. It was our home for many years and continues to be a big part of our lives; a piece of our hearts will always remain in the North. This scholarship is an opportunity for us to give back to a community that has been so good to us as individuals and a family.” – Rob Butler “As a graduate of the Registered Nursing Program at Aurora College, I have seen the benefits that supporting northern students can have. This was a contributing factor to inspire us to set up a fund to assist Northerners striving to help others by furthering their education in health related fields.” – Tannis Hushagen
$2,000

Please note that award amounts vary year by year.
In order to be eligible to apply to the Butler-Hushagen Health Education Fund, you must be:
  • A resident of the Northwest Territories, Yukon, or Nunavut for at least the last 2 consecutive years
  • Pursuing post-secondary studies in a health-related field and plan to return to the North once your studies have concluded. Applicants must be pursuing or already registered to attend a University, College or Technical Institute (e.g. SAIT) or an accredited program leading to a Degree or Diploma in a health-related field.

All of our scholarship application forms and additional materials need to be submitted on our scholarship application portal.

  • You will complete a questionnaire describing your goals, your dedication to your field of study, your involvement in the community, etc.

You must be an eligible resident to apply for a scholarship.
As such, YKCF requires you to make a residency declaration and have a witness sign off.
However, you do not need to print out any forms!
Each residency declaration is a one-click question embedded within the application process.
You just need to provide the email address of your residency witness, and they will be emailed directly.

You can only apply through our online application portal.

Access it here: https://www.grantinterface.ca/Home/Logon?urlkey=yellowknifescholarship

Mailed and emailed applications will not be accepted barring extreme circumstances.

If you have more questions:

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