About the Program
- How many scholarships are available and what is their value?
- What is the deadline for applications?
- What are the eligibility requirements?
- I’m still waiting for my permanent Canadian resident status to be approved – am I still eligible to apply?
- I attend college or university outside of Canada, but I am a Canadian citizen. Am I eligible to apply?
- I plan on attending a medical or dental school outside of Canada – am I still eligible to apply?
- I’m planning to take a year off after graduation – am I still eligible to apply?
- How do I know if my medical or dental program is "recognized"?
- How will my application be judged?
- Who will be judging my application?
- Will the information I submit be verified?
- When will the winners be notified?
- Is the information I submit confidential?
- Who owns the information or ideas I submit in my application?
1. How many scholarships are available and what is their value?
Each winner receives a single scholarship worth $5,000, for a total of 27 scholarships. One student from each medical or dental school in Canada will receive an award.
2. What is the deadline for applications?
Online applications must be submitted before Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 11:59:59pm ESDT.
3. What are the eligibility requirements?
To be eligible for an RBC Royal Bank Scholarship for First Year Medical & Dental Students, you must meet the following criteria:
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Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada
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Be accepted into the first year of a recognized medical or dental program at a university in Canada for the 2009/2010 academic year
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Be a full-time student studying to become an accredited medical doctor or dentist
4. I’m still waiting for my permanent Canadian resident status to be approved - am I still eligible to apply?
Yes. However, you must ensure your permanent residence status has been approved and finalized at the time the scholarships are awarded.
5. I attend college or university outside of Canada, but I am a Canadian citizen. Am I eligible to apply?
No. You must be attending a medical or dental program in a Canadian college or university to be eligible to apply.
6. I plan on attending a medical or dental school outside of Canada – am I still eligible to apply?
No. Award winners must be enrolled and planning to attend a recognized medical or dental program at an accredited Canadian college or university. Students planning to pursue studies outside of Canada are not eligible to apply.
7. I’m plan on taking a year off after graduation – am I still eligible to apply?
No. If you intend to take the year off after you submit your application, you are not eligible to apply. You must be entering a recognized medical or dental program at an accredited Canadian college or university as a full-time student in the following academic year, once you graduate.
8. How do I know if my medical or dental program is "recognized"?
Please contact our Student Support Centre for more details.
9. How will my application be judged?
Your entries will be evaluated using a variety of different criteria, including but not limited to: relevance to the topic in question and clarity of the ideas presented. We recommend you be direct and succinct in order to answer the questions within the maximum word count allowed.
10. Who will be judging my application?
A judging panel comprised of school educators, industry experts, RBC Royal Bank employees, and our scholarship administrator, Studentawards Inc., will be responsible for evaluating the entries.
11. Will the information I submit be verified?
Our scholarship administrator, Studentawards Inc., may verify the information you provide about your academic, and volunteer and employment history.
Additionally, all finalists will be required to provide proof of the following:
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Canadian citizenship or permanent resident status
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Full-time enrolment in first year of a Medical or Dental program for the 2009/2010 academic year
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Cumulative grade point average for undergraduate degree
If the information cannot be verified or the documentation is not submitted to the scholarship administrator, Studentawards Inc., within the specified timeframe, the application may be subject to disqualification
12. When will the winners be notified?
Finalists of the RBC Royal Bank Scholarship for First Year Medical & Dental Students will be notified in November 2009. Information submitted by finalists will be verified in November/December 2009.
Final winners will be selected and notified in December 2009.
13. Is the information I submit in my application confidential?
Yes.** The information you provide will be used by RBC Royal Bank, Studentawards Inc., and their respective employees and agents and those of their affiliates on a need to know basis to process, judge and verify your application(s) on a confidential basis and to operate your online account(s). However, the information you supply in your application(s) may be used or published in aggregate by RBC Royal Bank in order to define and understand patterns and trends. Any contact information you provide in your application(s) will only be used to contact you regarding the status of your application(s) or to contact your friend if you have provided us with your friend’s contact information, except as otherwise agreed to in the application form or in the Legal Terms and Conditions.
Confidentiality and privacy are of the utmost importance at RBC Royal Bank and Studentawards Inc. For more details, please see the RBC Royal Bank privacy website and/or the Studentawards Inc. privacy policy.
**In the event that you are a scholarship winner, RBC Royal Bank reserves the right to use your name, likeness, city and province of residence, university name and any direct quotes for publicity purposes.
14. Who owns the ideas I submit in my application?
Your submission remains your intellectual property, and RBC Royal Bank retains no rights to your ideas – the information you supply will be used solely to adjudicate your scholarship application.
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