QEII Foundation Diversity in Health Care Bursaries

Diverse communities call for diverse healthcare teams.

A Better Future in Health Care

Building stronger, more diverse teams

Hospitals should reflect the communities they serve.

The QEII Foundation Diversity in Health Care Bursary supports students who identify as African Nova Scotian/Black, Indigenous, Racialized, Immigrant, 2SLGBTQIA+, experiencing physical, cognitive or learning limitations that impact activities of daily living – or have intersectionality of these identities.

While pursuing their dreams in health care, students are helping create a more robust healthcare system that is representative of Nova Scotian communities.

“Thank you very much for choosing me as a recipient of the 2022 Diversity in Health Care Bursary. As an Indigenous woman in healthcare, it’s amazing to have this support from the QEII Foundation. Thank you for believing in me!”

Delaney Collins, MSc Occupational Therapy student, 2022 Diversity in Health Care Bursary recipient

Impact story

Meet Zeina Atwi, a 2018 recipient

Born in Lebanon, Zeina Atwi is a respiratory therapist at the QEII. She says receiving a bursary sparked a personal interest in how diversity impacts the healthcare journey.

Zeina brings a sense of calm to critical situations by speaking Arabic – a first language she shares with many QEII patients and families.

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Diversity in Health Care

Help students achieve their dreams. Every donation supports an even more inclusive QEII.

Applications for the 2024 QEII Foundation Diversity in Health Care Bursaries are open.

Applications for the 2024 QEII Foundation Diversity in Health Care Bursaries are now closed.