Note: the content below pertains to the SHARP and Skin Health Program Scholarships. For information about the Research Dissemination Award, please visit the Wounds Canada website.

Wounds Canada is proud to offer support, education and resources to people in Canada living with wounds or who are at risk for wounds. We focus on raising awareness and providing financial support for programs that help prevent the often-devastating effects of wounds.

Our scholarship program funds essential education for health-care providers offered through the Wounds Canada Institute.  We believe targeting the gap in knowledge about wound prevention and management is crucial to bringing positive change in our health-care systems.

The scholarship program, including its focus, promotion, application and selection processes, is consistent with:  

• Wounds Canada’s vision, mission and values
• Wounds Canada's charitable status goals
• Fairness and transparency with the scholarship criteria
• Wounds Canada Institute's educational requirements

Submission deadline is Friday, July 24, 2026

Wounds Canada’s Scholarship Selection Committee members review applications using a double-blind process to ensure fairness and consistency and make their decisions based on the published scholarship criteria while also considering geographical and health professional representation to ensure the highest possible wound care impact on quality skin health and wound care.

The Selection Committee members consist of:

• Educators specializing in the area of skin and wounds
• Representatives of Wounds Canada
• Expert clinicians in skin health and wound care

Applications will be evaluated on the following criteria:

• How the applicant’s attendance at the selected program would benefit their career, their patients and their health care setting. 
• How the applicant’s attendance at the selected program would  contribute to quality skin health and wound care 

Wounds Canada is pleased to offer two scholarships for the  SHARP Program to help students address the importance of preventing wounds and their complications. 

This comprehensive program is based on the best available evidence, including the content of Wounds Canada’s 2025 Best Practice Recommendations, with the aim of increasing health-care clinicians' competencies in skin health and wound prevention and care.

Wounds Canada is pleased to offer two scholarships for the SHARP Program to help students address the importance of preventing wounds and their complications.

One 2026 Skin Health Advocate and Resource Professional (SHARP) Scholarship is dedicated to the memory of Bob Wilson, who suffered from a pressure injury.  We appreciate the generous donation made on behalf of Wonderful Giving and Sharon Wilson to support important education in wound care to help prevent and manage wounds. 

The scholarship emphasizes the importance of empowering frontline health-care clinicians with knowledge and skills to apply wound care best practices. It covers the full value ($1950 + tax) of the comprehensive Wounds Canada Institute SHARP Program.

Eligibility

Applicants will be considered for scholarships if they meet the following criteria:

• A Canadian citizen or permanent resident
• A registered health-care professional currently practising in Canada or a Canadian health-care professional student enrolled in an education program in Canada 
• Committed to registering for the program within 6 months of receiving notice of the award and completing the program within 4 months of registration
• Not a previous recipient of a scholarship from Wounds Canada

Wounds Canada is pleased to offer two scholarships for the  Skin Health Program for Personal Care Providers program. This self-paced, multifaceted program is based on the best available evidence. It is designed to:

• Encourage an interprofessional, collaborative and person-centred approach to skin health and wound prevention
• Provide personal care providers with the knowledge, judgement and attitudes to identify those at risk for skin breakdown and respond appropriately to optimize skin health and prevent wounds
• Enable change in practice in skin health and wound care for individuals and their families/caregiveers

Program Details

The Skin Health Program focuses on specific areas of personal care provider practice including:

• Monitoring the skin health of the individuals they care for

• Reporting observations to supervisors or health-care professionals and accurately documenting those observations

• Collaborating in follow-up care in accordance with workplace policies

Eligibility

Applicants will be considered for scholarships if they meet the following criteria:

• A Canadian citizen or permanent resident

• A Personal Care Provider recognized as such in their province or territory