The 2022 Medical School Application Fee Waiver Program offers awarded students with free medical school applications to participating Canadian medical schools. This program was developed to support medical school applicants facing financial barriers to applying to medical school. The Ontario program was collaboratively developed by the Price of a Dream (POD), the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC), the Council of Ontario Faculties of Medicine (COFM), and the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC).

This year, the University of Alberta and the University of Saskatchewan are piloting fee waiver programs as well. Therefore, in total there are three Medical School Application Fee Waiver Programs available in this application cycle (2022-2023). All the organizations listed are committed to providing support to Canadian students who would either be unable to afford to apply to medical school or would undergo significant financial strain by attempting to apply to medical school without financial assistance.

Please refer to the 2022-23 Medical School Application Fee Waiver Program Guide. The Guide includes specifications for completing your application, as well as a list of necessary documents you must provide to be considered for fee assistance, FAQs, and other important dates. Check your eligibility by responding to the online questionnaires listed below. If you meet the assessment criteria outlined in the eligibility check, you will then have access to apply to the fee assistance program.

Applications open on June 28, 2022, and close on August 23, 2022 (11:59 PM).

Awarded students will have their $220 OMSAS processing fee waived and receive free applications to up to three Ontario medical schools of their choice (ranging from $100 - $380 total) for the 2022-2023 application cycle.

Applications open on June 28, 2022, and close on August 2, 2022 (11:59 PM).

Awarded students will have their $180 application fee waived for the 2022-2023 application cycle.

Applications open on June 28, 2022, and close on August 23, 2022 (11:59 PM).

Awarded students will have their $150 application fee waived, and the $75 interview fee waived if they receive an MD program interview, for the 2022-2023 application cycle.

If you have questions, please reach out to the AFMC via email (service@afmcstudentportal.ca).