Bursary Program

The Montreal Fluency Centre Foundation is the fund raising arm of the Montreal Fluency Centre (MFC). The MFC, a dynamic and widely used organization, is dedicated to providing quality speech/language programs and assessment to children of all ages. Over 130 children are treated weekly in the clinic and many more in outreach programs within the community. In 2000, the Foundation received a gift from The Lincolnshire Foundation to establish an Endowment Trust to ensure the future of the MFC. The interest from this fund is used to offer financial assistance to families who are not able to afford private speech therapy for their children. The bursary program of the MFC covers 30 -75% of the cost of the treatment. In order to continue to support the 30% of the clinic families who receive bursaries, we must raise additional funds yearly. In order to do so, the MFC, through it‘s Foundation, has established “Give the Gift of Speech” Special Funding Bursary Campaign to assist families in need. Our goal is to raise $100,000 each year, which is needed to support the bursary fund. All of the funds collected are used to support treatment. The bursary fund was set up by the MFC to help those families who are in need to obtain speech and language services for their children. The fund is intended to help children who, due to their family‘s financial situation, would otherwise be unable to enter a treatment program or receive needed services related to speech and language difficulties.

The fund provides a subsidy of up to 75% of the treatment cost depending on the degree of need. The applicant is responsible for the balance of treatment cost and any costs associated with assessment, treatment planning and missed appointments. Currently, the bursary fund does not cover the cost of assessment.

The amount of subsidy available from the fund varies with the family size, and the total gross annual income of the family. All applications are confidential and are reviewed for acceptance by a bursary committee.

Any Canadian citizen or landed immigrant of Canada who has been accepted for treatment at the MFC may apply for a bursary. The fund has been established so that families with the greatest need will be the prime beneficiaries.

Application forms are available from the MFC. If you wish to have further information regarding this program of the MFC please contact the center. 514-489-4320