PIBC Annual Student Conference Funding
The PIBC Annual Student Conference Funding provides financial support or subsidies to support Student Members’ attendance at the PIBC Annual Conference each year. This year's funding will support attendance at the PIBC 2025 Annual Conference - Next Chapter will be held Tuesday, June 10 to Friday, June 13, 2025 at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre in vibrant Downtown Vancouver.
2025 Student Conference Funding Timeline
Call for applications open: February 12, 2025
Application deadline: February 26, 2025, 4 pm PT
Results released: February 28, 2025
Early registration deadline: March 28, 2025 at 11:59 pm PT
Applications for the 2025 Student Conference Funding Award are now closed.
Amount
The four planning schools in BC and Yukon (UBC, UNBC, SFU and VIU) are allocated a total of $8000 in funding for Student members' attendance and involvement at the PIBC Annual Conference. This award shall be issued in an amount up to four hundred dollars ($400) per recipient for 2025.
Eligibility
This funding shall be available to any PIBC Student member in good standing who is currently enrolled in one of the accredited planning programs in British Columbia and Yukon. Any Student member who is already a recipient of another Student Award or other financial support outlined in Administrative Policy 5.1 shall not be eligible for this funding during the same fiscal (calendar) year. Recipients of this funding may only receive this funding once during their tenure as a Student member of PIBC.
Application
In order to be considered for this funding, interested eligible Student members must apply in writing to the Institute in full accordance with the application process and deadlines prescribed by the Institute. The application process normally takes place every spring, in advance of the PIBC Annual Conference.
Disbursement
This award shall be applied towards reimbursement of recipients’ travel, accommodation and conference registration expenses incurred in attending, participating in the PIBC Annual Conference (up to the amount prescribed) and shall be disbursed by PIBC following appropriate documented claim by the recipient. Successful funding recipients should be sure to keep all receipts and documentation from their travel, registration and accommodation expenses when attending the conference to ensure the claim can be made upon their return.
More information about this year's conference can be found at the conference website.
Questions? Please e-mail Kelly Chan, Manager of Member Programs & Services
