2025-26 deadlines
- September 19, 2025, for conferences between May 1 and December 31, 2025
- January 16, 2026, for conferences between September 1, 2025, and April 30, 2026
- May 15, 2026, for conferences between January 1 and August 31, 2026
Eligibility
- Student Conference Funding is available for active participation only. Additional funding is available to all VIU students through the VIU Students’ Union Conference Attendance Grant
- Applicants must demonstrate that the conference at which they are presenting their scholarly work is related to their field of study
- The work presented at the conference must have been completed while at VIU and must have been supervised by a VIU faculty member
- Funds cannot be used where participation at a conference is required as a prerequisite to receiving course credits
- Students may only receive travel and conference funding once per academic year (Sept 1 - Aug 31)
Application process
You will need to create an account in ROMEO, VIU's funding application system. Please visit the VIU ROMEO main page for instructions on how to register.
Once you are registered, log in to ROMEO. Go to Apply New, find the Student Awards and select the Student Travel and Conference Funding Form. Fill out the form and press submit.
Funding available
Amounts listed below are the maximum available per applicant. Actual amounts are determined by funding levels and the number of applications received in each cycle. For destination-based, support expenses may include travel, food, accommodation, and registration. Note that funds are awarded as reimbursement, not in advance.
You only need to complete one application form to be considered for any of VIU's student conference funds, including STAC, Jessica Wilde and Stephanie Buckingham
Student travel and conference funding
Students must be actively presenting and sharing knowledge to receive funding.
Virtual events
$200 (registration and associated membership costs only)
Vancouver Island and Lower Mainland
$500
Rest of BC, AB, WA, OR
$600
All other destinations
$800
Jessica Wilde Funding
$250
Stephanie Buckingham Funding
$500 (For Nursing students only)
Questions? Email Vanessa
Social Science undergraduate conference awards
Up to $400 USD each. Can be used for in-person or virtual conferences. Need some help? Connect with Vanessa.
Deadlines: To be announced.
Learn more about Social Science Undergraduate Conference Awards
