Knowledge Dissemination

Student Travel and Conference Funding

Provides VIU students with funds to offset the costs of presenting at a conference.

• Value: Varies
• Deadlines: 3rd Friday in January, May, and September
• Availability: Undergraduate and graduate

Learn more about Student Travel and Conference Funding

Laura Bassi Scholarship

(3 deadlines per year)

The Laura Bassi Scholarship was established by Editing Press in 2018 with the aim of providing editorial assistance to postgraduates and junior academics whose research focuses on neglected topics of study, broadly construed, within their disciplines. The scholarships are open to every discipline.

• Value: $750 for Master's candidates 
• Deadlines: Anticipate November, March and July 
• Availability: Graduate

Learn more about the Laura Bassi Scholarship

CUR - Social Sciences Student Travel Awards

The Social Science Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) is offering a limited number of travel grants for undergraduate students presenting the results of research that they have conducted at a regional or national, discipline-specific meeting during the academic year.

• Value: Up to $200 USD
• Deadlines: VIU is allotted one per year. These are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, so apply early!
• Availability: Undergraduate Social Science students

Learn more about the CUR - Social Sciences Student Travel Awards

NSERC Student Ambassadors

The purpose of the NSERC Student Ambassadors grant is to encourage post-secondary students to share their science and engineering experience with youth from groups that are under-represented in STEM.

• Value: Up to $1,000
• Deadlines: Minimum of two months before start of activity
• Availability: Undergraduate and graduate students in STEM

Learn more about the NSERC Student Ambassadors grant

CUR - Psychology Student Awards

The CUR Psychology Division is offering a limited number of travel awards (up to $200 each) for undergraduate students presenting original psychological research results at a regional or national, discipline-specific meeting.

• Value: Up to $400 USD
• Deadlines: November 1
• Availability: Undergraduate psychology students 

Learn more about the CUR - Psychology Student Awards

CPA Student Travel Bursary

To encourage Canadian students to attend the annual conference of the Canadian Psychological Association and present their research.

• Value: Varies
• Deadlines: TBA, anticipate December
• Availability: Undergraduate and graduate psychology students

Learn more about the CPA Student Travel Bursary

Planning Institute of British Columbia Annual Student Fellowship Award

The PIBC Annual Student Fellowship Award provides funding to support Student members’ attendance at and participation in the PIBC’s Annual Conference, in order that they may present their academic work to professional colleagues and conference attendees as part of the program of the Annual Conference.

• Value: Varies
• Deadlines: Normally in December
• Availability: Graduate (MCP)

Learn more about the Planning Institute of British Columbia Annual Student Fellowship Award

Planning Institute of British Columbia 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.

• Value: Varies
• Deadlines: TBA
• Availability: Graduate (MCP)

Learn more about the Planning Institute of British Columbia Annual Student Conference Funding

Adopt-a-student

Covers the registration cost to the annual BC Tourism Industry Conference.

• Value: Cost of conference registration; ~$500
• Deadlines: TBA
• Availability: Undergraduate and graduate tourism students

Learn more by emailing info@tiabc.ca

CUR - Biology Student Travel Awards

The Biology Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) offers a limited number of travel grants, for undergraduate students presenting original biological research results at a regional or national, discipline-specific meeting.

• Value: Up to $250 USD
• Deadlines: Expect late February
• Availability: Undergraduate biology students

Learn more about the CUR - Biology Student Travel Awards