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Planning Student Trust Fund (CIP-PSTF)
The CIP/ICU Planning Student Trust Fund (CIP-PSTF) is the Canadian planning profession’s national charity, providing a scholarship and bursary program to students in accredited planning programs in Canada.
Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 CIP/ICU Planning Student Trust Fund’s (CIP-PSTF) scholarship program. All CIP Student members enrolled in a full-time accredited Canadian planning program are eligible to apply. The application deadline is February 17, 2025.
History
The Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) created CIP-PSTF in 1989 to contribute to the advancement of professional planning. After incorporating as a separate entity under the Canada Corporations Act, the Fund received charitable status in 1990.
Impact
Over 150 scholarships and bursaries, totalling over $500,000 in financial support, have been awarded to students in accredited planning programs.
CIP makes annual financial contributions to CIP-PSTF to not only fund specific awards and bursaries but also to cover CIP-PSTF’s administrative expenses. This allows 100% of public donations to go directly to students. CIP also provides in-kind support to CIP-PSTF by serving as its secretariat, with CIP staff managing its operations.
Corporate Sponsorship Opportunities
CIP-PSTF is always interested in establishing new scholarships and bursaries that will support future planners in their education and research.
Sponsoring an annual scholarship or bursary is an effective way to demonstrate your organization’s commitment to the planning profession and your support for those in need. It is also an excellent opportunity to honour your organization’s founder(s) with an impactful legacy benefitting both Canada and its future planners.
As a sponsor, you may shape a sponsorship or bursary with your own criteria beyond the basic eligibility requirements of all CIP-PSTF offerings. Options include specifications for areas and levels of study, as well as those that promote equity, diversity, and inclusion.
CIP-PSTF will manage the promotion, evaluation, and awarding of the scholarship or bursary, and ensure the prudent management of the donated funds. Your organization will receive a charitable receipt in the full amount of your annual funding contribution.
To discuss scholarship or bursary sponsorship opportunities, please contact us at cip-pstf@cip-icu.ca.
Support
The sustainability of the scholarship and bursary program is dependent on individual donations and corporate sponsorships. Donations to CIP-PSTF are tax-deductible.