CIP Student Membership
Support That Starts in the Classroom
CIP membership is free to all post-secondary students – any program, anywhere! We’re here to support you at every stage of your planning career.
Scholarships, Bursaries, and Awards
Get Involved at the Largest Planning Conference in Canada
Join us in Toronto from July 8 to 10 for ACTION 2025, CIP and OPPI’s national planning conference.
Exclusive Student Discounts: You can attend the full three-day conference for just $299, including access to all social and networking events.
Showcase Your Research: Present your research in our poster gallery or propose a student-led session to share your insights.
Career Support: Visit our Professional Development Lounge to learn about our digital badge program, get a professional headshot, or book an appointment with a hiring planner to review your resume.
Volunteer Opportunities: Sign up as a student volunteer and receive reimbursement for a portion of your conference registration fees.
Scholarships, Bursaries, and Awards
CIP/ICU Planning Student Trust Fund
CIP created the CIP/ICU Planning Student Trust Fund (CIP-PSTF) in 1989 to contribute to the advancement of professional planning. Today, CIP-PSTF is the Canadian planning profession’s national charity, providing a scholarship and bursary program to students in accredited planning programs in Canada.
Bursaries: Bursaries are awarded to students who are in need of financial assistance to support their education. Applications are currently open. The deadline to apply is October 11, 2024, 11:59 p.m. PT. Click here for more information about submitting an application.
Scholarships: Scholarships are awarded for student projects that best demonstrate excellence and a potential contribution to the planning profession (in theory or practice), or a potential service to a community or community group. Applications will open in December 2024.
Bonus: Each year’s scholarship and bursary recipients are eligible for CIP-PSTF’s Ages Foundation Travel Awards program, which enables them to attend CIP’s annual national planning conference at no cost.
Outstanding Graduating Student Award: This award is bestowed upon one graduating student from each accredited planning program (undergraduate and postgraduate) in Canada, who has demonstrated an outstanding contribution to their future profession.
College of Fellows Indigenous Planning Student Award
Administered by Indspire, this annual Award, (generously supported by Urban Systems), aims to broaden Canadian planning practice by expanding Indigenous voices in the profession. The Award supports Indigenous students’ part-time or full-time post-secondary studies at an accredited Canadian planning program. To learn more about the College of Fellows Indigenous Planning Student Award, please visit Indspire.
CIP National Job Board
The CIP National Job Board is the only national job board for the planning profession.
You can upload your resume to our database anytime to be considered for student positions and internships.
Canada’s Planning Publications
Read for Free: Student membership includes a digital subscription to Plan Canada magazine – Canada’s national planning magazine.
Get Published: Our quarterly magazine is read by 90% of Canada’s registered professional planners and the go-to magazine for planning-related topics. We invite submissions of short papers, research reviews, notes on practice, book or film reviews, and more.
Dive into the Archive: Vancouver Island University hosts an online archive of Plan Canada magazine that is perfect for your coursework and research. All issues are open-access and provide historical context about the planning profession in Canada with issues in the collection dating back to 1959.
Open-Access Research: The Canadian Planning and Policy Journal is an open-access, peer-reviewed, bilingual online journal published by CIP and the Association of Canadian University Planning Programs.
Continue Learning Outside of the Classroom
Access Free Webinars: Bookmark the CIP Events Calendar to keep up with the latest educational sessions and discussions in the planning profession.
Planning Resources: You get 24/7 access to hundreds of recordings and resources in the CPL HUB in the Member Area.
CIP Student Liaisons
CIP Student Liaisons are here to help connect students in accredited planning programs to all of the benefits and services that are included in your free student membership.
Find the Student Liaison for your program:
| School | Liaison |
|---|---|
| Vancouver Island University | Nikkitta Fame |
| University of Saskatchewan | Sarah Peterson |
| University of Calgary | Julien Doucette-Preville |
| Queen’s University | Chloe Bullen |
| Queen’s University | Homa Jalili Safarian |
| York University | Rudia Nam (2nd year rep) |
| York University | Charlotte Minnes |
| University of Guelph | Natasha Gaudio Harrison |
| University of Guelph | Kimberly Bell |
| University of Manitoba | Sawyer Klassen |
| Toronto Metropolitan University | Anika Munir |
| University of Alberta | Bradley Sarandi |
| University of Alberta | Daniel Witte |
| McGill University | Bridget Buglioni |
| Dalhousie University | Alana Titerle Danielle McCabe |
| Université Laval | Émilie Béland |
You can also join your Provincial or Territorial Institute or Association in one simple step. Find out more here.