Student Conference Award Application Form

Contact Information

Please enter your Contact Information in the provided fields. All fields are required. 

• Students must be entering or enrolled in an undergraduate or master’s degree program at a post-secondary institution in Alberta, Northwest Territories, or Nunavut. Students completing their final year in 2025 are eligible to apply.
• Students may be enrolled in an accredited planning program, an unaccredited planning program, or a planning related field of study such as: urban, rural, environmental recreation, land use, or another program of study or design.
• Student applicants do not have to be APPI Student members to apply for these awards.
• Submissions will be evaluated on an equally weighted basis, on creativity, financial need and relevance to the Alberta, Northwest Territories or Nunavut jurisdiction.

Submissions are restricted to the following items and must be provided in one pdf file via the upload field below, and the file name: First Initial LastName ConfAward for example: JSmithConfAward

1. Completed application form.
2. The most recent university transcript or student record.
3. A curriculum vitae or resume outlining your background and involvement in planning related activities or organizations including volunteer experience (in any sector).
4. A written submission (no more than 500 words) consisting of the following:
   • Identifying the conference to be attended. 
   • A breakdown of the estimated costs to attend, including registration, travel, lodging and meals (meals that are not provided at the conference)
   • An expression of financial need; and, 
   • a brief description of:
     
     1. how the theme and content is relevant to your professional planning education and/or future practice.
     2. how your interests described above contribute to the practice of planning in Alberta, Northwest Territories or Nunavut.
5. Declaration: Certifying that all information provided is accurate at the time of application with the applicant’s signature and the date.

All of the submission requirements will be weighted equally in the evaluation of scholarship submissions.

The Award recipients will be advised on April 8, 2025. The results will be posted on May 8, 2025 here: APPI Student Scholarships and Awards 
 

Please download and fill out this Student Conference Award Education Declaration PDF and have it signed and dated with the signature of your Program Head, then upload it to this application form using the upload field below.