IMPACT

It is an incredible honour to be chosen as the recipient of the 2023 CIP Diversity Impact Bursary. I am extremely grateful to the CIP/ICU Planning Student Trust Fund  for recognizing my academic achievements and potential. This bursary will undoubtedly be a significant contribution to my academic and professional growth. I'm further motivated to keep using my skills and knowledge to make a positive impact on society and beyond!

As a first-generation university graduate, I am truly honoured and privileged to be the recipient of the 2023 Ages Foundation Diversity Impact Bursary. Receiving this bursary ensures that I can dedicate more time to volunteer and serve my community to create positive change while assisting me in covering my education expenses. I hope this award inspires future generations of BIPOC Planners to pursue their education and professional goals to make an impact in their own communities.

I raise my hands in thanks to the CIP/ICU Planning Student Trust Fund. I am thankful to be the recipient of the 2023 SOAR Professional Services Indigenous Student Bursary. This bursary funded by SOAR Professional Services will support me in my ongoing work in and with Indigenous communities, including my own. Support such as this demonstrates the value placed not only on Indigenous planners but Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and understanding. I will continue to live my family, community, and cultural values to carry out my work with ‘uy’ shqwaluwun (good thoughts and/or feelings). I will continue learning and growing as a planner and finding the balance between Indigenous and Western knowledge systems to best support the work of Indigenous communities, who have been planning since time immemorial.

I am elated and humbly honoured to be awarded the 2023 College of Fellows Undergraduate Bursary, and I am sincerely appreciative to the CIP/ICU Planning Student Trust Fund for this incredible recognition of my hard work in urban design. This financial support provides me with relief at a critical time of my studies, as well as propels my studies and work in sustainable and innovative urban design to continue making a profound impact on future generations.  

As an Iranian female student pursuing higher education in Canada, I am deeply honoured to have been selected as the recipient of the 2023 David Palubeski Bursary. This award not only provides invaluable financial support to me but also serves as a powerful reminder that perseverance always leads to incredible opportunities. I am thrilled to have this opportunity to continue on my journey of growth and learning, and I aspire to make a meaningful contribution to society.

Thank you for supporting students like me with the Ted Fobert & Robert Tennant Planning Merit Bursary. I am honoured to receive this bursary. I became interested in becoming a planner and obtaining my Master of Planning degree because of the opportunity to share my passion for innovation and collaboration and lead a career that promotes and advocates for connectivity and inclusivity within our communities. This bursary will be of tremendous help in covering the financial costs of tuition and associated program costs.

I am honoured to receive the John Bousfield Bursary from the CIP/ICU Planning
Student Trust Fund. As an international student from a small Caribbean Island, I
am grateful to have the opportunity to continue my education and pursue a career that allows me to integrate my interests, and this award will support my efforts.