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Centre for Experiential and Career Education

Student Experiences Fund (SEF)

The Student Experiences Fund (SEF) is designed to provide UFV students funding up to $500 for experiential learning initiatives outside of their courses that support personal and professional growth.

NEW: Funding is available throughout the fiscal year (April 1 - March 31). Each student can receive up to $500 through one or more successful applications.

Student eligibility

  • You must be registered at UFV and enrolled in courses at the time of application and at the time the experience takes place (Please note: For summer semester activities, no enrollment is necessary, but students must be returning to study at UFV the following fall semester)Enactus Students Practicing
  • You must be enrolled in a certificate, diploma, degree program, or a Qualifying Studies student
  • You must have a minimum GPA of 2.0
  • You must have no outstanding account balances at UFV
  • You must have successfully completed the equivalent of one full-time semester at UFV

Expense criteria 

The Student Experiences Fund intends to offset costs associated with students’ extra-curricular experiences. Only specific expenses (up to $500) communicated in the application decision email are approved for funding.

Please note, registration and admission fees are eligible. Travel expenses may be approved on a case-by-case basis. These include airlines, ferries, shuttles, busses, SkyTrain, taxis/rideshares, tolls, mileage, parking, and hotels.

Eligible expenses

Other opportunities which may be eligible for funding on a case-by-case basis are equipment rental fees and/or supplies. Requests for supplies may require specific faculty validation. These supplies may include (but are not limited to): required art supplies, project experimentation and implementation materials, poster tubes, and printing costs.

How to apply

  1. Log into your CareerLink account using your UFV student email and network password
  2. Click on Resources > Pathways > Student Experiences Fund (SEF)
  3. The SEF process will look like a checklist. Work your way through the checklist and submit your application.

Application deadlines

Applications are accepted any time throughout the year. Applications should be submitted a minimum of seven days prior to the event to guarantee committee review. Applications submitted for past events are not eligible for funding.

Only complete applications will be considered. Funding is limited, we recommend submitting your application as soon as possible. Should there be a surplus of applications that exceed the funding resources, applications that meet the criteria will be ranked according to merit, and priority will be given to first-time applicants.

Post-experience reporting

Please note all funds will be reimbursed after the event. Approved applications must submit the following to sef@ufv.ca within two weeks after the experience: 

  1. An expense claim formwith all receipts and other proof of costs incurred.
  2. Proof of attendance or participation (e.g., conference brochures, websites, confirmation email, etc.). 
  3. A copy of your resume (with the experience recorded). Also, your resume must be uploaded into your CareerLink account, under My Documents.
  4. Submit a screenshot of your Experiential Learning Student Profile which includes the SEF experience.
  5. A report on the outcomes of the approved activity that focus on outlining the learning outcomes and how they connect to UFV’s Institutional Learning Outcomes. This report can take one of the forms as stated below.

Reporting options

    • Written Report (200 words)
      Reflect on and describe the outcomes of the experience and how it would add value to your goals and career readiness. Describe three or more newly acquired or improved skills that could be added to your resume. If applicable, identify the community impact from the experience. 
    • Poster presentation 
      Create a 28” x 42” poster that uses a creative title to reflect on the experience’s outcomes/value. Identify the experience, and the community impact or new/improved skills earned that can help students build career readiness. The poster should show a good use of graphics, colours, fonts, and overall design to visually illustrate content.  

Note: There is a $20 printing cost associated with the poster, however, this is an eligible expense that can be submitted for reimbursement. 

    • Newsletter submission (200 words) 
      Write an article geared towards fellow students. Briefly describe to fellow students what the experience was and how the newly acquired or improved skills could help you (and others) reach goals and build career readiness. Describe how this experience could be added to a resume, and if applicable, identify the community impact from the experience. Include a visual image related to (or from) the experience and include image credits. 

NOTE: approved SEF applications for professional memberships do not need to submit a report. All other forms of post-experience reporting must still be submitted to obtain the SEF funds.


Added May 2022

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