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)
- 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.
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:
- An expense claim form, with all receipts and other proof of costs incurred.
- Proof of attendance or participation (e.g., conference brochures, websites, confirmation email, etc.).
- A copy of your resume (with the experience recorded). Also, your resume must be uploaded into your CareerLink account, under My Documents.
- Submit a screenshot of your Experiential Learning Student Profile which includes the SEF experience.
- 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 OutcomesThis report can take one of the forms as stated below.
- 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.
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- 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.
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