WHO WE ARE

Our Vision: The sustainable financial support of all planning students in Canada through the generosity of an inclusive and vibrant planning profession. 

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Our Mission: To support planning students in accredited Canadian universities through impactful financial assistance and recognition programs.

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The CIP/ICU Planning Student Trust Fund (CIP-PSTF) is the Canadian planning profession’s national charity, providing a scholarship, bursary, and award program to students in accredited planning programs in Canada.

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The Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) created CIP-PSTF in 1989 to contribute to the advancement of professional planning. After incorporating as a separate entity under the Canada Corporations Act, the fund received charitable status in 1990. Since then, over 170 scholarships and bursaries have been awarded, almost $600,000 in financial support to worthy students.​​​​​​​​