Scholarships
2026 Membership Scholarship Opportunities
Application Deadline: August 3, 2026
We are pleased to offer ten (10) membership scholarship opportunities in 2026. The application period has now concluded, and applications are closed.
Recipients will receive one (1) full year of AFP membership with our local Greater
Vancouver Chapter.
At AFP, we believe our program experiences are enriched by welcoming a multitude of voices and experiences that reflect the global plurality. With that in mind, you will be asked to provide some information about your demographic and professional background. We are committed to fostering inclusivity and supporting diversity and view this data as an essential tool to practice this commitment. The information will help us ensure that our scholarship opportunities are accessible to all. Your responses are confidential and will only be used for the purpose of this application process.
These scholarships are intended to help meet your professional development needs, and we will prioritize applications from under-recognized communities. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, members of groups with inherent diversity tied to race, ethnicity, colour, place of origin, ancestry, gender, people who identify as part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and/or people living with disabilities.
2026 AFP ICON International Conference
The Chamberlain Scholarship
Application Deadline: November 2, 2025
Value: 1 x full conference registration fee ($1,399 to $1,699 USD) and up to $2,000 CAD for travel expenses
The AFP ICON International Conference is the largest fundraising conference in the world, attracting more than 3,000 fundraising professionals and features more than 100 educational sessions, endless networking opportunities, and an unforgettable experience over three days. AFP ICON 2026 will be hosted in San Diego, CA, from April 26 to 28, 2026.
The Chamberlain Scholarship will cover the full registration fee for AFP ICON 2026 in San Diego. The scholarship recipient will receive up to $2,000 CAD for travel expenses.
The scholarship recipient will be selected based on the following criteria:
- Candidate is employed as a fundraising professional or, if the candidate is an Executive Director, a substantial amount of time must be devoted to fundraising.
- Candidate has never attended an AFP or NSFRE International Conference on Fundraising as a registered participant (unless as a member of the Conference Host Committee) and is enthusiastic to attend the full conference as scheduled.
- Candidates must agree to complete an online evaluation form about their experience at AFP ICON.
- Only one individual from any local organization or institution may be selected.
- Candidates must be willing to share their AFP ICON experience with their chapter after the conference has concluded. This can be accomplished through a report to chapter leadership, a contribution to the chapter newsletter, or an alternate contribution identified by chapter leadership.
- Candidates are responsible for arranging their own travel and accommodation expenses. Recipients will be given information on how to apply the scholarship funds to cover their travel expenses.
Scholarship applications will be accepted until November 2, 2025, until 11:59 PM PST.
For any related questions for this scholarship opportunity, please connect with Morgan Won at morgan.won@vghfoundation.ca.
AFP Greater Vancouver ICON Scholarship
Application Deadline: November 2, 2025
Value: 1 x full conference registration fee ($1,399 to $1,699 USD) and up to $2,000 CAD for travel expenses
The Greater Vancouver Chapter is pleased to offer an additional scholarship for ICON this year.
The scholarship recipient will be selected based on the following criteria:
- Candidate is employed as a fundraising professional or, if the candidate is an Executive Director, a substantial amount of time must be devoted to fundraising.
- Candidate has never attended an AFP or NSFRE International Conference on Fundraising as a registered participant (unless as a member of the Conference Host Committee) and is enthusiastic to attend the full conference as scheduled.
- Candidates must agree to complete an online evaluation form about their experience at AFP ICON.
- Only one individual from any local organization or institution may be selected.
- Candidates must be willing to share their AFP ICON experience with their chapter after the conference has concluded. This can be accomplished through a report to chapter leadership, a contribution to the chapter newsletter, or an alternate contribution identified by chapter leadership.
- Candidates are responsible for arranging their own travel and accommodation expenses. Recipients will be given information on how to apply the scholarship funds to cover their travel expenses and registration costs.
Scholarship applications will be accepted until November 2, 2025, until 11:59 PM PST.
For any related questions for this scholarship opportunity, please connect with Morgan Won at morgan.won@vghfoundation.ca.
Thank You to Our Every Member Campaign Donors
A heartfelt thanks to our AFP Greater Vancouver Chapter donors who generously support the Every Member Campaign. With your help, we are able to fund these scholarship opportunities. Please consider making a donation today.