Application Process & FAQ
- One application per person, per year. (Any educator currently working for an accredited educational institution in Vancouver, or teacher candidate, homeschool educator etc).
- Please note, based on limited funding, priority applicants will be VSB public schools, Vancouver-based homeschoolers who are committed and intentional in their continued learning and engagement with local history, diverse heritage and place-based knowledge.
- Heritage Field Trips could include honorariums for speakers, walking tour guides, museum or site visit admission. Please confirm at least one option for the year.
Maximum amount reimbursed is up to $250 total including taxes. All successful applicants must pay/show payment before receiving any reimbursement. This is the responsibility of the applicant.
FALL/WINTER 2025
VHF Heritage Field Trip Grants application opens October 1st and closes October 31st, All applications will be reviewed and notifications will be made mid-late November 2025.
November 2025 -June 2026: Grantees will book their field trip experiences and submit completion forms. VHF may request to join a field trip or observe a session. If any changes arise, the grantee will inform VHF.
JUNE 2026: All successful grantees are required to submit their Field Trip Grant Completion Form to be considered for future grants. A hard deadline will be provided. VHF values each grantees’ feedback and evaluation of the field trip to ensure we are recommending experiences that students and educators are finding engaging, relevant and meaningful.
Please note the earlier you submit receipts and the completion form, the earlier you will receive the reimbursement. Completion forms in June 2026 will mean a reimbursement will not be send to the applicant/school until the summer months.
- If you are successful in receiving a VHF Field Trip Grant for 2026, you will be notified by email before the end of 2025.
- By accepting the grant you will be required to maintain a record and pay for the field trip experience in advance of the trip to ensure it is booked.
- VHF will reimburse you/the school the amount shown in the receipts/payments up to $250 total, once the completion form is submitted online.
- Between accepting the field trip grant and completing the field trip form, you will be able to liaise with the Community Engagement Manager on aspects of the field trip itself, and for additional suggestions, etc.
- An email exchange or phone call, or in person is required before the final field trip grant is approved.
All successful grantees are required to submit their Field Trip Grant Completion Form by the end of June 2026, including photos or a document from the field trip/grant activity. Paid receipts must be provided to receive the grant.
Contact Community Engagement Manager, Jessica Quan.
Grant recipients may be asked to provide testimonials, feedback, and other information that can assist VHF to enhance and improve the Heritage in Schools Program.
If you have specific questions, please contact jessica@vancouverheritagefoundation.org
Please see the below selection of field trip options in Vancouver, with a few exceptions. Ordered A-Z and by cultural themes. This is only a selection of contactable experiences- feel free to share others that you would recommend.
- School Field Trips – Vancouver Storytelling Centre
- Site history
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
- Schools – Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
- VHF Places That Matter site connection
Japanese Canadian Hastings Park Interpretive Centre Society
- Hastings Park 1942 | Internment at Hastings Park
- Please contact the email via the website for visits.
- VHF Places That Matter site connection
Vancouver Japanese Language School
- Walking Tours may be available upon request
- VJLS-JH — Contact
- Site/Area History
Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre
- TAIKEN Field Trips – Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
- Resources – Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
- Please contact directly. Previously the board had capacity for mural tours but are at limited capacity.
- Murals in the Market — Punjabi Market Collective
- VHF Places That Matter site connection
Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre
- School Programs – Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre
- Museum Exhibition Tours – Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre
- VHF Places That Matter site connection
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- Teacher Resources – VanDusen Botanical Garden
- Field Trips & Tours – VanDusen Botanical Garden
- VHF Places That Matter site connection
Presenters/Artists
Walking Tour Guides
- Christine Hagemoen, Mount Pleasant stories tours.
- John Atkin, civic historian. Heritage in Schools & Neighbourhood Tours.
- Rob Howatson, resident, South Vancouver Stories