Application Process & FAQ
One application per person, per year (any educator currently working for an accredited educational institution in Vancouver, or teacher candidate, etc).
Please note, based on limited funding, priority applicants will be VSB public schools, Vancouver-based homeschoolers and those whose field trips take place either at Vancouver-specific sites or on topics that relate directly to Vancouver history and heritage places.
Field Trips could be a visit to a site, institution/museum, a guided tour/program, activity, guest speaker (virtual or in-person), neighbourhood walking tour, etc. Please indicate your options in the application form- you do not need to have only one idea/plan.
Maximum amount granted $250 total including taxes. A maximum amount per school may be set based on the number of applications received over time.
2024/2025 School Year: Grant Application Form opens Sept 18th and closes December 6th at midnight.
All applicants will receive feedback by the week of December 16th. There are new processes for reimbursement which will be communicated to successful applicants.
All successful grantees are required to submit their Field Trip Grant Completion Form to be considered for future grants. Please note the earlier you submit receipts and the completion form, the earlier you will receive the reimbursement.
If you are successful in receiving a VHF Field Trip Grant for 2025, you will be notified by email before the end of 2024.
By accepting the grant you will be required to collect all receipts adding up to the $250 maximum allowed reimbursement. VHF requests that the grantee/school will pay all expenses first, then fill out the Field Trip Completion Form, including all pertinent information/feedback, receipts, invoices and contact information in order to receive the post-field trip reimbursement.
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.
All successful grantees are required to submit their Field Trip Grant Completion Form by the end of June 2025, including photos or a document from the field trip/grant activity. Paid receipts must be provided to receive the grant. If your field trip costs less than the $250 grant, other options may be suggested by VHF on how to use the remaining funds.
Change of plans? Funds remaining after a field trip is complete? 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
A selection of field trip options with recommendations by field trip grantees.
Chinese Canadian Connections
- Chinese Canadian Museum
- Chinese Storytelling Centre, Chinatown.
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden workshop.
Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre
Van Dusen Botanical Gardens
UBC Botanical Gardens
Fresh Roots- urban farming
Japanese Canadian Connections
- Nikkei National Museum,(full day or half day), Burnaby.
- Hastings Park Tours with the Japanese Canadian Hastings Park Interpretive Centre Society
Museum of Vancouver
- All tours/Reel2Reel Animation workshop
Roedde House Museum, house museum in the West End- Immigration Stories.
South Asian Connections
- Punjabi Market Collective (walking tour and food)
Stanley Park Ecology Centre
Presenters/Artists
- Anu Chouhan
- Jeff Chiba Stearns
Walking Tour Guides
- Heritage in Schools & Neighbourhood walking tours with John Atkin (K-12)
Please inform us if you have a Vancouver-specific field trip to add to the list. This list reflects field trips our grantees have taken and recommended.
