Taking you from Employment to Employability for Life
Looking for ways to stand out to employers and get the competitive edge?
Now's your chance to be rewarded financially for sharpening your skills while engaging in challenges and competitions with peers and industry professionals outside the classroom!
The Employability Experience Fund offers awards to students to reduce financial barriers when they want to get involved in activities that give them industry experience and develop their employability skills.
What is an Employability Experience?
Any experience that gives students an opportunity to develop their employability skills to solve everyday or industry problems or challenges, compete with others in their field of study and engage with industry professionals and experts. Some examples of these experiences are Hackathons, Skills Competitions, Industry Projects, or Challenges. These experiences are created and run by members of your Faculty or the Centre for Innovations at Humber.
These experiences are another way to put your skills into action to make you more employable. To learnmore about the Skills in Action from Humber's Learning Outcomes ( HLOs) click here.
What Experiences are available?
There are many experiences offered by each Faculty at Humber! Ask one of your Faculty members (or your Program Coordinator) about what is available for you based on your program. You can also reach out the Centre for Innovations at Humber to learn what they offer. Check out this list for some examples of what's available.
You can also check out the Centre for Innovations to see what experiences are being offered:
- Barrett Centre For Technology Innovation
- Centre for Creative Business Innovation
- Longo Centre for Entrepreneurship
- Centre for Innovation in Health and Wellness
- Centre for Social Innovation
Is your experience not listed here?
We encourage you to still apply as new experiences are created by the Faculties and Centre for Innovations every year. Be sure to share all the relevant details in the application so it can be properly assessed to see if it qualifies for funding.
Eligibility Criteria
Experience or Activity you are participating in is UNPAID.
It is NOT a placement or WIL opportunity. If you are looking for funding for an unpaid placement please apply to the IGNITE GLOW bursary.
You are participating in the experience in the current semester or have applied for an activity happening in the next semester. Activities you participated in September 1, 2024-April 28, 2025 eligible.
ALL current Humber students, domestic and international, who have been accepted to participate in a challenge-based learning experience are eligible to apply! Examples include hackathons, skills competitions, challenges, projects, ideas mentioned above, etc.
Each experience must be connected to or organized by Humber Faculty or Staff.
Experiences occur outside of the classroom, and are not for academic credit (i.e. marks, grades, course credit, etc.)
How to Apply
If you meet all the eligibility criteria mentioned above, we encourage you to fill out an application below and wait to hear back if you are approved for funding.
Applications open for Winter 2025 now!
Frequently Asked Questions
Applications are reviewed monthly, and you will receive an email letting you know if you are approved within a month of applying.
Funding is awarded AFTER you have completed the experience and submitted the documentation showing you participated and completed the experience.
Students can receive up to a maximum of $2000 depending on the number of hours you are participating in the experience.
No! Both international and domestic students are eligible!
The list included here is only a sample of what is available at Humber so even if it not listed, still apply as you may be eligible.
Yes! But the maximum you can receive in one academic calendar year is $2000. That means that in one academic calendar year (for example between May 2024- April 2025) you can apply more than once if you participate in more than one activity but the maximum funding amount you can receive will not go above $2000.
You will be informed of the specific funding amount in your approval email, which will detail the amount based on the activity and the number of hours you are participating.
There is no strict deadline, but it is recommended to apply as early as possible to ensure your application is reviewed in a timely manner.
Once you have completed the experience, submit proof in the form of a picture of what you produced, a picture of you participating in the experience, a certificate of completion or a letter from your faculty member/ the organizer of the experience. There is a section in the application form which asks you to submit your documentation so you can log back in to the application system and submit your documentation there.
