Career Development

The Career Development Grant provides funding assistance (up to $4,000) for individual heritage practitioners to participate in opportunities that will result in gaining new skills and knowledge to support the development of heritage work in Edmonton.

Opportunities may include conferences, workshops, seminars, or coursework, offered in-person or online, locally, or outside of Edmonton. Career Development opportunities that are part of an ongoing educational program are not eligible.

In order to make the most of available resources, applicants are encouraged, if eligible, to apply to the Canada-Alberta Job Grant to support the proposed online learning opportunity. Eligibility criteria and application requirements for this grant are available here.

Who is Eligible?

Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents over the age of 18 who are actively involved in heritage work in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. 

Who is not Eligible?

Applicants cannot have received an HCIP Career Development Grant in the past twelve months and must be up to date with final reports for other HCIP-funded work, including returning any unused grant funds. Applicants who have been granted extensions on other HCIP-funded work are also not eligible to apply. 

Educational institutions and government-owned and/or operated facilities and anyone employed by those institutions are not eligible for Career Development Grants through HCIP.