PETL Conference Funding

FUNDING FOR 2025-2026 IS NOW OPEN

PETL Conference Funding is open for applications in the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

Members must ensure the updated 2025-2026 Guidelines are followed and their application is received by email no later than 10 school/workdays prior to the conference or workshop dates – even if it is sent in the summer.

PETL Course/Conference & Status Funding is only available for opportunities within a single school year (i.e., July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026). 
 
 
Members are not to apply for funding if the PL opportunity starts or ends on or after July 1, 2026 as these would be funded from next year’s budget. Applications for PETL Course/Conference and/or Status funding received on forms dated 2025-2026 for opportunities that begin on or after July 1, 2026 will NOT be processed. Members must wait until applications are updated to apply on the correct form for the funding which will fall in the correct budget year.


Before submitting your PETL Conference Funding Application for a conference or workshop, please ensure you have also applied to STPDL Funding (for opportunities in October – June).
 
 

Eligible members must apply to STPDL for an initial $500 worth of funding AND up to 3 OT days, and can apply to PETL Conference Funding if their expenses exceed the amount covered by STPDL. 

 

PETL Conference Funding is available for members of PETL who have not already accessed PETL Course Funding, and will fund up to $400 and 1 additional OT day toward a conference or workshop/workshop series per school year (i.e., July 1-June 30) over and above the $500 and 3 OT days funded through STPDL.

 

Process:

  1. Download and read the Guidelines
  2. Download and complete the Application
  3. Email it as a PDF to Julia Allen, PETL Secretary-Treasurer, treasurer@etfopeel.com
 

Please note, PETL Conference Funding Applications will be processed after it can be confirmed that you have been approved for the OT coverage and maximum funding available from STPDL. 

 

If you send your PETL Conference Funding Application to the Treasurer before you send your STPDL Funding Application to the STPLD Chair, your PETL Conference Funding approval will come much later than anticipated as PETL Conference Funding waits until STPDL approvals can be verified. To avoid delay, cc the Secretary-Treasurer and STPDL Chair on the same email with all documentation necessary for all applications (see note in the Guidelines).

 

Please do not send repeat emails inquiring about the status of your application – the autoreply from treasurer@etfopeel.com is your indication that it will be in the queue for review. You will be contacted if additional information is required.

 

For any additional information, please contact Julia Allen, Secretary-Treasurer, phone: 905-564-7233 x228, email: treasurer@etfopeel.com.