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SUMMARY: UBC Giving Day: Support the PIE Student Fund
DESCRIPTION: Together\, we can create a more equitable\, diverse\, and incl
 usive psychology department community for all.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image
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 01/2026-Giving-Day-Website-Feature-Image.png" alt="UBC Psychology students 
 conversing in a bright indoor space in the Kenny Building with a Pride flag
  on the wall. Transcribed Text: UBC Giving Day April 8\, 2026" width="715" 
 height="402" /></p><blockquote><p><strong>Celebrate UBC Giving Day with us 
 on April 8.</strong></p></blockquote><p><span class="OYPEnA font-feature-li
 ga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none tex
 t-strikethrough-none">The </span><a href="https://psych.ubc.ca/edi/funding/
 pie/"><span class="OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-
 feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">Psychology I
 nclusive Excellence (PIE) Student Fund</span></a><span class="OYPEnA font-f
 eature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration
 -none text-strikethrough-none"> is a featured <a href="https://givingday.ub
 c.ca/">Giving Day</a> fund. </span>Join us in championing diversity and inc
 lusion in our community by making a gift to the PIE Fund. Your gift <span d
 ata-contrast="auto">empowers psychology undergraduate and graduate students
  from historically marginalized and equity-deserving communities by providi
 ng paid research </span><span data-contrast="auto">positions in our labs. <
 /span></p><p><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0\,"335559739":0\,"33555974
 0":240}">The PIE Fund </span>directly supports initiatives such as:</p><ul>
 <li>Early Research Awards and PSYC 240 Tuition Awards to support early rese
 arch training for undergrad researchers who face obstacles to working in a 
 research lab.</li><li>Entrance Enhancement Awards help recruit outstanding 
 graduate students from diverse backgrounds\, paving the way for inclusive e
 xcellence in psychology.</li></ul><p>[buttons][button link_text="Learn more
  about the PIE Fund" link_url="https://psych.ubc.ca/edi/funding/pie/"][/but
 tons]</p><blockquote><p><strong>Multiply your impact with these UBC Giving 
 Day challenges on April 8!</strong></p></blockquote><ul><li>The PIE Student
  Fund Double Match: The first <strong>$10\,000</strong> in donations to the
  Psychology Inclusive Excellence (PIE) Student Fund on April 8 will be doub
 le-matched. That means every <strong>$25</strong> you give will become <str
 ong>$75</strong> for the PIE Student Fund!</li><li>The PIE Student Fund Alu
 mni Challenge: When <strong>15</strong> UBC alumni give to the Psychology I
 nclusive Excellence (PIE) Student Fund on April 8\, a gift of <strong>$6\,0
 00</strong> will be unlocked.</li><li>The PIE Student Fund Donor Challenge:
  When <strong>25</strong> donors give to the Psychology Inclusive Excellenc
 e (PIE) Student Fund on April 8\, a gift of <strong>$2\,500</strong> from P
 sychology Faculty will be unlocked.</li></ul><blockquote><p><strong>A small
  donation can make a big difference! </strong></p></blockquote><p><span dat
 a-contrast="auto">With your generosity\, we can expand access to research o
 pportunities and build a strong network of emerging scholars. </span><span 
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 59739":160\,"335559740":279}"> </span></p><p>[cards][card title="Your donat
 ions help our students" text="Peter King discovered his passion for researc
 h through the Early Research Award (ERA) funded by the department’s Psychol
 ogy Inclusive Excellence (PIE) Fund." link_text="Read Peter's story" link_u
 rl="https://psych.ubc.ca/news/pie-fund-peter-king/"][/cards]</p><p>[cards][
 card title="Empowering student research" text="Learn how the PIE Fund suppo
 rts psychology students who are working to gain the tools and confidence th
 ey need to advance in the field of psychology." link_text="Read our student
  Q&As" link_url="https://psych.ubc.ca/news/empowering-student-research-pie-
 fund/"][/cards]</p><blockquote><p><strong>Every contribution counts! </stro
 ng></p></blockquote><p><span data-contrast="auto">Please join us this Givin
 g Day to open doors for deeper learning—uplifting equity-deserving communit
 ies one student success story at a time.</span></p><p>[cards][card title="D
 id you know?" text="The PIE fund was established by our faculty\, who are p
 assionate about creating opportunities for students from diverse background
 s to gain hands-on research experience." link_text="Donate today" link_url=
 "https://donate.give.ubc.ca/page/68038/donate/1?transaction.dirgift=Psychol
 ogy%20Inclusive%20Excellence%20Student%20Fund%20G3563"][/cards]</p><hr /><p
 >[cards][card title="2025 Giving Day Recap" text="Thanks to our generous co
 mmunity almost $40\,000 was raised towards the Psychology Inclusive Excelle
 nce Student Fund." link_text="Learn more" link_url="https://psych.ubc.ca/ne
 ws/2025-giving-day/"][/cards]</p>
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