The Cabbagetown Preservation Association's Student Experience Program (SEP) supports graduate students at the masters or doctoral level from universities in the City of Toronto whose research can be shown to be relevant to the historic Toronto Cabbagetown neighbourhood.

The monetary award will be made annually to one or two graduate students when funds are available. It is designed to support the student's ongoing research, and not to add additional research burden, but rather, through knowledge mobilisation, to bring current research and contemporary ideas to the community.

The award funds are for the use of the student exclusively. Any additional costs associated with creating a public presentation or an installation will require prior approval by the CPA, and once approved will be paid by the Association. An additional benefit to the student is the opportunity to use the CPA's social and print media to promote their work.