As a not for profit event and organization, all of the proceeds from the paid Training Courses and the Trade Show are donated to local Calgary academic institutions such as: the University of Calgary (UofC), and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT); for use as student bursaries.
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At UofC the Calgary Pump Symposium Bursary is awarded to six undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students per year, providing each of them with $5,000 towards their studies.
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At SAIT their are three Calgary Pump Symposium Bursaries awarded each year. Two to Mechanical Engineering Technology students, providing each of them with $2,000 towards their studies. One to a student of the Industrial Mechanic (Milwright)Program, awarding them with $1,000 towards their studies.​
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Since 2013 the CPS has donated $295,000 to Engineering and Engineering Technologies students to help educate future technical experts for the pumping industry.
2025
The Calgary Pump Symposium Organizing Committee has donated $30,000 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and another $30,000 to the University of Calgary to extend the existing CPS Bursaries.
2023
After a couple of rocky years managing the COVID-19 pandemic, the Calgary Pump Symposium Organizing Committee has committed to donating $30,000 to the University of Calgary, and another $30,000 to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.
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For the first time the donations are being expanded to include the Industrial Mechanic program at SAIT.
2021
The Calgary Pump Symposium Organizing Committee provided the University of Calgary with $30,000 for Mechanical Engineering Bursaries.
2019
The Calgary Pump Symposium Organizing Committee provided the University of Calgary with $35,000 for Mechanical Engineering Bursaries.
2016
The first donation to the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology was for $40,000 to create a perpetual endowment for Mechanical Engineering Technology Scholarships.
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This donation amount was matched by the Alberta Government for a total of $80,000 provided to SAIT.
2014
The first major donation by the Calgary Pump Symposium Organizing Committee. CPS provided the University of Calgary with $30,000 for Mechanical Engineering Bursaries.