Student supports across faculties
Students are living closer than ever to the financial breaking point. Last year, one in every seven 探花系列 students relied on donor support in order to manage their costs.
From emergency bursaries to entrance scholarships, UVic faculties are raising funds this spring to create better access to education for students.
By supporting one of the initiatives below, you’ll be providing critical financial support to a UVic student.
- Receiving financial support makes a real difference in helping with my living expenses and, in turn, my success as a student. This award came at the perfect time to reassure me that I am meant to be here, and gave me the confidence to continue with my studies.
Gift match opportunity
Make twice the difference when you give by May 15, 2026! The first $20,000 donated to the priority funds listed below will be matched, dollar-for-dollar.
Ways to support students in each faculty
Emergency Bursary
Your gift to this bursary provides an education student with quick, easy-to-access funding when they are experiencing a financial crisis, so that they don’t need to put a pause on their dreams.
30 by 30 Women in Engineering Award
Provide vital financial support to a woman entering her first year of engineering studies when you donate to this award. Help close the gender gap and create a more diverse future for engineering.
Fine Arts Indigenous Student Award
Empower an Indigenous student to pursue their education in Fine Arts. Your gift provides meaningful support to a student facing financial barriers.
Emergency Bursary
Your support provides vital safety net to business students facing a financial crisis, giving them the means to stay in school and continue following their UVic path.
Emergency Fund
Your donation will provide quick, easy-to-access funding when a Faculty of Health student is facing a financial crisis.
Emergency Bursary
An unexpected cost or financial emergency can put a student in a precarious situation. A gift to this bursary helps a humanities student overcome a financial setback and continue with their studies.
UVic Law Dean鈥檚 Student Award
Your gift provides vital financial support to a law student who has demonstrated academic ability together with determination, resilience, contribution and compassion. There is $10,000 in matching available specifically for donations to this award.
Undergraduate Entrance Scholarship
Your support will not only provide a new university student with financial relief for their studies, but with recognition for their hard work and their commitment to the sciences.
Emergency Bursary
Your gift provides critical support for a student who is facing a financial crisis. This easy-to-access emergency bursary is available to all social sciences students, whether they are part-time, full-time, domestic or international.
Behind every gift is a student with a story. Read Anya's story