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The sprinkles return on December 3!

Join us this Giving Tuesday to support the students, programs, and research that enrich our community! Which of the 25+ vital causes will you choose to support? Your donation adds up to make a BIG collective difference on campus and beyond!

Giving Tuesday
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Report to Donors 2024

The stories and stats in this year's report show how your generosity fuels our quest to make change—of the transformative power of your giving. We can’t wait for change. Together, we are creating it now.

View this year's report
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What kind of future could your gift create?

Visa complications meant Antonia’s life was full of “ifs” not “whens”, but donors ensured that when Antonia was finally able to enter university, the question of IF she could afford it was replaced by joy and relief.

Antonia's pathway
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Access to Education

Last year, one in every seven University of Victoria 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.

Student supports across faculties
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Reframing how we think about dirt

Brooke Hayes, a PhD student in the School of Environmental Studies and lead researcher at the EcoSoil lab, is on a mission to understand the importance of soil and how we might change our farming practices to ensure it sticks around.

Watch Brooke's story
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Curiosity & compassion drives healthcare innovation

Dennis Natembeya's desire to help his community led him to a career in nursing. At UVic, he developed innovative technology to fill gaps in healthcare—and found a way to impact even more lives.

Read Dennis's story
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Reaching beyond boundaries

Donors are helping remove barriers to climbing at CARSA so that people of all abilities can experience the potential for personal growth and social benefits of this challenging activity. 

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Global travel sparks passion for conservation

Haley Hood's insatiable curiosity has taken her from the coral reefs of Australia to the volcanic terrains of Chile. Thanks to donor support, she was able to jump on new research opportunities and start to unravel the secrets that a newly-discovered microorganism may hold for sustainability and the future of our planet.

Read Haley's story

Every gift you make to UVic has an impact

Your donation can encourage students to achieve amazing things. Your donation can inspire researchers to solve big questions. Your donation, quite simply, can change the world.

Holiday closure update

Please note that our office is closed from 12:00 pm on Tuesday, December 24, 2024 and will re-open on Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 8:30 am. 

Should you wish to make a donation for the 2024 tax year during our holiday closure, please use one of the following two options: 

  1. Donate by credit card online by Dec. 31 using our secure server.
  2. Mail a cheque, postmarked no later than Dec. 31, to

Development Office
University of Victoria
PO Box 1700 STN CSC
Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2

For assistance making your donation over the holiday, please call the Development office at 250-721-7624 and leave a message, or email donorcare@uvic.ca. We will be checking these messages daily and will respond to your call or email as soon as possible.

Ways to give

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There are many ways to give to suit your needs: online, by mail or by phone. From one-time gifts of cash and monthly recurring gifts, to planned gifts through a will, gifts of securities, or gifts in-kind.

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Our priorities

Our priority

You have many options to decide what projects or initiatives you want to support. Check out the current university priorities, or explore giving options for the faculties and units.

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Impact of giving

Impact of giving

Your generosity touches the lives of hundreds of students and researchers at UVic everyday. Read more about donor impact through the annual report to donors, or browse this collection of videos and stories.

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