COVID-19 Emergency Bursary
The university has created a COVID-19 Emergency Bursary available to all students—domestic or international, undergraduate or graduate—who are experiencing emergency financial need as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This funding is intended to provide for students’ urgent and emerging needs and enable them to continue their academic programs in this rapidly shifting learning environment.
Examples of circumstances that will be taken into consideration include job loss; access to housing, food, tuition, or technology to facilitate online/remote learning; mental health services; child care; transportation; and other emerging needs directly related to the impact of COVID-19 on student life.
To start the application process, students are asked to send a brief explanation of how they have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 situation to Student Awards and Financial Aid (SAFA) at finaid@uvic.ca. Once SAFA has processed their email, they will send an application package to complete and return for review.