Recent Recipients
2025-2026 Student Life Grant recipients
Aasmita Sharma
On behalf of UVic Blood4Life Club
Awarded $1210 for Enhancing Campus Engagement Through Blood Donation Initiatives
Anastasia Crook
On behalf of Pacific-Asian Students' Society
Awarded $1140 for “和”, Togetherness: PASS Community & Cultural Events
Brenda Jimenez Gonzalez & Lucia Rivera
On behalf of UVic Latinos
Awarded $1500 for Hispanic Heritage Month: Connecting Through Our Roots
Charles Lu
On behalf of University of Victoria Nursing Student Society (UVNSS)
Awarded $950 for Building Community, Connection, and Confidence with the UVNSS
Kaden Morgan
On behalf of Women in Engineering, Science and Technology (WEST)
Awarded $1075 for Mock MRI project
Petranella Daviel
On behalf of Graduate Student Society (GSS)
Awarded $1500 for 2025 Pancake Breakfast
Samantha Ayala
On behalf of LAWtine UVic
Awarded $1480 for LAWtine Community Building Series
2024-2025
Ambreen Hussaini
Awarded $1500 for Beyond Islamophobia: Unveiling the Beauty of Islamic Art & Sound
Carter Lee
Awarded $1500 for Dance Classes for Queer Students
Daniel Girard
On behalf of UVic Psi Chi Honours Society
Awarded $1500 for Making Waves Undergraduate Research Conference 2025
Edwin Tsang
On behalf of UVic Personal Finance Group
Awarded $1500 for Personal Finance Educational Workshops and Events
Emma Levins
On behalf of UVic Victoria Disability Arts Collective
Awarded $1432 for Valentines Craft Fair
Josie van Hoek-Patterson
On behalf of UVic Blood4Life Club
Awarded $1500 for Enhancing Campus Engagement Through Blood Donation Initiatives
Juliette Sones
On behalf of Positive Psychology in Practice (PPiP)
Awarded $1500 for The Undergraduate Peer-Coaching Initiative
Matthew Stott
On behalf of Uvic Guitar Club
Awarded $1500 for Strummer School
Maureen Valentin and Michaela Palomo
Awarded $1500 for Presenting Research at the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing’s (CASN) Biennial Conference
Petranella Daviel
On behalf of Graduate Student Society (GSS)
Awarded $1500 for GSS Pancake Breakfast
Pierre-Olivier McGeough
On behalf of UVic Polar Dippers
Awarded $840 for Dip Fest
Tamsen McKerley
On behalf of Computer Music Course Union
Awarded $1500 for End of Semester Song Summit
Teghan Byrne
Awarded $1500 for Vikes C.A.R.E.S. (Community, Athlete, Recovery, Empowerment, Support)
Ton Tran
On behalf of UVic Community Dinners
Awarded $550 for Taste the World: International Community Potluck
Victoria Dick
Awarded $1500 for tiiʔiisʔaaqƛin (Let’s have tea – Intergenerational Nursing Circles)
2023-2024
Adrean Meuser
On behalf of Society for Students with a Disability (SSD)
Awarded $1500 Student Life Grant for Mental Health Resources
Bryan Quan
On behalf of UVic Guitar Club
Awarded $1500 Student Life Grant for Strummer School
Cameron Parno
On behalf of UVic Meditation Club
Awarded $1500 Student Life Grant for Momentum Festival
Chris Pihlak & Jamey Jesperson
On behalf of Grad History Review
Awarded $584 Student Life Grant for GHR Special Issue of "Trans Histories by Trans Historians"
Christina Chakanyuka
Awarded $1500 Student Life Grant for Indigenous Nursing Student Mentorship Circle
Fanie Collardeau
Awarded $1,500 UVic Anti-racism Grant for Promoting Racial Justice within Clinical Psychology Training and Practice
Kate Leahy
Awarded $1500 Student Life Grant for Towards Trans+ Equity
Madeleine Stinson
On behalf of Graduate Student Society (GSS)
Awarded $1500 Student Life Grant for Grad House Winter Pride
Peter Le
On behalf of UVic Guitar Club
Awarded $1,500 Student Life Grant for Strummer School
Soleil Brooks
On behalf of UVic BIPOC Student Athlete Association
Awarded $1,500 UVic Anti-racism Grant for UVic BIPOC Student Athlete Association
Sydney Foreman
On behalf of UVic Psi Chi Honours Society
Awarded $1000 Student Life Grant for Making Waves Undergraduate Research Conference in Psychology
Sydney Waddington
On behalf of UVic Women in Science
Awarded $1500 Student Life Grant for UVic Women in Science Annual STEM Research Symposium
Tara Cooper
Awarded $1000 Student Life Grant for The Gradcast
2022-2023
| Awarded to | Project | Award |
|---|---|---|
|
Jessica Ryan Phi Chi Chapter - UVic |
Making Waves in Undergraduate Research Project | $1,000 - Student Life Grant |
| Sree Talluri | Science Communication Symposium | $1,000 - Student Life Grant |
|
Aminah Malik Social Work - BIPOC Student Circle |
$1,500 - UVic Anti-racism Grant | |
|
Mazi Herico With Love |
BIPOC Exhibit | $525 - Student Life Grant |
|
Sophie Chen UVic Racialized Law Students Collective |
Community Building Events | $1,500 - UVic Anti-racism Grant |
|
Adrean Meuser Society for Students with Disabilities |
Stroll for Reproductive Justice | $1,000 - Student Life Grant |
| Pierre-Oliver McGeough | Community Piano Project | $1,000 - Student Life Grant |
|
Kemmerly Chipongian Phi Chi Chapter - UVic |
Making Waves in Undergraduate Research Project | $1,000 - Student Life Grant |
2021-2022
| Awarded to | Project | Award |
|---|---|---|
|
Natasha Newman New Student Connect |
Three Indigenous Student “Kitchen Table Talks” |
$950 - Student Life Grant |
|
Sarah Lane UVic Women in Science |
UVic WiS STEM Research Symposium 2021 | $1,000 - Student Life Grant |
| Baylie Adams |
In Appreciation of William Grant Still; A Virtual Benefit Concert |
$1,500 - UVic Anti-racism Grant |
|
Joseph Sheppard Authors with Autism |
Campus peer-support writing program for students on the spectrum |
$1,000 - Student Life Grant |
|
Matilde Cervantes UVic Multicultural |
Pax & Diversity through Arts | $1,500 - UVic Anti-racism Grant |
|
Boston Lafferty The Martlet |
Indigenous-focused Issue with the Martlet and the Native Student's Union |
$1,500 - UVic Anti-racism Grant |
|
Rebecca Bryan UVic Law |
"Training in Responses to Oppression and Triggers" Workshop Series |
$1,000 - Student Life Grant |
| Summer Okibe | Indigenous Law Advocacy Network (ILAN) | $920 - Student Life Grant |
|
Jaime Hills UVic chapter of the Black Law Students Association Canada |
UVic Black Law Students Association (BLSA) Black History Month Event |
$1,000 - Student Life Grant |
| Bethel Sileshi | Panel, Publication, and Promotion of Anti-Racism in English and Philosophy | $1,500 - UVic Anti-racism Grant |
2020-2021
| Awarded to | Project | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Debra Torok | Moving Psychology Toward Anti-Racist and Anti-Colonial Research and Practice | $1,000 - UVic Anti-racism Grant |
| Navjot Jassar |
Litigation Skills Program for Racialized Law Students |
$1,000 - Student Life Activity Grant |