Giving Tuesday
What is Giving Tuesday?
Globally, Giving Tuesday is a celebration of philanthropy that inspires people to give back to causes they are passionate about.
At UVic, Giving Tuesday brings together alumni, community members, faculty, staff and students to donate, participate in events and unlock dollars to reach our goals. The sprinkles aren’t just for fun! They show how all your actions combined make a big difference across campus—contributing to student-led initiatives, research that strengthens communities and programs that change lives.
Participate now
The countdown is on! Giving Tuesday is coming soon, but there are ways you can participate now.
Matching donors
As a matching donor, you'll maximize the impact of your support by inspiring others to give on Giving Tuesday. You give, they give, which means double the impact!
Angles and Perspectives quiz
Test your eye for detail with this fun quiz for the chance to win a Giving Tuesday prize.
Giving Grams
For a $5 minimum donation, recognize someone who's made an impact in your life by sending them a message of positivity. They will get to choose where your donation will go.
Giving Grams are available November 12 until December 2!
Priority funds
These priority funds address the greatest needs across the entire UVic community.
This fund supports UVic students where and when it is most needed. Donations to this fund ensure UVic can support student projects and initiatives, address financial needs of students and quickly respond to new challenges and opportunities.
More students than ever are relying on the campus food bank. Your gift will provide students with access to nutritious free food and household essentials.
Your donation to the Pathways to Education fund supports student scholarships, awards and bursaries where the need is greatest.
Support student health—physical and mental—with your donation to student wellness programs.
Help incorporate the knowledge of Indigenous Elders into university learning, as a step toward understanding and reconciliation, by donating to the Elders Engagement Fund.
Other featured funds
Are you looking to support a specific faculty or initiative close to your heart? Browse the other funds you can support on Giving Tuesday.
CanAssist Support Fund
Your support turns barriers into opportunities for people with disabilities. Donations help create innovative technologies, inclusive programs and services that advance education, employment and independent living.
Co-op Changemaker Awards
Support awards that recognize co-op students who have made significant contributions to their workplace, their community, or to their own personal learning.
Centre for Outreach Education (CORE)
At the Centre for Outreach Education (CORE), children with unique learning needs, like dyslexia and autism, are paired with UVic students who offer one-on-one support with reading, writing, math and social skills. Your donation will provide a UVic Education student with an invaluable hands-on learning experience, while also helping a child receive the learning support they need.
2030 Initiative
By supporting this initiative, you’re contributing to community outreach initiatives for girls interested in STEM, awards and mentorship programs for students, and industry partnerships to engage women students with employers as they transition to the workforce.
Equity and Human Rights Outreach Fund
Your gift will support student and community-led initiatives that promote equity, diversity and inclusion and build a sense of belonging at UVic.
Indigenous Writers and Storytellers Series
Uplift Indigenous voices through your support for this series hosted by UVic’s Faculty of Fine Arts.
Graduate Scholarship Endowment
Provide critical financial relief to master’s and PhD students through scholarship support.
JDC West Team
Students taking part build critical skills in teamwork, leadership, problem-solving and time management. Your donation will remove financial barriers to participating.
Travel and Learning Scholarship
Help make exchange programs and field schools more accessible for undergrad students in humanities.
Native Student Union
Support activities like feast nights, social events and training sessions that build a sense of community among Indigenous students.
International Student Support Award
Provide vital financial support to undergraduate international students who have demonstrated financial need.
Law Centre
Support hands-on learning opportunities that train UVic Law students to be effective advocates, while delivering free legal services to individuals in need.
Digital Initiatives Fund
Provide students, faculty, staff, and community members with access to cutting-edge digital resources, including digitized archives, laptop loans, and workshops promoting digital literacy.
Science Rendezvous
Bring together students and scholars with local community members in a compelling event promoting STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). Help kids in grades K-12, families and educators get excited about STEM, while supporting UVic students to showcase their research.
Experiential Learning Fund
Learning by doing is a key component of the student experience. From field schools to community service learning to global exchanges, Social Science students take their learning out of the classroom and into the community to gain lived experience that has the power to change their lives.
Student Meal Share Program
Help reduce food insecurity for students. Every $50 donated supports another student experiencing food insecurity.
Chair in Transgender Studies: Scholarships & Fellowships
Support trans+ undergrad and grad students. Gifts drive social change and improve the well-being of trans, nonbinary, two-spirit, and other gender-diverse people.
Sports Injury Clinic
Support Vikes student-athletes. Your donation will directly contribute to cutting-edge equipment for Vikes medical and strength and conditioning programs.
Alumni Fund
Your donation will support student activities like clubs, events, and community engagement, through the Alumni Association's grant program.
Unlock Challenges
Donation matching challenges
Your Giving Tuesday donation can have double the impact thanks to matching money available for priority funds and select featured funds.
Sponsorship challenges
Sponsor money will be unlocked through alumni and student engagement on Giving Tuesday.
On campus
Sponsors & partners
Thank you to our sponsors and our campus and community partners
- Blink Printing
- Felicita’s
- Graduate Student Society (GSS)
- Phoenix Theatre
- UVic Alumni Association
- UVic Bookstore
- UVic Distribution Services
- UVic Facilities Management
- UVic Food Services
- UVic OneCard
- UVic Systems
- Vikes
About Giving Tuesday
UVic has been participating in Giving Tuesday since 2016. Since then, the event has generated over $1 million for a variety of programs and projects across the entire university—including student aid, clubs, community-outreach programs, EDI initiatives and much more.
After the consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday is a day to focus on giving back. But more important than the individual donations, Giving Tuesday is a chance to see how much we can achieve when we come together for the causes we care about at UVic.
Why the sprinkles?
The sprinkles theme is a fun way to demonstrate how many thousands of small actions (donations and participation) add up to have a significant impact at UVic and beyond.