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Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday is back on December 1, 2026! You can get involved right now by becoming a matching donor. Your gift will be used to match donations made by others, doubling the impact of your gift and increasing support for students and programs.

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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 and help us get an early start on our Giving Tuesday 2026 goals.

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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!

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Giving Tuesday Personality Quiz

Take this buzz-worthy quiz to discover how your unique style and interests uncover your giving match for Giving Tuesday.

Coming soon!

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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. Send a Giving Gram and spread kindness.

Coming soon!

Priority funds

These priority funds address five greatest needs across the entire UVic community—plus a fund for students to select from.

Student Food Bank
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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.

First Year Interconnect
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Help first-year students build meaningful connections and a sense of belonging. Through peer mentorship and community-building opportunities, students gain the support they need for a successful transition to university life.

Pathways to Student Success
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Your donation to the Pathways to Student Success fund supports student scholarships, awards and bursaries where the need is greatest.

ITOTELNEW̱TEL ȽTE: Learning From One Another (Elder Engagement)
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Help integrate the knowledge of Indigenous Elders into university learning, as a step toward understanding and reconciliation.

Student Wellness Centre
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Support student health—physical and mental—with your donation to student wellness programs.

Giving Tuesday
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Can’t decide where to give? Let students experience philanthropy and choose how to designate your support.

Are you looking to support a specific faculty or initiative close to your heart? Explore the list of other funds you can support on Giving Tuesday.

CanAssist

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 and Career

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.

Education

Centre for Outreach Education (CORE)

CORE pairs children with unique learning needs, like dyslexia and autism, with UVic Education students who support with reading, writing, math and social skills.

Engineering & Computer Science

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.

EQHR

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.

Fine Arts

Indigenous Writers and Storytellers Series

Uplift Indigenous voices through your support for this series hosted by UVic’s Faculty of Fine Arts.

Graduate Studies

Graduate Scholarship Endowment

Provide critical financial relief to master’s and PhD students through scholarship support.

Gustavson School of Business

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.

Health

Student Emergency Fund

Provide a vital safety net for students facing a financial emergency. Your donation will support an easy-to-access bursary for undergraduate or graduate students in the Faculty of Health.

Humanities

Travel and Learning Scholarship

Help make exchange programs and field schools more accessible for undergrad students in humanities.

Law

Dean’s Innovation Fund

Support emerging opportunities for UVic Law students, including clinical programs, moot competitions, and specialized programming.

Libraries

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

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.

Social Science

Experiential Learning Fund

Learning by doing is a key component of the student experience. Support Social Sciences students to take their learning out of the classroom and into the community to gain experience that has the power to change their lives.

Transgender Studies

Chair in Transgender Studies

Support trans+ undergrad and grad students. Gifts drive social change and improve the well-being of trans+ and other gender-diverse people.

Vikes

Sports Injury Clinic

Support Vikes student-athletes. Your donation will directly contribute to cutting-edge equipment for Vikes medical and strength and conditioning programs.

International Centre for Students

International Student Support Award

Provide vital financial support to undergraduate international students who have demonstrated financial need.

About 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.

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.