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Giving Tuesday

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Giving Tuesday took place on December 3, 2024. We are still counting and will update the final results soon!

Giving Tuesday at UVic brings together alumni, community members, faculty, staff and students to donate, participate in events and unlock dollars. The sprinkles are a fun way to show how all those actions combined make a big difference across campus—contributing to student-focused initiatives and programs that change lives.

Don't worry, the sprinkles will return in 2025! 

We welcome donations year-round to areas of greatest need.

Thank you

Huge thanks to everyone who played a role in making Giving Tuesday such a success. Stay tuned for the official thank you video!

Results from Giving Tuesday 2024

$246,881

Raised

753

Donors

$88,555

unlocked

Priority funds

We are still tabulating how much was raised for each of the four priority funds, including Giving Grams designations and money allocated by participants in Philanthropoly and the Instagram quiz. 

Student Food Bank
Wood shelves with cans of soup and beans on them. A sign reads can limits: 1 tuna, 1 pineapple, 1 mushroom, 1corn, 1 peach slices, 1 fruit cocktail

More students than ever are relying on the campus food bank. Help students access nutritious, free food and household essentials.

Pathways to Education
Kyla Philips stands in front of a lawn wearing her grad cap and gown.

Provide vital financial aid to students by supporting scholarships, awards, and bursaries, where the need is greatest.

Student Wellness Centre
A person holding a rainbow umbrella walks towards the Student Wellness Centre. A sign says now open and lists counselling, health, and multifaith services.

Support student wellness programs promoting physical, mental and spiritual health.

ITOTELNEW̱TEL ȽTE: Learning From One Another (Elder Engagement)
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Help students meaningfully access knowledge, teachings and support from Indigenous Elders.

We are still tabulating how much was raised for each of the featured funds, including Giving Grams designations and money allocated by participants in Philanthropoly and the Instagram quiz.

Alumni Relations

Alumni fund

Your donation will support student activities like clubs, events, and community engagement, through the Alumni Association's grant program. 

Aging and Lifelong Health

IALH Fund

Support innovative research that has the potential to revolutionize healthcare and improve quality of life at every stage.

CanAssist

Leadership projects

Help provide customized, assistive technologies to a wide age range of clients in the community, with an eye towards identifying broad-impact technologies for future development.

Co-op & Career Services

Changemaker Awards

Your gift will recognize a co-op student who has made significant contributions to their workplace, their community or to their own personal learning.

Division of Medical Sciences

Neuroscience Grad Student Association

Support students in the Division of Medical Sciences neuroscience program in relationship building activities with peers, professors and professionals.

Education

Centre for Outreach Education (CORE)

Provide a UVic Education student with invaluable hands-on teaching experience, while helping a child receive the learning support they need.

Engineering and Computer Science

2030 Initiative

Create opportunities for girls and women at every stage of the journey into STEM. Your gift will support mentorship programs and awards for women students in the UVic Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, as well as girls-only outreach programming.

Engineering and Computer Science

Cora Arenas and Carol Artemiw Award

Your gift will help ensure that women students in Engineering and Computer Science continue their studies after their first year.

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

Gustavson School of Business Emergency Bursary

Your support provides a vital safety net for Gustavson students during their most challenging moments. 

Human and Social Development

HSD Indigenous Student Emergency Fund

Support Indigenous students facing a financial crisis that could mean disrupting, or even ending, their studies.

Humanities

Faculty of Humanities Travel and Learning Scholarship

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

Indigenous Academic and Community Engagement (IACE)

Native Students Union

Support activities like feast nights, social events and training sessions that build a sense of community among Indigenous students.

International Centre for Students

International Student Support Award

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

Law

Law Student Emergency Fund

Provide critical support to a law student facing a financial emergency. 

Libraries

Library Enrichment Fund

Help the Libraries acquire valuable collections and resources, and support workshops and programming to facilitate student success. 

Science

Science Rendezvous

Support this community event that gets kids in grades K-12, families and educators excited about STEM while UVic students showcase their research.

Social Sciences

Social Sciences Experiential Learning Fund

From field schools to service learning to global exchanges, your donation will bring students out of the classroom and into the community to gain experience that has the power to change their lives.

Student Affairs

Student Meal Share Program

Help reduce food insecurity for students. Your donation will directly provide funds for students to purchase meals and food.

Unlock challenges

$88,555 was unlocked!

Donation matching challenges

Many Giving Tuesday donations had double the impact this year thanks to generous donors who gave matching money to priority funds and select featured funds. 

Sponsorship challenges

$5,000 in cash and $500 in product was unlocked through student engagement on Giving Tuesday, thanks to our generous sponsors.

Giving Gramalanche

Each year the UVic community takes up the challenge to see who can sprinkle the most kindness and positivity across campus. The trophy winners for the 2024 Great Giving Gramalanche will be announced on December 10.

Thank you to everyone who took part.

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.

What does Giving Tuesday fund?

Each year, campus partners select an initiative to promote on Giving Tuesday. These featured funds may support students or research within an academic area, or UVic initiatives in the wider community. This year, we are also promoting four priority funds which focus on student success, health and well-being. All donations, no matter the size, enrich the UVic experience!

Sponsors & partners

Thank you to our sponsors

UVic Alumni Association
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Thank you to our partners

  • Blink Printing
  • Felicita’s
  • Graduate Student Society (GSS)
  • Phoenix Theatre
  • UVic Bookstore
  • UVic Distribution Services
  • UVic Facilities Management
  • UVic Food Services
  • UVic OneCard
  • UVic Systems
  • Vikes

If you have any questions about UVic Giving Tuesday, please contact our Development Office at 250-472-4924, or send us an email.

Visit the UVic's giving website for ways to give to UVic year-round, or to read about the impact of giving.