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Vancouver Island University students are struggling to pay their bills and keep their families safe and healthy due to the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. They need your help now so they can achieve their educational and training goals. |
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Over the past two years, generous community donors have helped us raise 80% of our $5.5M goal in support of VIU students. We have built the Dr. Ralph Nilson Centre for Health and Science, the Marine, Automotive and Trades Complex, and the District Geo-Exchange Energy System, along with increasing financial support for students and acquiring new equipment for our students to train on.
Dr. Ralph Nilson Centre for Health and Science
Marine, Automotive and Trades Complex
District Geo-Exchange Energy System
Vancouver Island University Partners in Success
Run by the Community Cousins, Thuy’she’num Tu Smun’eem (Indigenous Summer Camp) connects Indigenous youth with peers, Elders, and VIU students to create strong relationships and support their future educational journey.
The VIU Foundation and Office of Aboriginal Education is grateful to The Peter Cundill Foundation, who has provided over $430,000 to create and sustain this program. Hay ch qa’ sii’em.
The Pieter de Reuver Foundation has been supporting various programs at Vancouver Island University since 2009, including a focus on the Post Care Tuition Waiver (PCTW) program. The foundation awards 30 $500 bursaries to PCTW students every year.
"This bursary has helped me to pay for my car insurance, gas money, make sure I have food to eat, get that last bit of money for my textbooks, and support my family. Thank you so much, Pieter de Reuver, for your support. It really helps." - PCTW Student
Get the whole story from our students on YouTube.
Jane and Frank Gregory were some of VIU's most active community leaders. They were with VIU from the very start in the 1960s, ensuring our successful progression from college to university.
The Jane and Frank Gregory Memorial Fund has been created in honour of their legacy at VIU. The fund supports Milner Gardens and Woodlands, Jane's favourite place to be.
We're working from home!
Due to COVID-19, Advancement staff members are from home. If you'd like to get a hold of us, please email foundation@viu.ca.