Transform lives through giving
Your donation makes a lasting impact at VIU
Your support plays a vital role in shaping the future of our students, our university and our community.
Gifts of all sizes help provide scholarships, enhance student experiences, fund groundbreaking research. Donors like you create opportunities that change lives. When you make a gift to VIU, you’re not just making a donation. You’re investing in the success of our students and the impact they will have on the world.
Together, we can build a stronger, brighter future. Thank you for making a difference!
How your donation impacts VIU
When you give to VIU, you're supporting people – our students, our community and the research they do.
You’re creating opportunities for our students' futures and the future of our region.
Your donation to VIU
Removes barriers
Providing direct support to students helps them thrive in school.
Supports excellence
Offering scholarships and funding research strengthens our community
Lifts up community
Funding helps us develop programs that benefit the region.
Helping others transform their lives
Donations make a huge difference in the lives of our students.
“Completing the bursary application was a very personal and vulnerable experience. I had to expose a lot about myself. However, when I had been chosen it felt extremely validating and supporting. I felt as though someone had my back. Their beautiful act of generosity in helping others to make their lives better is such a gift. Thank you for believing in people who need that extra support. It has made a huge difference in my life.” – Claire, Carpentry student
Student stories
From mom to media studies student
Hooked on salmon: student leads record-breaking fish count project
Helping to make health care make sense
From classroom to creek: saving Nanaimo’s cutthroat trout
What you can support
Scholarships and bursaries
Make post-secondary possible for more students
Access Fund
Easy-to-access emergency funds for students in need
Food security
Support a student breakfast bar and food vouchers
Build a supportive and caring community
“We give not only because our daughter graduated from VIU but because we were delighted to see a centre of learning grow in our hometown and felt it was important to contribute to their endowment funds. As we were given support in our studies, we choose to support others with their educational goals. We believe in education and helping young people, it creates a supportive and caring community.”
– Margo and Brian Herten
Ways to give to VIU
One-time gifts
A meaningful way to support VIU. You can make a gift easily on our online portal.
Recurring donations
A wonderful source of funding for scholarships, programs and student support services.
Legacy giving
Give the gift with a lasting impact. Your legacy will live on in the lives you change with your gift.
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