This program is open to UVic graduate students and upper-level undergraduate students doing community-engaged coursework, honours, thesis or dissertation, including community-engaged research, projects, and field experiences, as well as service learning experiences.

International students are not eligible for the funding due to funder restrictions. If an international student wants to be part of the cohort and partake in the workshops and learning opportunities - please email celoffice@uvic.ca.

All demographic information shared in this application is confidential and solely shared with the funder to assess the accessibility and impact of their granting programs in higher education institutions.

During the program you will be expected to publicly share your project and/or learnings from your experience in a way deemed appropriate by you and your community partner, for the purposes of learning, knowledge mobilization, and celebration.

Rolling application deadline: applications will be accepted from May 30th, 2025 until September 20, 2025 for both the summer cohort and fall cohort or until all program spaces are filled, whichever is sooner.

Fall Cohort Sept. 25-Dec. 8, 2025

Applicants will receive an email response to their application on a rolling basis.
Engaging Meaningfully is an initiative of Community-Engaged Learning Office within the University of Victoria Co-op and Careers Services.

The program includes a $1000 honorarium for each student, plus some available funds to help cover materials/software/transport that support your community-engaged activities. There is also an up to $400 honorarium for students' community partner(s).

Equity Statement: UVic is committed to upholding the values of equity, diversity, inclusion and human rights in our living, learning and work environments. In pursuit of our values, we actively encourage applications from members of historically and systemically marginalized groups.

Questions? Email celoffice@uvic.ca

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* 1. What is your First Name?

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* 2. What is your Last Name?

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* 3. What is your email address?

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* 4. Are you an international student? (Please note: due to funder restrictions, international students are not eligible for the funding portion of this program).

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* 5. Are you a full time or part time student? (This does not change your eligibility to participate)

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* 6. What is your declared major/program?

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* 7. What degree program are you in?

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* 8. What year of your program are you in?

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* 9. Are you currently enrolled in a community-engaged course or community-engaged research thesis/project for the Fall 2025 semester (email celoffice@uvic.ca if you are unsure whether you qualify or not).

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* 10. What course is your research/project a part of (including graduate or honours thesis, community-based coursework, or directed study)?

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* 11. What research/project are you working on with a community partner? Please briefly describe (bullet points are fine).

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* 12. What stage of the research/project will you be during this semester? Please briefly describe (bullet points are fine).

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* 13. Please name the community partner(s) you are working with or intend to work with.

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* 14. Please explain how the relationship developed with your community partner.

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* 15. The funder requires community partners to provide at least 12 hours of mentorship and support of student learning from May to end of December 2025. This can include any preparation the community partner made to work with you (e.g. meetings or emails with instructor(s) before prior to a class start date), any meetings, the feedback they provide, emails, any time they are supervising (or available to answer questions), any time they host the student, attending events related to your project.

Will you be receiving that quantity of hours of mentorship and support from your community partner?

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* 16. Does your community partner meet the following eligibility criteria of our funder?

Eligible host / industry / community partners:
· Private organizations Includes: businesses, bodies incorporated or unincorporated, for-profit band councils.
· Not-for-profit organizations Includes: local community, charitable, voluntary organizations, unions, not-for-profit band councils, Provincial or Territorial Non-governmental organizations.
· If the organization has a charitable number, even if it is mostly funded by the government, the organization is eligible as a host / industry / community partner.

Please note: In some cases, the host / industry / community partner may be managed by a larger organization (ex. schools and hospitals). In these cases, you will need to search for the school board / division name or health authority name in the CRA Charitable listing website.

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* 17. Do you commit to the following requirements to participate in the program?

Please note, if you are unable to meet one of the requirements, it will be up to you to contact celoffice@uvic.ca to see if an alternative option can be arranged.

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