About the grant
The Anti-Racism Initiative grant supports learning and teaching projects aligned with UVic’s commitment to anti-racism and the values of equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging as set out in:
- the Distinctly UVic Strategic Plan
- the Equity Action Plan
- as a signatory of the Scarborough Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education
Funded projects can involve the design of new courses, the creation of new materials for existing courses or, course/program curriculum renewal to integrate EDI and/or engage students in anti-racism awareness and work.
This grant is due on February 24, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
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Grant funds in action!
Read this 2024 article co-authored by School of Nursing associate professor Dzifa Dordunoo and UVic students, researched with support from the Anti-Racism Initiative grant.
Anti-Racism Initiative Grant
Application details
Eligibility
All LTSI grants are open to:
Single or co-applicants who directly support student learning and the student experience at UVic are eligible to apply for LTSI grants including:
- research stream faculty
- teaching stream faculty
- sessional lecturers
- laboratory instructors
- academic units
- staff
Previous LTSI grant recipients may apply. If your grant is still active, you must close it out before applying for a subsequent LTSI grant. You may not apply to more than one LTSI grant in the same year.
Grant criteria
Successful proposals will include a:
- clear specific statement of what the applicant would like to achieve
- well-articulated plan for how to proceed and principles that will guide the process
- description of the proposed significance of the project in terms of contributions to teaching and student learning and UVic’s commitment to anti-racism and the values of equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging as highlighted in the UVic Equity Action Plan
- brief, targeted review of the literature that supports the plan
- sustainable and reasonable budget
Submit your grant application
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Adjudicator's rubric
Adjudicators will use a scoring rubric to assess your proposal, with rating scores ranging from 1.0 to 5.0.
Ready to submit your application?
Applications are due by February 24, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
Past recipients
2023-2024
- Mylène Dorcé, Department of French and Francophone Studies
The History and Evolution of Black People in Canada through Literature, Media and Culture ($5,738) - Laura Minet, Department of Civil Engineering
EDI and anti-racism in the design of sustainable cities: teaching inclusivity, safety and resilience notions to graduate civil engineers ($7,290)
2022-2023
- Willow Allen, Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
Designing an antiracist and anti-oppressive research methods course for education and social sciences undergraduate students ($5,345.60) - Moustapha Fall, Department of French
The Missing Link to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in the Context of Canadian Mainstream Culture: Understanding Black-Indigenous identities & cultures ($7,379) - Adam Monahan, Faculty of Science
Developing a New EDI Training Module for Faculty of Science Students ($7,500) - Jennifer Thom, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Living Curriculum in a New Key: Ted T. Aoki’s Life, Lessons, and Legacy ($7,500)
2021-2022
- Rita Dhamoon, Department of Political Science
Program and Course Development: Critical Studies of Race, Colonialism, and Liberation ($4,536.80) - Laura Minet, Department of Civil Engineering
Transportation accessibility and equity, environmental justice and anti-racism practices for transportation engineers ($7,434)
2020-2021
- Arif Babul, Department of Physics and Astronomy
History of Physics and Astronomy: Redressing the European Male-centric Narrative ($5,580) - Mark Bridge, Peter B. Gustavson School of Business
Commerce 402 / Commerce 302 – Anti-Discrimination and Racism Case Presentation Studies ($2,400) - Jane Butterfield, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Dismantling an exclusionary perspective, and building a multicultural approach, to the history of mathematics ($7,480) - Zhongping Chen, Department of History
Everyday Racism against Ethnic Chinese on Vancouver Island, 1858-1947 ($7,466) - Darlene Clover, Department Educational Psychology & Leadership Studies
ED-D 591 Anti-Oppression Education and Activism ($5,869) - Dzifa Dorduno, School of Nursing
Supporting anti-racism learning of nursing students ($7,500) - Tom Gleeson, Department of Civil Engineering
Developing a new teaching module on environmental justice and racism in hydrology and civil engineering ($7,430) - Aditi Gupta, UVic Libraries
Developing an open toolkit for inclusive pedagogy in library instruction and consultation ($7,208) - Yin-Man Lam, Department of Anthropology
Presenting alternative perspectives on African archaeology in the classroom ($4,944) - Kerry Robertson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction/Teacher Education
An Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Initiative in Teacher Education ($7473.24)
