Student Donations

The Social Science Student Donation was begun in 1996 as an initiative of the  Social Science Students’ Council. Its purpose was to provide funds to the Faculty for the support of undergraduate students that would otherwise be unavailable to Social Science students. The Social Science Students’ Council recommends donation allocations based on requests from individual departments.

Over the past several years, a significant fraction of the donation has been directed to creating the Undergraduate Reading Room, updating computer labs, and reducing per-page printing costs through Social Science Technology Services. Other initiatives have included purchasing audio-visual equipment for classrooms so that instructors can take advantage of more sophisticated technology in their lectures. The funds have also been used to subsidize field camps in Geography and Environment and digitize the paleontology collection in Anthropology.

Opting out of the donation is only done on an electronic form and is only available from July to September 2025. The deadline for opting out of the faculty donation is Friday, September 30, 2025. 

All refunds will be processed in December.
Students who opt out will receive a credit to their fees account for the donation in October. If their fees account is paid in full, they will receive a refund for the opt-out credit. To receive the refund, students must be enrolled in direct deposit.

Main campus undergraduate and professional students must enroll in direct deposit (for fee refunds only). You are encouraged to enroll in direct deposit for the opt-out option.

How to Enroll in Direct Deposit:
Log in to Student Center and enroll in direct deposit using a Canadian bank account.

Log in to your Student Center account. Click on Enrol in Direct Deposit in the Finances section, and input your banking information. It takes 3-5 business days from when the credit/ refund is issued for the funds to be deposited into the student's bank account.  Please note that refunds will not be issued until December for opt outs.