Online Application and Fee
Online application system
All applicants are advised to use the online application system. Paper applications are not available. When absolutely necessary, an applicant may request a printable .pdf version of the online application to be emailed to them by the graduate program to which they wish to apply.
The online application requires credit card payment via Visa or Mastercard, or Interac/debit card payments from individuals with banking accounts at Scotiabank, Royal Bank, or TD Canada Trust.
If you are unable to pay by one of these means, please contact the graduate program office to which you intend to apply, request a printable .pdf form and submit your application fee by mailing a personal cheque, bank draft or money order. Please make the application fee for all graduate programs (except for master's programs in Commerce) payable to "UBC Faculty of Graduate Studies". Do not send cash, wire, transfers, Eurocheques, or UNESCO cheques.
Application Fee
A non-refundable application fee is required for each graduate program to which you apply. Application fees cannot be deferred and are valid for only one application year.
Current Graduate Application Fees:
- Canadians (and Permanent Residents, Refugees and Diplomats): (CDN) $91.80
- International Applicants: (CDN) $153.00
Please use the following table to determine the correct application fee and deadline:
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I am a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident | I am NOT a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident |
| My post-secondary education was received IN Canada or the USA |
Application Fee: $91.80 Please follow your program's domestic student deadlines |
Application Fee: $153 Please follow your program's domestic student deadlines |
| My post-secondary education was received OUTSIDE of Canada or the USA |
Application Fee: $91.80 Please follow your program's international student deadlines |
Application Fee: $153 Please follow your program's international student deadlines |
You may be required to provide proof of Canadian citizenship, and must provide proof of Permanent Residency.
Look up your program's application deadlines
Application Fee Waivers
The application fee is waived only in the following circumstances:
- For international applicants whose citizenship and correspondence address is located in one of the world's 50 least developed countries, as declared by the United Nations. These countries include but are not limited to Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nepal, and Uganda. Complete list of eligible countries.
- Students applying to graduate programs in the Department of Chemistry. The fee is paid for by the department.
- Seniors: BC residents who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents aged 65 years or over at the time of application.
If you are eligible for an application fee waiver, you do not need to apply for it. You will not be asked for a fee when you complete the online application.
