On September 13, the Government of Canada announced the award recipients of the three federal research granting agencies, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council NSERC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), were awarding $265 million in the latest cohort of scholarship and fellowship recipients.
These awards recognize and support the next generation of research at UBC and across Canada, doing research for the 2024/25 academic year. More than 5,550 scholarships and fellowships have been awarded for research training, including 212 master's students, and 137 doctoral students from UBC. The programs include:
- Canada Graduate Scholarships – Doctoral (CGS-D) and Master's (CGS-M)
- NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships – Doctoral
- SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships
“Better support for the next generation of researchers and more modern science and research infrastructure is key to supporting the secure and thriving economy of tomorrow. By supporting researchers at all levels and promoting diversity, we are reinforcing Canada’s leadership in tackling challenges and improving quality of life for all.”
– The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of National Revenue
Doctoral students are listed below, along with their program.
Congratulations to all of the recipients!
Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral (CGS-D)
| Name | Program/Department | Faculty | Award type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Thuy Tien Carter | Nursing | Applied Science | CIHR CGSD |
| Credo Casmil | Genome Science and Technology | Science | CIHR CGSD |
| Magnus Chan | Experimental Medicine | Medicine | CIHR CGSD |
| Judy Cheng | Neuroscience | Medicine | CIHR CGSD |
| Spencer Alexander Cholak | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Medicine | CIHR CGSD |
| Saif Dababneh | MD/PHD Program | Medicine | CIHR CGSD |
| Lauren Durland | Biomedical Engineering | Applied Science | CIHR CGSD |
| Jonathan Edwin | Population and Public Health | Medicine | CIHR CGSD |
| Glafira Ermakova | Experimental Medicine | Medicine | CIHR CGSD |
| Leo Escano | Medical Oncology | Medicine | CIHR CGSD |
| SUIQIONG Fan | Population and Public Health | Medicine | CIHR CGSD |
| Michael Grahame Scott Hall | Medical Oncology | Medicine | CIHR CGSD |
| Sarah Hanstock | Experimental Medicine | Medicine | CIHR CGSD |
| Katherine Huerne | Population and Public Health | Medicine | CIHR CGSD |
| Bronte Johnston | Population and Public Health | Medicine | CIHR CGSD |
| Ronja Kothe | Microbiology & Immunology | Science | CIHR CGSD |
| Eric Lee | Bioinformatics | Science | CIHR CGSD |
| Kieran Nicholas Maheden | Biomedical Engineering | Applied Science | CIHR CGSD |
| Lauren Maier | Experimental Medicine | Medicine | CIHR CGSD |
| Tamara Mihic | Pharmaceutical Sciences | Pharmaceutical Sciences | CIHR CGSD |
| Amanda Nitschke | Obstetrics & Gynaecology | Medicine | CIHR CGSD |
| Chelsey Perry | Population and Public Health | Medicine | CIHR CGSD |
| Claire Frances Pitcher | Nursing | Applied Science | CIHR CGSD |
| Jodie Pulsifer | Obstetrics & Gynaecology | Medicine | CIHR CGSD |
| Erica Joanne Qureshi | MD/PHD Program | Medicine | CIHR CGSD |
| Louise Therese Ramos | Experimental Medicine | Medicine | CIHR CGSD |
| Kevin Salim | Experimental Medicine | Medicine | CIHR CGSD |
| Alex Shaw | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Medicine | CIHR CGSD |
| Rachel Spencer | Medical Genetics | Medicine | CIHR CGSD |
| Andrew Joseph Thompson | Neuroscience | Medicine | CIHR CGSD |
| Connor Thompson | Microbiology & Immunology | Science | CIHR CGSD |
| Sam Tobias | Population and Public Health | Medicine | CIHR CGSD |
| Todesco Todesco | Neuroscience | Medicine | CIHR CGSD |
| Kira Nicole Tosefsky | MD/PHD Program | Medicine | CIHR CGSD |
| Eric Xiang | Experimental Medicine | Medicine | CIHR CGSD |
| Chen Xi Yang | Bioinformatics | Science | CIHR CGSD |
| Kiana Yazdani | Experimental Medicine | Medicine | CIHR CGSD |
| Yao Zhang | Biomedical Engineering | Applied Science | CIHR CGSD |
| Brittany Mae Pousett | Rehabilitation Sciences | Medicine | CIHR Fellowship |
| Zahra Abolghasem | Psychology | Arts | NSERC CGSD |
| Muhammad Adnan | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Applied Science | NSERC CGSD |
| Caroline Stefanie Aitken | Mechanical Engineering | Applied Science | NSERC CGSD |
| Brianna Nicole Bristow | Neuroscience | Medicine | NSERC CGSD |
| Carraugh Brouwer | Chemistry | Science | NSERC CGSD |
| Jana Caine | Chemistry | Science | NSERC CGSD |
| William Szu-Wei Chen | Chemical & Biological Engineering | Applied Science | NSERC CGSD |
| Daniel Crook | Physics & Astronomy | Science | NSERC CGSD |
| Serena Formenti | Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences | Science | NSERC CGSD |
| Athanassios Gogoulis | Chemistry | Science | NSERC CGSD |
| Batoule Hyjazie | Land and Food Systems | Land and Food Systems | NSERC CGSD |
| Michael Robert Johnson | Chemical & Biological Engineering | Applied Science | NSERC CGSD |
| Seth Keenan | Chemistry | Science | NSERC CGSD |
| Emma Klemets | Physics & Astronomy | Science | NSERC CGSD |
| Cariad Knight | Physics & Astronomy | Science | NSERC CGSD |
| Breanna Landry | Microbiology & Immunology | Science | NSERC CGSD |
| Tatiana Lau | Microbiology & Immunology | Science | NSERC CGSD |
| Changyuan Lin | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Applied Science | NSERC CGSD |
| Jordan Lovrod | Computer Science | Science | NSERC CGSD |
| Nicholas Mateyko | Genome Science and Technology | Science | NSERC CGSD |
| Scott Mcneil | Chemistry | Science | NSERC CGSD |
| Gina Lee Mcneill | Cell & Developmental Biology | Medicine | NSERC CGSD |
| Angela Czarina Mejia | Neuroscience | Medicine | NSERC CGSD |
| Ana Mucalica | Mathematics | Science | NSERC CGSD |
| Jonas Emilio Olsen | Pharmaceutical Sciences | Pharmaceutical Sciences | NSERC CGSD |
| Alex Rousseau | Chemical & Biological Engineering | Applied Science | NSERC CGSD |
| Thristan Taberna | Biomedical Engineering | Applied Science | NSERC CGSD |
| Ryan Takagi | Mechanical Engineering | Applied Science | NSERC CGSD |
| Jeremy Thomas | Neuroscience | Medicine | NSERC CGSD |
| Markus Thormeyer | Zoology | Science | NSERC CGSD |
| Kwan Long Wong | Bioinformatics | Science | NSERC CGSD |
| Izatt Alyssa | Kinesiology | Education | SSHRC CGSD |
| Simon Beaudoin | Political Science | Arts | SSHRC CGSD |
| Nicole Davies | Land and Food Systems | Land and Food Systems | SSHRC CGSD |
| Stella Gatto | Art History, Visual Art & Theory | Arts | SSHRC CGSD |
| Daniel Geddes | English Language and Literatures | Arts | SSHRC CGSD |
| Julia Greening | Political Science | Arts | SSHRC CGSD |
| Yingchi Guo | Psychology | Arts | SSHRC CGSD |
| Charu Gupta | Language & Literacy Education | Education | SSHRC CGSD |
| Eleonore Guy | Anthropology | Arts | SSHRC CGSD |
| Marissa Hall | Educational and Counselling Psychology & Special Education | Education | SSHRC CGSD |
| Michelle Han | Economics | Arts | SSHRC CGSD |
| Robert Hanks | Anthropology | Arts | SSHRC CGSD |
| Kristin Kozar | UBC iSchool | Arts | SSHRC CGSD |
| Anna Kristen | Psychology | Arts | SSHRC CGSD |
| Persephone Larkin | Psychology | Arts | SSHRC CGSD |
| Jessica Lee | Psychology | Arts | SSHRC CGSD |
| Tee Wern Lim | Resources, Environment & Sustainability | Science | SSHRC CGSD |
| Lexis Ly | Land and Food Systems | Land and Food Systems | SSHRC CGSD |
| Sean Macpherson | History | Arts | SSHRC CGSD |
| Frances Valentine Maddalozzo | Language & Literacy Education | Education | SSHRC CGSD |
| Olivia Maracle | Nursing | Applied Science | SSHRC CGSD |
| Johanna Mickelson | Educational and Counselling Psychology & Special Education | Education | SSHRC CGSD |
| Charlotte Milne | Resources, Environment & Sustainability | Science | SSHRC CGSD |
| Lozano Nathalie | Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice | Arts | SSHRC CGSD |
| Hann Scurlock | English Language and Literatures | Arts | SSHRC CGSD |
| Antonia Karin Soldovieri | Educational and Counselling Psychology & Special Education | Education | SSHRC CGSD |
| Nicole Stuart | Psychology | Arts | SSHRC CGSD |
| Karen Thomas | Anthropology | Arts | SSHRC CGSD |
| James Yu | Economics | Arts | SSHRC CGSD |
NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships
| Name | Program/Department | Faculty | Award type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cassandra Lee Andrew | Population and Public Health | Medicine | NSERC PGSD |
| Danilo Caron | Civil Engineering | Applied Science | NSERC PGSD |
| Mitchell Demchuk | Chemistry | Science | NSERC PGSD |
| Jessica Dos Santos Marques | Land and Food Systems | Land and Food Systems | NSERC PGSD |
| Samantha Good | Psychology | Arts | NSERC PGSD |
| Vincent Guan | Mathematics | Science | NSERC PGSD |
| Andrew Gunter | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Applied Science | NSERC PGSD |
| Simone Rose Hagey | Physics & Astronomy | Science | NSERC PGSD |
| Joseph Krahn | Land and Food Systems | Land and Food Systems | NSERC PGSD |
| Miranda Long | Psychology | Arts | NSERC PGSD |
| Chrys Morton | Biomedical Engineering | Applied Science | NSERC PGSD |
| Kha Minh Nguyen | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Medicine | NSERC PGSD |
| Ashley Park | Zoology | Science | NSERC PGSD |
| Sarah Ravoth | Zoology | Science | NSERC PGSD |
| Jesse Schneider | Statistics | Science | NSERC PGSD |
| Danielle Schultze | Food, Nutrition & Health | Land and Food Systems | NSERC PGSD |
| Linley Sherin | Zoology | Science | NSERC PGSD |
| Viviana Shiffman | Kinesiology | Education | NSERC PGSD |
| Dylan Spence | Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences | Science | NSERC PGSD |
| Camryn Stang | Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences | Science | NSERC PGSD |
| Agnes Szwarczewski | Chemistry | Science | NSERC PGSD |
| Martin Wong | Medical Genetics | Medicine | NSERC PGSD |
SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships
| Name | Program/Department | Faculty | AWard type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Bartlett | French, Hispanic & Italian Studies | Arts | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship |
| Melanie Butt | Psychology | Arts | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship |
| Alana Cook | Kinesiology | Education | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship |
| Cheyenne Cunningham | Language & Literacy Education | Education | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship |
| Chinenye Eze | Law | Peter A. Allard School of Law | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship |
| Faith Jabs | Psychology | Arts | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship |
| Ania Landy | Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship |
| Jungah Lee | Educational and Counselling Psychology & Special Education | Education | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship |
| Brooke Listwin | Sauder | Commerce and Business Administration | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship |
| Trinh Nguyen | UBC iSchool | Arts | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship |
| Ria Nishikawara | Educational and Counselling Psychology & Special Education | Education | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship |
| Lindsey Nkem | Gender, Race, Sex and Social Justice | Arts | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship |
| Jade Owen | Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship |
| Jade Radke | Psychology | Arts | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship |
| Nicolas Viens | Sociology | Arts | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship |
| Katherine Rebecca White | Population and Public Health | Medicine | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship |
About Awards at G+PS
The Graduate Awards department at the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (G+PS) is responsible for administering merit-based (also known as competition-based) graduate awards at the Vancouver campus of the University of British Columbia, as well as a limited number of non-merit-based awards such as the International Tuition Award, President's Academic Excellence Initiative PhD Award, and Graduate Student Travel and Research Dissemination Fund. Graduate Awards manages a number of award competitions each year and administers payment of both internally- and externally-funded awards.
For more information on applying for specific awards, visit our awards page. Learn more
Friday, 13 September 2024