Deadline Centre

IMPORTANT: These deadlines are specific to graduate students. There are additional deadlines in the UBC Academic Calendar that apply to all students. Application deadlines can be found in the prospective student section as well as in each degree program profile.
Name Deadline Description
International Tuition Award Likely in December 2024 The International Tuition Award assists international graduate students with their tuition fees if they are registered full-time in research-oriented master’s and doctoral programs.
Graduate Student Travel and Research Dissemination Fund No deadline; applications accepted throughout the year The Travel and Research Dissemination Fund provides funding support to a combined maximum of $500 per graduate student.
Graduate Support Initiative (GSI) Awards Likely in December 2024 The Graduate Support Initiative (GSI) is a program for funding graduate students through entrance scholarships, multi-year funding packages, tuition awards and scholarship top-ups.
Last Day for Acceptance of Final, Approved Doctoral Dissertation (December 31, 2024 Program End Date) Friday, 10 January 2025

Fourth of four deadlines for December 31, 2024 Program End Date.

Last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for December 31 end date Friday, 10 January 2025

Last day for final master's theses and doctoral dissertations to be approved by the Faculty of Graduate Studies for December 31 2024 program end date. Must be approved and accepted (not just submitted) by 4:00 pm.

Last day for students to complete all program requirements for December 31 end date Friday, 10 January 2025

Last day for students to complete all program requirements (including major papers) for non-thesis master's degrees for December 31 2024 program end date. Students who meet this deadline will not be assessed tuition and student fees for Winter Session Term 2.

Last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for May graduation Thursday, 17 April 2025

Last day for final master's theses and doctoral dissertations to be approved by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for May 2025 graduation. Must be approved and accepted (not just submitted) by 4:00 pm. Students are expected to submit 3-5 days before this approval deadline in order to have time for corrections.

Last day for students to complete all program requirements for May graduation Thursday, 17 April 2025

Last day for students to complete all program requirements (including major papers) for non-thesis master's degrees for May 2025 graduation.

Last day for application for May graduation Thursday, 17 April 2025

Last day for applications for Congregation to be submitted to Enrolment Services by all graduate students expecting to graduate in May 2025. 

Last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for April 30 end date Wednesday, 30 April 2025

Last day for final master's theses and doctoral dissertations to be approved by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for April 30 program end date. Must be approved and accepted (not just submitted) by 4:00 pm.

Last day for students to complete all program requirements for April 30 end date Wednesday, 30 April 2025

Last day for students to complete all program requirements (including major papers) for non-thesis master's degrees for April 30 program end date. Students who meet this deadline will not be assessed tuition and student fees for the 20225 Summer Session. IMPORTANT: The deadline for students who wish to graduate in May is Apr 17, 2025.

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