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 |
|---|---|---|
| Last Day for Submission of Exam Copies of Doctoral Dissertations (April 30, 2024 Program End Date) | Friday, 09 February 2024 |
Second of four deadlines for program completion by April 30, 2024. |
| Last Day for Submission of Exam Copies of Doctoral Dissertations (August 31, 2023 Program End Date) | Friday, 09 June 2023 |
Second of four deadlines for program completion by August 31, 2023. |
| Last Day for Submission of Exam Copies of Doctoral Dissertations (August 31, 2024 Program End Date) | Friday, 14 June 2024 |
Second of four deadlines for program completion by August 31, 2024. |
| Last Day for Submission of Exam Copies of Doctoral Dissertations (December 31, 2022 Program End Date) | Friday, 14 October 2022 |
Second of four deadlines for December 31, 2022 Program End Date. |
| Last Day for Submission of Exam Copies of Doctoral Dissertations (December 31, 2023 Program End Date) | Friday, 13 October 2023 |
Second of four deadlines for December 31, 2023 Program End Date. |
| Last Day for Submission of Exam Copies of Doctoral Dissertations (December 31, 2024 Program End Date) | Tuesday, 15 October 2024 |
Second of four deadlines for December 31, 2024 Program End Date. |
| Last Day for Submission of Exam Copies of Doctoral Dissertations (Fall 2022 Graduation) | Friday, 29 July 2022 |
Second of four deadlines for Fall 2022 graduation. |
| Last Day for Submission of Exam Copies of Doctoral Dissertations (Fall 2023 Graduation) | Friday, 28 July 2023 |
Second of four deadlines for Fall 2023 graduation. |
| Last Day for Submission of Exam Copies of Doctoral Dissertations (Fall 2024 Graduation) | Friday, 26 July 2024 |
Second of four deadlines for Fall 2024 graduation. |
| Last Day for Submission of Exam Copies of Doctoral Dissertations (Spring 2023 Graduation) | Friday, 27 January 2023 | |
| Last Day for Submission of Exam Copies of Doctoral Dissertations (Spring 2024 Graduation) | Friday, 26 January 2024 | |
| Li Tze Fong Memorial Fellowship | Likely in September 2024 | Fellowships of $25,000 (subject to change) are awarded each year through the Affiliated Fellowships competitions, made available by the University of British Columbia and the Li family in memory of Mr. Li Tze Fong. |
| Linda Michaluk Scholarship | Likely in November 2024 | The Linda Michaluk Scholarship of $2,500 is awarded annually by the College of Applied Biology to full-time students enrolled in a Canadian post-graduate program of study that is relevant to the advancement of science-informed decision making, or to the development of laws and regulations that affect the practice of natural resource management. |
| London Goodenough Association of Canada Scholarship | Likely in January 2025 | Scholarships are offered towards the cost of accommodation at Goodenough College, the pre-eminent residential college for international graduate students in London. |
| Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarships | Likely in February 2025 | Mackenzie King Scholarships support graduates of Canadian universities who pursue graduate study in any discipline, in Canada or elsewhere. |
| Maple Leaf Scholarship in Food Insecurity | Likely in February 2025 | Four scholarships are distributed each year beginning in the 2020/2021 academic year, to support Master or PhD students who propose to advance a better understanding of food insecurity in Canada. |
| Margaret Meagher Fellowship | Likely in June 2024 | The purpose of the Margaret Meagher Fellowship is to deepen the Government of Canada understanding of China, and to foster the development of a next generation of Canadian policy makers and specialists who will be at the forefront in government, business, education and civil society. This PhD or postdoctoral fellowship ($40,060 for 9 months) is ideally suited to an early-career post-doctoral fellow who wishes to pursue a career path bridging academia and policy making. |
| Mary B. Jordan YVR Scholarship for Women in Business | Likely in May 2024 | Each year, YVR will award $20,000 to a female or female-identified student who demonstrates outstanding academic achievement, and a passion for diversity, inclusion and community participation. |
| MCC Canadian Japanese-Mennonite Scholarship | Likely in April 2025 | The Canadian Japanese-Mennonite Scholarship is intended to assist the protection of minority and human rights in Canada, and reduce the potential for abuse of cultural minorities such as that suffered by Japanese Canadians during World War II. |
| Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship | Likely in June 2024 | Microsoft Research PhD Fellowships support students pursuing research aligned to the research topics carried out by Microsoft Research. |
| Mitacs Globalink Research Award | Likely in January 2025 | The Mitacs Globalink Research Award supports research collaborations between Canada and select partner countries. The award is open to undergraduate and graduate students in all discipines. Funding varies by destination. |
| Musqueam First Nation Scholarship | Likely in September 2024 | Recipients will have demonstrated academic and leadership achievements including, but not limited to, engagement in the arts, athletics, school, and/or their community. The award is valued up to $5,500 annually and renewable for up to 4 years. |
| Neporany Doctoral Fellowship | Likely in March 2025 | The Neporany Doctoral Fellowship, offered by the Canadian Foundation for Ukranian Studies, will be awarded to one or more doctoral students specializing on Ukraine in political science, economics, and related fields (social sciences and political, economic, and social history). |
| New Relationship Trust Foundation Scholarships | Likely in October 2024 | Successful applicants will be eligible for a maximum of four consecutive years of undergraduate post-secondary funding, a maximum of two years at the Master’s level and a maximum of two years for the Doctorate level. |
| Nominations for External Examiner form (April 30, 2023 Program End Date) | Friday, 09 December 2022 |
First of four deadlines for program completion by April 30, 2023. |
| Nominations for External Examiner form (April 30, 2024 Program End Date) | Friday, 08 December 2023 |
First of four deadlines for program completion by April 30, 2024. |
| Nominations for External Examiner form (August 31, 2023 Program End Date) | Friday, 14 April 2023 |
First of four deadlines for program completion by August 31, 2023. |
| Nominations for External Examiner form (August 31, 2024 Program End Date) | Friday, 12 April 2024 |
First of four deadlines for program completion by August 31, 2024. |
| Nominations for External Examiner form (December 31, 2022 Program End Date) | Friday, 26 August 2022 |
First of four deadlines for December 31, 2022 Program End Date. |
| Nominations for External Examiner form (December 31, 2023 Program End Date) | Friday, 18 August 2023 |
First of four deadlines for December 31, 2023 Program End Date. |
| Nominations for External Examiner form (December 31, 2024 Program End Date) | Monday, 19 August 2024 |
First of four deadlines for December 31, 2024 Program End Date. |
| Nominations for External Examiner form (Fall 2023 Graduation) | Friday, 26 May 2023 |
First of four deadlines for Fall 2023 Graduation. Last day for Supervisors to submit Nominations for External Examiner form to the Faculty of Graduate Studies for Fall 2023 Graduation. |
| Nominations for External Examiner form (Fall 2024 Graduation) | Friday, 31 May 2024 |
First of four deadlines for Fall 2024 Graduation. Last day for Supervisors to submit Nominations for External Examiner form to the Faculty of Graduate Studies for Fall 2024 Graduation. |
| Nominations for External Examiner form (Spring 2023 Graduation) | Friday, 25 November 2022 | |
| Nominations for External Examiner form (Spring 2024 Graduation) | Friday, 24 November 2023 | |
| NSERC CREATE | Ongoing | A number of active NSERC Collaborative Research and Training Experience Programs are available at UBC. Funding is available to support the training of teams of highly qualified students and postdoctoral fellows from Canada and abroad. |
| NSERC Foreign Study Supplements in Taiwan | Likely in February 2025 | Foreign Study Supplements in Taiwan provide graduate students in the natural sciences and engineering with first-hand research experience in an international setting. Award supports travel to Taiwan for eight weeks this summer and work with researchers on projects related to their research studies in Canada while receiving Mandarin training at National Tsing Hua University. |
| NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships | Likely in September 2024 | The NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships – Doctoral (PGS D) program provides financial support to high-calibre scholars who are engaged in an eligible doctoral program in the natural sciences or engineering. |
| Organization of American States (OAS) Fellowships Programs | Likely in May 2024 | Academic scholarships are awarded to undertake graduate studies that lead to a degree (Master’s or Ph.D.) and/or graduate research at a university or higher learning institution in an OAS Member State. The competition is open to students in all disciplines (natural sciences, engineering, humanities, social sciences and arts). Scholarships are not offered for studies in the medical sciences and the learning of new languages. |
| Parliamentary Internship Programme | Likely in January 2025 | The Parliamentary Internship Programme provides a 10-month internship with Members of Parliament in Ottawa. |
| PEO International Peace Scholarship | Likely in December 2024 | The International Peace Scholarship Fund is a program which provides scholarships for selected women from other countries for graduate study in the United States and Canada. |
| PEO Scholar Award | Likely in November 2024 | The P.E.O. Scholar Awards (PSA) program was established in 1991 to provide substantial merit-based awards for women of the United States and Canada who are pursuing a doctoral level degree at an accredited college or university. |
| President's Academic Excellence Initiative PhD Award | Ongoing | All eligible PhD students will automatically see this award applied against their student account. |
| Pursuit Award | Likely in April 2024 | The Pursuit Awards recognize PhD students from across the globe for their outstanding contributions to and achievements in childhood disability research. The focus of the student/graduate's research must be in the area of pediatric disability. |
| Queen Elizabeth Scholars | Monday 6 May 2024 | |
| rare Scholarship in Graduate Research | Likely in April 2025 | The rare Charitable Research Reserve has partnered with the Ages Foundation Fund to financially assist students in pursuit of higher education. The Ages Foundation Research Fellowship & Bursaries program will allow students to study in a relatively undisturbed, yet highly accessible site in Waterloo Region. |
| Rhodes Scholarships (China Constituency) | Likely in October 2024 | The Rhodes Scholarship is the oldest (first awarded in 1902) and perhaps most prestigious international scholarship programme, enabling outstanding young people from around the world to study at the University of Oxford. |
| Rick Hansen Man In Motion Fellowship | Likely in May 2024 | The Rick Hansen Fellowships are awarded to UBC students with a physical disability. |
| Rio Tinto Graduate Scholarship Program | Likely in June 2024 | Rio Tinto offers an $18,000 research scholarship for a UBC graduate student in a field of pure or applied science related to Rio Tinto's activities. |
| Robert Bertram Doctoral Research Awards | May 24, 2024 | The Robert Bertram Doctoral Research Awards have been established to promote Canadian-based research on corporate governance and build Canada’s corporate governance research capacity by encouraging the next generation of young scholars. |