Name |
Deadline | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliated Fellowships Doctoral Program | Likely in September 2024 | The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies offers Affiliated Fellowships each year to current and prospective full-time UBC graduate students regardless of citizenship or visa status. |
| Affiliated Fellowships Master's Program | December 1, 2023 | The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies offers Affiliated Fellowships each year to current and prospective full-time UBC-Vancouver graduate students regardless of citizenship or visa status. |
| Andrew Nord Fellowships in Rheumatology | Likely in May 2024 | |
| BPOC Graduate Excellence Award | Ongoing, check with graduate program | Awards, valued at no less than $1,500 each, available for outstanding graduate students who identify as Black or as a Person of Colour, with preference for domestic students and for incoming research Master’s students. |
| CAGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards | Likely in February 2024 | The CAGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards recognize Canadian doctoral dissertations that make unusually significant and original contributions to their academic field. |
| Canada Graduate Scholarships Master’s (CGS M) Program | December 1, 2023 | The objective of the Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master's (CGS M) Program is to help develop research skills and assist in the training of high-calibre scholars who are engaged in eligible master's or, in some cases, doctoral programs in Canada. |
| CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award | Likely in June 2024 | These awards are made to individuals who have completed PhD dissertations representing original work that makes an unusually significant contribution to the discipline. |
| Department Awards | Ongoing, check with graduate program | Various awards are offered to students on the recommendation of a graduate program, Department, or Faculty. |
| Dr. Jim McDonald Scholarship for Northern Research | Likely in January 2024 | The Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Research (ACUNS), with the support of the family of the late Dr. Jim McDonald, is sponsoring one scholarship valued at $5,000 for Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada currently enrolled in graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities as these pertain to Canada’s north and its inhabitants. Community-based-research, interdisciplinary research and local Indigenous collaboration will be given special consideration, as will those that can demonstrate a specific focus to their project. |
| Four Year Doctoral Fellowship (4YF) | Ongoing, check with graduate program | The Four Year Doctoral Fellowship (4YF) program provides funding for UBC's best PhD, DMA, and MDPhD students of up to $18,200 per year plus tuition. |
| Graduate Covid Program Delay Tuition Award | Likely in May 2024 | Graduate Covid Program Delay Tuition Awards are provided to support graduate students whose academic and/or research progress was delayed by disruptions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. |
| Graduate Research Stipend | Ongoing | To support the research undertaken by students who have been unable to travel to Canada due to COVID-19 restrictions, a Graduate Research Stipend (GRS) distribution process is being made available to allow supervisors to provide funding to these graduate students. |
| Graduate Student Travel and Research Dissemination Fund | Ongoing, applications are accepted year-round | The Travel and Research Dissemination Fund provides funding support to a combined maximum of $500 per graduate student. |
| Graduate Support Initiative (GSI) Awards | Ongoing, check with graduate program | 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. |
| Gustave O. Arlt Award in the Humanities | Likely in April 2024 | Named in honor of the first president of the Council of Graduate Schools and first presented in 1972, this award is made annually to a scholar-teacher in the humanities. The recipient must be teaching in a North American university, have earned a doctorate within 7 years of the award date, and have written a book of scholarly importance. Subjects fields are selected annually. |
| Indigenous Graduate Fellowships | Likely in February 2024 | Multi-year fellowships are offered to Indigenous graduate students. |
| International Tuition Award | International students are automatically considered for this award. No application is required. | 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. |
| Killam Fellowship Travel and Research Allowance | Ongoing, applications accepted throughout the year. | The UBC Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund for Advanced Studies provides current Killam Doctoral Scholars and Postdoctoral Research Fellows with an allowance to promote travel for research and to attend and/or present at academic meetings. |
| Last Day for Acceptance of Final, Approved Doctoral Dissertation (April 30, 2024 Program End Date) | Tuesday, 30 April 2024 |
Fourth of four deadlines for April 30, 2024 Program End Date. |
| Last Day for Acceptance of Final, Approved Doctoral Dissertation (August 31, 2024 Program End Date) | Friday, 30 August 2024 |
Last of four deadlines for program completion by August 31, 2024. |
| Last Day for Acceptance of Final, Approved Doctoral Dissertation (December 31, 2023 Program End Date) | Friday, 05 January 2024 |
Fourth of four deadlines for December 31, 2023 Program End Date. |
| Last Day for Acceptance of Final, Approved Doctoral Dissertation (Spring 2024 Graduation) | Friday, 19 April 2024 |
Fourth of four deadlines for Spring 2024 graduation. |
| Last day for application for May graduation | Friday, 23 February 2024 |
Last day for applications for Congregation to be submitted to Enrolment Services by all graduate students expecting to graduate in May 2024. Application is made through the Student Service Centre. |
| Last Day for Final Doctoral Oral Examinations (April 30, 2024 Program End Date) | Friday, 05 April 2024 |
Third of four deadlines for April 30, 2024 Program End Date. Last day for final doctoral examinations for April 30, 2024 Program End Date. |
| Last Day for Final Doctoral Oral Examinations (August 31, 2024 Program End Date) | Friday, 02 August 2024 |
Third of four deadlines for August 31, 2024 Program End Date. Last day for final doctoral examinations for August 31, 2024 Program End Date. |
| Last Day for Final Doctoral Oral Examinations (December 31, 2023 Program End Date) | Friday, 15 December 2023 |
Third of four deadlines for December 31, 2023 Program End Date. Last day for doctoral final oral defence for December 31, 2023 Program End Date. |
| Last Day for Final Doctoral Oral Examinations (Spring 2024 Graduation) | Friday, 22 March 2024 |
Third of four deadlines for Spring 2024 graduation. Last day for doctoral final oral defence for Spring 2024 graduation. |
| Last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for April 30 end date | Tuesday, 30 April 2024 |
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. Students are expected to submit 3-5 days before this approval deadline in order to have time for corrections. |
| Last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for August 31 end date | Friday, 30 August 2024 |
Last day for final master's theses and doctoral dissertations to be approved by the Faculty of Graduate Studies for August 31 program end date. Must be approved and accepted (not just submitted) by 4:00 pm. |
| Last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for December 31 end date | Friday, 05 January 2024 |
Last day for final master's theses and doctoral dissertations to be approved by the Faculty of Graduate Studies for December 31 2023 program end date. Must be approved and accepted (not just submitted) by 4:00 pm. |
| Last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for May graduation | Friday, 19 April 2024 |
Last day for final master's theses and doctoral dissertations to be approved by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for May 2024 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 April 30 end date | Tuesday, 30 April 2024 |
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 20224 Summer Session. IMPORTANT: The deadline for students who wish to graduate in May is Apr 19, 2024. |
| Last day for students to complete all program requirements for August 31 end date | Friday, 30 August 2024 |
Last day for students to complete all program requirements (including major papers) for non-thesis master's degrees for August 31 program end date. Students who meet this deadline will not be assessed tuition and student fees for 2024 Winter Session Term 1. |
| Last day for students to complete all program requirements for December 31 end date | Friday, 05 January 2024 |
Last day for students to complete all program requirements (including major papers) for non-thesis master's degrees for December 31 2023 program end date. Students who meet this deadline will not be assessed tuition and student fees for Winter Session Term 2. |
| Last day for students to complete all program requirements for May graduation | Friday, 19 April 2024 |
Last day for students to complete all program requirements (including major papers) for non-thesis master's degrees for May 2024 graduation. |
| 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, 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 (Spring 2024 Graduation) | Friday, 26 January 2024 | |
| Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarships | February 1, 2024, at 4:00PM PT | Mackenzie King Scholarships support graduates of Canadian universities who pursue graduate study in any discipline, in Canada or elsewhere. |
| 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, 2024 Program End Date) | Friday, 12 April 2024 |
First of four deadlines for program completion by August 31, 2024. |
| Nominations for External Examiner form (Spring 2024 Graduation) | Friday, 24 November 2023 | |
| Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada (SWAAC) Graduate Student Award of Merit | Likely November 2024 | Awards of $3,500 each will be awarded women graduate students who have demonstrated leadership while maintaining exemplary academic records. UBC may nominate one student to the 2020 Western Provinces competition. |
| Strengthening Mothers through Perinatal Research Award | December 1, 2023 | A $1,650 award is offered for graduate students pursuing research into woman-centered, holistic and physiologic maternity care |
| Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarship | December 1st, 2023, 2:00PM PST | Trudeau Scholarships are awarded each year to support highly gifted and actively engaged doctoral students pursuing research in one or more of the four themes: Human Rights and Dignity, Responsible Citizenship, Canada in the World and People and their Natural Environment. |
| UBC Dissertation Prize | Likely in February 2024 | Three prizes of $1,000 each have been made available annually by the University of British Columbia for students whose doctoral dissertations are of exceptional quality and originality, and make a significant contribution to their academic field. |
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.