The Office of the Dean and Vice-Provost of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies invites faculty members and PhD student teams to submit a proposal for the PhD Collab Pilot program.
Now in its second year of funding, the Collab pilot provides guidance and awards up to $100,000 to support inter/transdisciplinary teams of UBC PhD students, faculty members, and others as appropriate, to work together on the co-production of new knowledge and/or applications to address complex questions or problems.
Allowing for collaboration with partners in non-academic sectors, this pilot encourages faculty and students to work together in interdisciplinary approaches to research and scholarship. The collaborative work should be designed to meet both the students’ academic learning needs and, as relevant, broader societal or stakeholder objectives.
Teams are encouraged to apply, provided they meet the considerations and criteria. The first step of applications is to submit a Letter of Intent to the attention of Dr. Jenny Phelps, Assistant Vice-Provost, Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies.
Register for a virtual Info Session with Dr. Jenny Phelps to learn more about the program.
Letters of intent for the 2025/26 PhD Collab pilot are due by 4 p.m. on June 13, 2025. For more information on the initiative, visit the website.