Award Opportunities

Featured Awards

Award Name Deadline Award Summary
Canada Research Training Awards Suite Research Travel Supplements First-come, first-served before June 10, 2026 The Canada Research Training Awards Suite - Research Travel Supplements (CRTAS-RTS) provide additional funding to active Tri-Agency master’s and doctoral award holders to help offset the costs of undertaking research travel within Canada or outside…

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Award Name Deadline Award Summary
Arthritis Society Graduate PhD Salary Award Likely in April 2027 Salary awards are offered to graduate students who are undertaking full-time research training in an area of clear relevance to arthritis and The Arthritis Society's 5-year research strategic plan. The program provides 50% of the salary award…
Karl C. Ivarson Scholarship for Students in Soil Science and Related Studies Likely in April 2027 Each year, through the Dr. Karl C. Ivarson Scholarship, financial support is provided to students entering the second or subsequent year of graduate studies in soil science (agriculture, agro-ecology, resource management, environment, geology or…
Graduate Covid Program Delay Tuition Award Likely in May 2027 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. Students who were registered in an eligible graduate program…
Graduate Research Stipend Likely in May 2027 To support the research undertaken by UBC students who are unable to travel to Canada, an alternative to appointing students as a Graduate Research Assistant is available to allow supervisors to provide funding to these graduate students: through…
International Doctoral Fellowship Discontinued The International Doctoral Fellowship (IDF) program supports top international students who are starting UBC-V doctoral programs. The fellowship provides funding for a total of five years: a $30,000 stipend plus tuition for four years and a minimum…
Edwin S.H. Leong CSC UBC PhD Scholarship No future deadline; program discontinued Renewable doctoral scholarships of $35,000 per year for up to four years are offered annually by the Tai Hung Fai Charitable Foundation, in partnership with the China Scholarship Council (CSC). As an UBC alumnus and internationalist, Dr. Edwin S.H.…
Vanier Scholarship No future deadline; program discontinued Important update: The VAnier CGS Program is no longer accepting applications. Please refer to the Canada Graduate REsearch Scholarships - Doctoral webpage for information on the new harmonized program. As part of a larger harmonization…
Edwin S.H. Leong CSC UBC Postdoctoral Fellowship No future deadline; program discontinued Renewable postdoctoral fellowships of $50,000 per year for up to three years are offered annually by the Tai Hung Fai Charitable Foundation, in partnership with the China Scholarship Council (CSC). As an UBC alumnus and internationalist, Dr. Edwin S…
Canada Graduate Scholarships Master’s (CGS M) Program No future deadline; program discontinued Important update: Please see new webpage for the new Tri-Agency Canada Graduate Research Scholarships here: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/canada-graduate-research-scholarships-masters-cgrs-m-program Information on the former CGS-Masters…
Margaret Meagher Fellowship Friday, 02 July 2021 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,…
Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship Tuesday, 07 June 2022 The Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship Program is two-year fellowship program for PhD students at participating U.S. or Canadian universities pursuing research aligned to the research topics carried out by Microsoft Research. The fellowship covers…
Graduate Global Leadership Fellowship No longer accepting applications The Graduate Global Leadership Fellowships (GGLF) enable promising leaders from developing countries to pursue doctoral studies at UBC. The fellowships are to support international students showing outstanding leadership in humanitarian and…
Canadian Student Health Research Forum (CSHRF) Travel Award Likely in March 2023 As of 2023, the Canadian Student Health Research Forum (CSHRF) has been absorbed into the International Congress on Academic Medicine (ICAM).  The Canadian Student Health Research Forum (CSHRF) Travel Award is no longer offered.
SERB-UBC Scholarship On hold This award, a collaboration between the Science and Engineering Research Board, India (SERB) and UBC, provides up to five scholarships per year to PhD candidates in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Each scholarship…
Aboriginal Graduate Fellowship Bridge Funding No future deadline; program discontinued Note: This funding program has been discontinued; the last competition was held in spring 2022. This page is provided for historical reference.  The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies will match funds provided by graduate programs (…
Ross C. Purse Doctoral Fellowship Likely in June 2025 The Ross C. Purse Doctoral Fellowship encourages and supports theoretical and practical research and studies at the doctoral level in the field of vision loss in Canada. The fellowship is awarded for research in the social sciences or other fields…
Canada Graduate Scholarship Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement Discontinued Important update: The CGS-MSFSS program is no longer accepting applications. Please refer to the Canada Research Training Awards Suite - Research Travel Supplements (CRTAS-RTS) webpage for information on the new harmonized program.The information…