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Friedman Award for Scholars in Health – Apply by Mar 21, 2025

Friedman Award for Scholars in Health The Friedman Award for Scholars in Health is open to any UBC graduate student or medical resident studying in the area of health. ‘Health’ is interpreted very broadly, and includes health promotion and disease prevention, mental health research, laboratory sciences related to medicine or health, public health, health services research, or […]

Walter C. Sumner Memorial Fellowship – Apply by Mar 21, 2025

Walter C. Sumner Memorial Fellowship The Walter C. Sumner Memorial Fellowships are available to Canadian citizens engaged in or about to start doctoral studies in Chemistry, Physics, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science at UBC.  The award is valued at $8,000 for one year, but may be extended for a second year. Note that eligible applicants […]

CAGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards & UBC Dissertation Prize – Apply by Feb 26 (4pm)

CAGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards – PhD The CAGS-ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award recognizes Canadian doctoral dissertations that make unusually significant and original contributions to their academic field. They were established in 1994 and are presented annually by the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS), with sponsorship support provided by ProQuest. There are two awards: one for engineering, […]

Governor General’s Gold Medal (MASc/PhD) – Apply by Feb 20, 2025 (4pm)

Governor General’s Gold Medal – MASc/PhD One gold medal is awarded to the student who has achieved the most outstanding academic record as a doctoral student. A second gold medal is awarded to the graduate student who has achieved most outstanding academic record as a Master’s student completing a thesis. This is an opportunity to honour the best in […]

Graduate Award in Population Health and Engineering – Apply by Feb 10, 2025

Graduate Award in Population Health and Engineering We invite you to apply for the Graduate Award in Population Health and Engineering (award #6754). This award commemorates Dr. Murray Hodgson and honors Dr. Kay Teschke, faculty members who initiated the OEH program at UBC. The award is offered by friends and family to honor and remember […]

Wall Awards – Apply by Mar 31, 2025

Wall Awards Graduate awards, ranging in value from $25,000 (for Master’s students) to $30,000 (for Ph.D. students), have been made available through the Peter Wall Legacy Fund, an endowment established by Peter Wall, for graduate students whose research relates to one of three specific areas of interest: sustainable approaches to and development of the general […]

Learn about upcoming NSERC USRA or WL IUSRA opportunities.

Learn About Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Find upcoming research opportunities in MECH labs available through the NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards and Work Learn International Undergraduate Research Awards. Open roles will be posted as they are received, so check our Research Opportunities page through the spring.

Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award – Nominations due Mar 7, 2025

Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award In recognition of the valuable role that Graduate Teaching Assistants play in our programs, UBC annually awards nineteen Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards. Each award includes a Certificate and $1,000.00. These awards are intended to recognize teaching excellence within our institution and to underscore the importance and value that UBC […]