Awards & Funding

For awards and funding opportunities

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 […]

Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarships – Apply by Feb 1, 2025

The Mackenzie King Open Scholarship is open to graduates of any Canadian university who engage in (commence or continue) graduate study (master’s or doctoral) in any field, in Canada or elsewhere. One Open Scholarship is awarded annually. The value has lately been $12,000 but is subject to change. The Mackenzie King Travelling Scholarship is open […]

Affiliated Fellowships-Master’s and CGS-M Competitions – Apply by Dec 1, 2024

UBC Affiliated Fellowships-Master’s The UBC Affiliated Fellowships Master’s competition runs in concert with the Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s (CGS-M; see below) competition. Approximately 50 fellowship with values ranging from $175 to $16,000 are offered through this competition. Current and prospective full-time UBC-Vancouver graduate students can apply. Students who are eligible for the CGS-M must submit a CGS-M application […]

Tyler Lewis Clean Energy Research Foundation Grant – Apply by Sep 30, 2024

Tyler Lewis Clean Energy Research Foundation offers a research grant worth $10,000,  available to graduate students (PhD and Masters) who are Canadian or permanent residents, with projects within the broad scope of clean and alternative energy. The grant is awarded annually and depending on the calibre and worthiness of applicants and projects, as many as three […]

NSERC 2024 – Doctoral Scholarships and Postdoctoral Fellowships Q&A sessions

NSERC is hosting the following question and answer sessions for the doctoral scholarships and postdoctoral fellowships programs. These sessions will be hosted as live Q&A MS teams events. They are supported by a series of informational videos available on the NSERC YouTube channel. These videos are intended to completely replace the presentation portion of the […]

IODE War Memorial Scholarships – Apply by Oct 1, 2024

The IODE War Memorial Scholarships support PhD scholars whose research makes important contributions to Canada and the world. Up to three scholarships of $15,000 for study in Canada or for study within the Commonwealth will be awarded. Applicants are judged on academic attainments and promise as well as personal character and career goals. Eligibility: Applicants […]

Call for Nominations: ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award – Due by Sep 20 (8 AM)

ACM established the Doctoral Dissertation Award program to recognize and encourage superior research and writing by doctoral candidates in computer science and engineering. The award is presented each June at the ACM Awards Banquet and is accompanied by a prize of $20,000 plus travel expenses to the banquet.  As of January 1, 2014 all winning […]

UBC Affiliated Fellowships – Doctoral competition – Apply by Sept 13, 2024

The UBC Affiliated Fellowships doctoral competition runs in concert with the university-adjudicated Tri-Agency Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral (CGS-D) competition. Students who submit an NSERC, SSHRC, or CIHR doctoral award application are automatically considered for “unrestricted” Affiliated Fellowship awards and do not need to submit a separate Affiliated Fellowships application. To be considered for “criteria-based” affiliated fellowship(s), students must submit the […]

Tri-Agency Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral (CGS-D) – Apply by Sep 13, 2024

The Canada Graduate Scholarships – Doctoral (CGS D) program is a federal program of scholarships awarded through national competitions by the granting agencies: the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The objective of the Canada […]