Awards & Funding

For awards and funding opportunities

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 […]

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 […]

Order of the White Rose – Apply by Jun 17

The Order of the White Rose scholarship is open to women in engineering and graduates of any engineering undergraduate program who are planning to pursue an MASc or PhD in engineering. Amount: $50,000 Deadline: June 17, 2024, at 15:00 (3:00 pm) Pacific Standard Time (PST) Eligibility and How to Apply To be eligible for the scholarship, the candidate […]