Awards & Funding

For awards and funding opportunities

Call for Applications: Order of the White Rose – Deadline: June 17, 2023

Order of the White Rose The Order of the White Rose scholarship is open to women in engineering graduates of any engineering undergraduate program who are planning to pursue an MASc or PhD in engineering. Amount: $30,000 Deadline: June 17, 2023 at 15:00 (3:00 pm) Pacific Standard Time (PST) Eligibility and How to Apply To be eligible for […]

Call for Applications: Inclusion and Belonging Award – Deadline: May 7, 2023

Inclusion and Belonging Award An annual award of $2,000 has been made available through a donation from Dr. Katherina Tarnai-Lokhorst (BASc, MBA, DSocSci, P.Eng) to recognize engineering students in the Faculty of Applied Science who demonstrate leadership and sustainable practice in fostering inclusion and belonging in engineering education. Dr. Tarnai-Lokhorst is a Fellow of Engineers […]

Call for Applications: Canada Graduate Scholarships Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement (CGS-MSFSS) – Deadline: May 19

CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC CGS Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements – Spring 2023 Competition The Canada Graduate Scholarships – Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement (CGS-MSFSS) Program supports high-caliber Canadian graduate students in building global linkages and international networks through the pursuit of exceptional research experiences at research institutions abroad. By accessing international scientific research and training, CGS-MSFSS […]

Call for Applications: Spring Graduate Awards Competition – Deadline: May 8 (8AM)

Spring Graduate Awards Competition A number of university awards for the upcoming academic year are available to current and incoming graduate students.  The maximum value of funding that can be offered to a student is $16,000, or $22,000 for the #6495 Andrew Nord Fellowships in Rheumatology.  Applicants will apply via their graduate programs with a single […]

Call for Applications: Schmidt Science Fellowships – Deadline: Mar 23, 2023

Schmidt Science Fellowships The Schmidt Science Fellows program provides the world’s best emerging scientists with new skills and perspectives to develop novel solutions to society’s challenges, become scientific and societal thought leaders, and accelerate ground-breaking discoveries. The program is looking for the brightest minds in the natural sciences, mathematics, engineering, and computing who are interested […]

Call for Applications: Walter C. Sumner Memorial Fellowship – Deadline: Mar 31, 2023

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. Value: $8,000 for one year, but may be extended for a second year Application deadline: directly by applicants to G+PS at […]

Indigenous Graduate Fellowships (IGF) 5th Year Award + IGF Research & Travel Award – Deadline: Mar 23, 2023

The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is pleased to announce two new funding opportunities for Indigenous graduate students: IGF 5th Year Award Indigenous PhD students in their 4th year are now able to apply for 5th year funding through the IGF 5th Award. The award, valued at $18,200 per annum plus tuition, is awarded […]

Martha Salcudean Prize in Mechanical Engineering – Deadline: Feb 17, 8 AM (through CAGS/ProQuest competition)

PhD students who apply for CAGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards will automatically be considered for the Martha Salcudean Prize in Mechanical Engineering. Prizes totaling $1,000 have been made available annually by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, in memory of former Department Head, Professor Martha Salcudean (FRSC, OC, OBC) (1934-2019) for outstanding Ph.D. students in the Department of […]

UBC Dissertation Prize – Deadline: Feb 17, 8 AM (through CAGS/ProQuest competition)

Three prizes of $1,000 each have been made available annually by the University of British Columbia for students whose doctoral dissertations are of exceptional quality and originality and make a significant contribution to the scholarly field and/or society. One prize will be offered in each of the following fields: social sciences and humanities, natural sciences […]

Call for Applications: CAGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards – Deadline: Feb 17, 2023 (8 AM)

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, […]