Find award and funding opportunities for current and prospective graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
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For additional award opportunities for graduate students, visit the Award Opportunities on the Graduate School website.
For additional funding opportunities for postdoctoral fellows, visit the Funding Opportunities on the Postdoctoral Fellows Office website.
| Name | Deadline | Eligibility | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Medicine Graduate Student Awards | DOI: September 2022; Application: October 2022 | Masters Doctoral | Available to full-time graduate students registered in the UBC Faculty of Medicine, or supervised by a faculty member with a primary appointment in the UBC Faculty of Medicine. |
| Bluma Tischler Postdoctoral Fellowship | March 25, 2022 | Postdoctoral | Supports MD or PhD graduates in Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics, or associated disciplines carrying out research on the biochemical or genetic aspects of intellectual developmental disorders or other neurologic disorders. |
| Faculty of Medicine – PDFO Travel Awards | Quarterly | Postdoctoral | Assists PDFs with travel to conferences to present research performed at UBC. Travel support will be provided to a maximum of $750 per recipient, regardless of whether the travel is to occur within Canada or outside of Canada. |
| Friedman Award for Scholars in Health | March 12, 2021 | Masters Doctoral Medical Residents | Provides funding to pursue a learning opportunity to further their career or to bring new perspectives to the education they have already received. |
| Governor General’s Gold Medal | Internal: March 2, 2022 | Masters Doctoral | Awarded to the graduate student and to the doctoral student who have achieved the most outstanding academic record in her/his graduating class. |
| Elizabeth C. Watters Research Fellowship | August 5, 2022 | Masters Doctoral Medical Residents | Supports graduate students or medical residents in the Faculty of Medicine engaged in research into the causes, treatment, and cure of lymphatic cancer. |
| Laurel L. Watters Research Fellowship | August 5, 2022 | Masters Doctoral Medical Residents | Supports graduate students or medicals resident in the Faculty of Medicine engaged in research into the causes, treatment, and cure of breast cancer. |
| Killam Graduate TA Teaching Awards | Internal March 11, 2022 | Masters Doctoral | Awarded to Teaching Assistants who have demonstrated skills, abilities and contributions that result in a high level of respect from undergraduate students and academic or course supervisors. |
| Killam Postdoctoral Fellow Research Prize | Internal: Likely October, 2021 | Postdoctoral | Two prizes in the amount of $5,000 each will be awarded to full-time Postdoctoral Fellows at UBC in recognition of outstanding research and scholarly contributions while at UBC |
| UBC Faculty of Medicine Clinician Investigator Scholarship | Program Application Deadline | Doctoral Medical Resident | Available to students entering UBC’s MD/PhD program and residents entering UBC’s Clinician Investigator Program. |
| Alzheimer Society Research Program | Likely November, 2021 | Doctoral Postdoctoral | Supports research directed at both eradicating dementia and improving the lives of those affected by it. |
| Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s Program | Likely December, 2021 | Masters | The objective of the Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s (CGS M) Program is to help develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel by supporting students who demonstrate a high standard of achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies. |
| Canadian Blood Services Fellowship Programs | Graduate: Fall 2021 PDF: Summer 2021 | Doctoral Postdoctoral | The Canadian Blood Services Graduate and Postdoctoral Fellowship Programs provide support to young investigators who initiate or continue training in the field of blood transfusion science, particularly relevant to therapeutic immunoglobulins, pathogen reduction/inactivation, product quality and improved cellular products. |
| Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Annual Research Fellowship Grants | Likely May, 2021 | Doctoral Postdoctoral | Provides assistance in launching a career as independent, social, clinical or basic science investigators in breast cancer research. |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research Doctoral Research Award | Likely September, 2021 | Doctoral | CIHR provides funding opportunities for four themes of health research: biomedical, clinical, health systems services, and social, cultural, environmental and population health. |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research Fellowship | Likely September, 2021 | Postdoctoral | CIHR Fellowships provide support for highly qualified applicants in all areas of health research at the post-PhD degree or post-health professional degree stages to add to their experience by engaging in health research either in Canada or abroad. |
| Canadian Cancer Society Career Development Awards in Prevention | TBA | Postdoctoral | Career Development Awards in Prevention have been created to establish or maintain the career development of post-doctoral fellows, clinical fellows or junior investigators in the area of cancer prevention/risk reduction research and community-based clinical research in cancer prevention by providing protected research time and research funds. |
| Canadian Cancer Society Travel Awards | TBA | Doctoral Postdoctoral Medical Residents | Defray the travel costs associated with making a scientific presentation as a first author or presenter at a conference, symposium or other appropriate professional meeting. |
| Cystic Fibrosis Canada Studentship Awards | TBA | Masters Doctoral | Awarded to highly qualified graduate students who are undertaking full-time research training in areas relevant to cystic fibrosis. |
| Cystic Fibrosis Canada Research Fellowship Awards | TBA | Postdoctoral | Awarded to highly qualified fellows who are undertaking full-time research training in areas relevant to cystic fibrosis. |
| Heart and Stroke Foundation Junior Personnel Awards | TBA | Doctoral Postdoctoral | Provides salary support to individuals enrolled in a PhD program and undertaking full-time research training in the stroke field. |
| IDRC Research Awards | TBA | Doctoral | IDRC Doctoral Research Awards are intended to promote the growth of Canadian and developing country capacity in research to improve the lives of people in the developing world. These awards are intended for field research in one or more developing countries. |
| KRESCENT Post-Doctoral Fellowship | Likely February, 2020 | Postdoctoral | A KRESCENT program Post-Doctoral Fellowship is an “in-training” award intended for applicants with a PhD, MD or equivalent degree. The objective is to attract and foster young investigators to initiate and/or continue training in kidney research. |
| Mitacs Accelerate | Ongoing | Masters Doctoral Postdoctoral | Through Mitacs Accelerate, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from over 50 universities apply their specialized expertise to business-related research challenges. Armed with the very latest tools, techniques, and innovations, the intern (a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow) brings a new perspective to the problem faced by the industry partner. |
| Mitacs Elevate | Likely January, 2021 | Postdoctoral | Build your career through this competitive two-year postdoctoral fellowship. You’ll focus on management training, while completing an industry research-based project. |
| MSFHR Trainee Awards | November 29, 2019 | Postdoctoral | The MSFHR Research Trainee Program – Post-Doctoral Fellowship Awards support highly qualified applicants at the post-PhD and post-health professional degree (MD, DDS, DVM or DPharm) stages to prepare for careers as independent health researchers. |
| Parker B. Francis Fellowship | Likely October, 2021 | Postdoctoral | The Parker B. Francis Fellowship provides research support to clinical and basic scientists embarking on careers in clinical, laboratory or translational science related to Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at a U.S. or Canadian university or research institution. |
| Parkinson Society Canada Graduate Student Award | Likely February, 2021 | Masters Doctoral | The graduate student award program is a strategic initiative to encourage promising young scientists to enter the field of Parkinson's research and to invest in research training that offers promise for future work in the area of Parkinson's disease. |
| Parkinson Society Canada Basic Research Fellowship | Likely February, 2021 | Postdoctoral | The basic research fellowship program is a strategic initiative to encourage promising young scientists possessing a doctoral qualification (MD or PhD) in medicine to enter the field of Parkinson's research and to invest in research training that offers promise for future work in the area of Parkinson’s disease. |
| Savoy Foundation Studentships | Likely January, 2021 | Masters Doctoral | Studentships will be awarded to meritorious applicants wishing to acquire training and pursue research in a biomedical discipline, the health sciences or social sciences related to epilepsy. |
| Savoy Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships | Likely January, 2021 | Postdoctoral | A few grants of $30,000 will be awarded to scientists or medical specialists (Ph.D. or M.D.) wishing to carry out a full time research project in the field of epilepsy. The grant will be for one (1) year, non renewable. |
| Canadian Association of Psoriasis Patients Studentship | Likely February, 2021 | Masters Doctoral | Five awards worth $5,000 each are awarded to students in psoriatic disease research to mark World Psoriasis Day. Each studentship will provide opportunities to undertake research projects related to psoriatic diseases with established investigators in Canada. |
| Postdoctoral Enrichment Program | Likely January, 2021 | Postdoctoral | The Burroughs Wellcome Fund wants to help advance the careers of underrepresented minority researchers in biomedical and medical research. The program will support early career scientists and engineers of Latino, Native-American, Pacific Island, and African-American descent. Awards of a total of $60,000 over three years are granted to researchers who are citizens of the United States or Canada, and hosted at a degree-granting institution in the United States or Canada. |
| L'Oréal Canada for Women in Science | Likely March 2021 | Postdoctoral | L'Oréal Canada's Women in Science Research Excellence Fellowships will give two fellowships worth $20,000 each to female post-doctoral researchers in the field of Life Sciences. Postmarked application packages must be sent to Universities Canada. |
| Canadian Celiac Association Dr. J. A. Campbell Research Award | Likely February, 2021 | Masters | A grant of up to $25,000 is offered by the Canadian Celiac Association for research projects in Canada of a scientific, applied science, and/or medical nature relevant to Celiac Disease, Dermatitis Herpetiformis, and/or non-celiac Gluten Sensitivity, or the socio-economic implications of delayed diagnosis and/or living with these conditions. |
| Canadian HIV Trials Network Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards Program | Likely January, 2021 | Postdoctoral | The Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN) Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards Program facilitates research in HIV and related health conditions. The program will provide $50,000 to successful candidates who wish to write a trial protocol, research program, and develop and run their own trial. |
| Asthma Canada CAAIF Student Research Awards | Likely May, 2021 | Doctoral | The Asthma Canada CAAIF Student Research Awards aims to create value-added opportunities for students, to ensure continued improvement of asthma treatment therapies and progress towards finding a cure. There are two awards (for both early and late onset asthma research), each with a value of $20,000. |