| Name | Deadline | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Last Day for Submission of Exam Copies of Doctoral Dissertations (April 30, 2025 Program End Date) | Friday, 07 February 2025 |
Second of four deadlines for program completion by April 30, 2025. |
| Indigenous Graduate Fellowships (IGF) Research & Engagement Award | February 14, 2025, at 4pm PT | Funding in support of research and travel expenses is awarded to current holders of the Indigenous Graduate Fellowship award in full-time Master's or Doctoral Programs in any discipline, whose work will contribute directly or indirectly to community engagement and relationship building with Indigenous communities. |
| Indigenous Graduate Fellowships (IGF) 5th Year Award | February 14, 2025, at 4pm PT | A $25,000 per annum stipend plus tuition is awarded on the recommendation of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies to full-time Indigenous Doctoral students from all disciplines to fund their 5th year of study. |
| Indigenous Graduate Fellowships | February 14, 2025, at 4pm PT | Multi-year fellowships are offered to Indigenous graduate students. |
| Canadian Cancer Society Research Training Awards | February 19, 2025 | The Canadian Cancer Society's Research Training Awards program aims to support Black and/or Indigenous Master's students conducting cancer research, fostering growth and innovation in the next generation of diverse cancer researchers across Canada. |
| London Goodenough Association of Canada Scholarship | March 1, 2025 | Scholarships are offered towards the cost of accommodation at Goodenough College, the pre-eminent residential college for international graduate students in London. |
| CAGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards | March 5, 2025 | The CAGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards recognize Canadian doctoral dissertations that make unusually significant and original contributions to their academic field. |
| UBC Dissertation Prize | March 5, 2025 | 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 their academic field. |
| SSHRC Talent Award | March 14, 2025, at 4pm PT | The SSHRC Talent Award recognizes outstanding achievement by a current SSHRC doctoral or postdoctoral fellowship or scholarship holder. The Talent Award is given to an individual who maintains academic excellence, has a talent for research and knowledge mobilization and has demonstrated clear potential to be a future leader within and/or outside the academic sector. One Talent Award will be awarded by SSHRC from the nominations submitted by Canadian universities. |
| Governor General's Gold Medal | March 14, 2025, at 4pm PT | Gold medals are awarded to the graduating students with the most outstanding academic records in a doctoral degree and in a Master's degree with thesis. |
| Last Day for Final Doctoral Oral Examinations (Spring 2025 Graduation) | Friday, 21 March 2025 |
Third of four deadlines for Spring 2025 graduation. Last day for doctoral final oral defence for Spring 2025 graduation. |
| Wall Awards | March 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM PT | Graduate awards have been made available through the Peter Wall Legacy Fund, an endowment established by Peter Wall, for for 2nd and 3rd year Master's students and 5th and 6th year PhD candidates studying sustainable development and environmental protection of British Columbia. |
| MCC Canadian Japanese-Mennonite Scholarship | April 1 2025 | The Canadian Japanese-Mennonite Scholarship is intended to assist the protection of minority and human rights in Canada, and reduce the potential for abuse of cultural minorities such as that suffered by Japanese Canadians during World War II. |
| BC Indigenous Student Award | April 2, 2025, at 4:30PM PST | The BC Scholarship Society has established an award program for Indigenous students pursuing studies at the Master’s and Doctoral levels in British Columbia. Renewable awards of up to $5,000 per year are available. |
| Last Day for Final Doctoral Oral Examinations (April 30, 2025 Program End Date) | Friday, 04 April 2025 |
Third of four deadlines for April 30, 2025 Program End Date. Last day for final doctoral examinations for April 30, 2025 Program End Date. |
| Nominations for External Examiner form (August 31, 2025 Program End Date) | Friday, 11 April 2025 |
First of four deadlines for program completion by August 31, 2025. |
| Last day for students to complete all program requirements for May graduation | Thursday, 17 April 2025 |
Last day for students to complete all program requirements (including major papers) for non-thesis master's degrees for May 2025 graduation. |
| Last Day for Acceptance of Final, Approved Doctoral Dissertation (Spring 2025 Graduation) | Thursday, 17 April 2025 |
Fourth of four deadlines for Spring 2025 graduation. |
| Last day for application for May graduation | Thursday, 17 April 2025 |
Last day for applications for Congregation to be submitted to Enrolment Services by all graduate students expecting to graduate in May 2025. |
| Last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for May graduation | Thursday, 17 April 2025 |
Last day for final master's theses and doctoral dissertations to be approved by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for May 2025 graduation. Must be approved and accepted (not just submitted) by 4:00 pm. Students are expected to submit 3-5 days before this approval deadline in order to have time for corrections. |
| Centre for Applied Ethics Graduate Fellowship | April 17, 2025 | The fellowship will provide a one-time annual stipend of $20,000 plus a research-related allowance of $1,500. Relevant topics for this fellowship include but are not limited to: bioethics, business ethics, environmental ethics, public health ethics, and health inequities. |
| Last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for April 30 end date | Wednesday, 30 April 2025 |
Last day for final master's theses and doctoral dissertations to be approved by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for April 30 program end date. Must be approved and accepted (not just submitted) by 4:00 pm. |
| Last day for students to complete all program requirements for April 30 end date | Wednesday, 30 April 2025 |
Last day for students to complete all program requirements (including major papers) for non-thesis master's degrees for April 30 program end date. Students who meet this deadline will not be assessed tuition and student fees for the 20225 Summer Session. IMPORTANT: The deadline for students who wish to graduate in May is Apr 17, 2025. |
| Last Day for Acceptance of Final, Approved Doctoral Dissertation (April 30, 2025 Program End Date) | Wednesday, 30 April 2025 |
Fourth of four deadlines for April 30, 2025 Program End Date. |
| Graduate Research Stipend | Submissions accepted throughout the year | To support the research undertaken by students who have been unable to travel to Canada due to COVID-19 restrictions, a Graduate Research Stipend (GRS) distribution process is being made available to allow supervisors to provide funding to these graduate students. |
| Graduate Covid Program Delay Tuition Award | Ongoing | Graduate Covid Program Delay Tuition Awards are provided to support graduate students whose academic and/or research progress was delayed by disruptions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. |
| UBC Public Scholars Award | Friday, May 16 2025 | This award is intended to build connections, community, and capacity for doctoral students who are interested in explicitly linking their doctoral work to an arena of public benefit and integrating broader and more career-relevant forms of scholarship into their doctoral education process. |
| Last Day for Submission of Exam Copies of Doctoral Dissertations (August 31, 2025 Program End Date) | Friday, 06 June 2025 |
Second of four deadlines for program completion by August 31, 2025. |
| Last Day for Final Doctoral Oral Examinations (August 31, 2025 Program End Date) | Friday, 01 August 2025 |
Third of four deadlines for August 31, 2025 Program End Date. Last day for final doctoral examinations for August 31, 2025 Program End Date. |
| Last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for August 31 end date | Friday, 29 August 2025 |
Last day for final master's theses and doctoral dissertations to be approved by the Faculty of Graduate Studies for August 31 program end date. Must be approved and accepted (not just submitted) by 4:00 pm. Students are expected to submit 3-5 days before this approval deadline in order to have time for corrections. |
| Last day for students to complete all program requirements for August 31 end date | Friday, 29 August 2025 |
Last day for students to complete all program requirements (including major papers) for non-thesis master's degrees for August 31 program end date. Students who meet this deadline will not be assessed tuition and student fees for 2025 Winter Session Term 1. |
| Last Day for Acceptance of Final, Approved Doctoral Dissertation (August 31, 2025 Program End Date) | Friday, 29 August 2025 |
Last of four deadlines for program completion by August 31, 2025. |
| Affiliated Fellowships Doctoral Program | Likely in September 2025 | The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies offers Affiliated Fellowships each year to current and prospective full-time UBC graduate students regardless of citizenship or visa status. |
| Killam Doctoral Scholarships | Likely in September 2025 | The Killam Doctoral Scholarships support outstanding doctoral students at UBC. |
| Killam Awards for Excellence in Mentoring | Likely in September 2025 | The Killam Awards for Excellence in Mentoring recognize outstanding mentorship of numerous graduate students over many years. |
| Doctoral Recruitment Fellowship | Discontinued | |
| President's Academic Excellence Initiative PhD Award | Ongoing | All eligible PhD students will automatically see this award applied against their student account. |
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IMPORTANT: These deadlines are specific to graduate students. There are additional deadlines in the UBC Academic Calendar that apply to all students.
Application deadlines can be found in the prospective student section as well as in each degree program profile.