| Name | Deadline | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nominations for External Examiner form (April 30, 2025 Program End Date) | Friday, 06 December 2024 |
First of four deadlines for program completion by April 30, 2025. |
| Last Day for Final Doctoral Oral Examinations (December 31, 2024 Program End Date) | Friday, 13 December 2024 |
Third of four deadlines for December 31, 2024 Program End Date. Last day for doctoral final oral defence for December 31, 2024 Program End Date. |
| International Tuition Award | Likely in December 2024 | The International Tuition Award assists international graduate students with their tuition fees if they are registered full-time in research-oriented master’s and doctoral programs. |
| Graduate Student Travel and Research Dissemination Fund | No deadline; applications accepted throughout the year | The Travel and Research Dissemination Fund provides funding support to a combined maximum of $500 per graduate student. |
| Graduate Support Initiative (GSI) Awards | Likely in December 2024 | The Graduate Support Initiative (GSI) is a program for funding graduate students through entrance scholarships, multi-year funding packages, tuition awards and scholarship top-ups. |
| Killam Fellowship Travel and Research Allowance | Likely in December 2024 | The UBC Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund for Advanced Studies provides current Killam Doctoral Scholars and Postdoctoral Research Fellows with an allowance to promote travel for research and to attend and/or present at academic meetings. |
| Last day for students to complete all program requirements for December 31 end date | Friday, 10 January 2025 |
Last day for students to complete all program requirements (including major papers) for non-thesis master's degrees for December 31 2024 program end date. Students who meet this deadline will not be assessed tuition and student fees for Winter Session Term 2. |
| Last day for G+PS approval of final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations for December 31 end date | Friday, 10 January 2025 |
Last day for final master's theses and doctoral dissertations to be approved by the Faculty of Graduate Studies for December 31 2024 program end date. Must be approved and accepted (not just submitted) by 4:00 pm. |
| Last Day for Acceptance of Final, Approved Doctoral Dissertation (December 31, 2024 Program End Date) | Friday, 10 January 2025 |
Fourth of four deadlines for December 31, 2024 Program End Date. |
| Last Day for Submission of Exam Copies of Doctoral Dissertations (Spring 2025 Graduation) | Friday, 24 January 2025 | |
| BPOC Graduate Excellence Award | Likely in January 2025 | Awards, valued at no less than $1,500 each, available for outstanding graduate students who identify as Black or as a Person of Colour, with preference for domestic students and for incoming research Master’s students. |
| Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarships | February 1, 2025, at 4pm PT | Mackenzie King Scholarships support graduates of Canadian universities who pursue graduate study in any discipline, in Canada or elsewhere. |
| ast 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) 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 (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 | February 14, 2025, at 4pm PT | Multi-year fellowships are offered to Indigenous graduate students. |
| CAGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards | Likely in March 2025 | The CAGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards recognize Canadian doctoral dissertations that make unusually significant and original contributions to their academic field. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 | Likely in March 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 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. |
| 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. |
| Killam Doctoral Scholarships | Likely in September 2025 | The Killam Doctoral Scholarships support outstanding doctoral students at UBC. |
| 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 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.