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John W. Davies Memorial Award |
Likely in June 2025 |
One award of $3,000 is offered by the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Arctic Section in memory of John W. Davies, a former Chairman of the Arctic Section. The competition is open to any full time graduate student whose research will assist in providing solutions to problems encountered in the Arctic or in cold ocean environments. |
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Ross C. Purse Doctoral Fellowship |
Likely in June 2025 |
The Ross C. Purse Doctoral Fellowship encourages and supports theoretical and practical research and studies at the doctoral level in the field of vision loss in Canada. |
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The Kathryn Huget Leadership Award |
Likely in June 2025 |
The Kathryn Huget Leadership Award is available for students studying at the Master’s or PhD level, preferably in the areas of organizational behaviour, business administration, business and commerce, sociology, or psychology. Awarded to any individual, with preference given to female students currently in leadership roles, whose focus is to improve the business workplace for women. |
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Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists |
Likely in July 2025 |
The prize is awarded annually to one young scientist for outstanding life science research for which he/she was awarded a doctoral degree in the previous two years. The topic of the entrant's thesis research must be in one of the following categories: Cell and Molecular Biology, Genomics and Proteomics, Ecology and Environment, Translational Medicine. |
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IDRC Doctoral Research Awards |
Likely in July 2025 |
The IDRC Doctoral Research Award supports field research aligned with IDRC’s mandate. Proposed research must fit within the priorities of the Agriculture and Environment, Inclusive Economies, or Technology and Innovation program areas. The award supports field research conducted in one or more countries in the Global South |
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Black Business and Professional Association National Scholarship |
Likely in July 2025 |
The BBPA National Scholarship Program (NSP) is dedicated to supporting and promoting the achievement of academic excellence by Black Canadian youth through an annual scholarship program. |
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Vanier Scholarship |
Likely in August 2025 |
The Vanier CGS Program offers funding of $50,000 per year for up to three years to Canadian or international doctoral students. |
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Wounded Warriors Doctoral Scholarship in Military and Veteran Health Research |
Likely in September 2025 |
The Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) and Wounded Warriors Canada (WWC) offer a two-year scholarship annually to a PhD student who demonstrates excellence in research issues relevant to military members, Veterans and families while also exhibiting significant potential for a high impact research career. |
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Killam Connection |
Likely in September 2025 |
The Killam Connection program provides up to $25,000 to enable UBC faculty to host an interdisciplinary research forum and graduate course. |
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Li Tze Fong Memorial Fellowship |
Likely in September 2025 |
Fellowships of $25,000 (subject to change) are awarded each year through the Affiliated Fellowships competitions, made available by the University of British Columbia and the Li family in memory of Mr. Li Tze Fong. |
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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. |
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Killam Doctoral Scholarships |
Likely in September 2025 |
The Killam Doctoral Scholarships support outstanding doctoral students at UBC. |
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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. |
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John Peters Humphrey Fellowship |
Likely in September 2025 |
Provided by the Canadian Council on International Law (CCIL), the John Peters Humphrey Fellowship in International Human Rights or International Organization is awarded to outstanding students to support them in the pursuit of full-time graduate studies in the fields of international human rights or international organization. This fellowship is made in honour of John Peters Humphrey, a renowned Canadian international lawyer. |
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Rhodes Scholarships (China Constituency) |
Likely in October 2025 |
The Rhodes Scholarship is the oldest (first awarded in 1902) and perhaps most prestigious international scholarship programme, enabling outstanding young people from around the world to study at the University of Oxford. |
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CIHR Fellowship |
Likely in October 2025 |
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. |
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Simons Award in Nuclear Disarmament and Global Security |
Likely in October 2025 |
The Liu Institute for Global Issues in the UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs offers this annual award to UBC students intending to undertake research on topics related to nuclear disarmament and global security. |
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DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst) Scholarships and Research Grants |
Likely in October 2025 |
Scholarships and grants are available for graduate students and post-doctoral researchers in all disciplines for study and research at institutions in Germany. |
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ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award |
Likely in October 2025 |
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) established the Doctoral Dissertation Award program to recognize and encourage superior research and writing by doctoral candidates in computer science and engineering. The award is presented each June at the ACM Awards Banquet and is accompanied by a prize of $20,000 plus travel expenses to the banquet. All winning dissertations are published exclusively in print and electronic formats as part of the ACM Books Series, which includes distribution through the ACM Digital Library. Honorable Mention(s) may also be awarded, with a prize of $10,000 shared among recipients. |
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Transdisciplinary Understanding and Training on Research - Primary Health Care (TUTOR-PHC) |
Likely in November 2025 |
Transdisciplinary Understanding and Training on Research - Primary Health Care (TUTOR-PHC) is a one-year national interdisciplinary training program funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF) with representation from the disciplines of Family Medicine, Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology and Education. This training program is aimed at students and their supervisors from Canadian universities who are interested in interdisciplinary primary health care research. Trainees will have a primary Mentor who will offer leadership and guidance to participants until they are established primary health care researchers. |
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Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship |
Likely in November 2025 |
Zonta International’s Amelia Earhart Fellowships memorialize famed air pioneer and Zontian, Amelia Earhart, who disappeared over the Pacific in 1937. By remembering Amelia Earhart through this fellowship, Zonta International encourages and supports women to expand their horizons by pursuing degrees and careers in aerospace-related sciences or aerospace-related engineering. |
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IBM PhD Fellowship Award |
Likely in November 2025 |
Since 1951, the IBM PhD Fellowship Program has collaborated with faculty, students and universities by recognizing and supporting exceptional PhD students that address focused areas of interest in technology. |
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Future Forests Fellowship |
Likely in November 2025 |
An annual $70,000 fellowship has been established by a private grant-making foundation. This prestigious fellowship will be awarded to an incoming PhD student in the Faculty of Forestry whose intended studies fit within one of the following areas of excellence within the Faculty: Forest Products Biotechnology; Bioenergy; Forest Genomics; Climate Change; Urban Forestry; Forest Management; Conservation; Forested Landscapes; Salmon Ecology; Forest Health; Forests and Indigenous Peoples; Forests and Human Health. The fellowship holder will receive this funding for up to four years and only one student may be in receipt of the fellowship at a time. The fellowship will be awarded on the recommendation of the Faculty of Forestry in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. |
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Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarship |
Likely in November 2025 |
Trudeau Scholarships are awarded each year to support highly gifted and actively engaged doctoral students pursuing research in one or more of the four themes: Human Rights and Dignity, Responsible Citizenship, Canada in the World and People and their Natural Environment. |
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Robert Caton and David Bates Scholarships |
Likely in November 2025 |
Funding is available through the Robert Caton and David Bates Scholarships to support graduate level students with high ideals, demonstrated interest in studies relating to atmospheric sciences, air quality and health or policy and specific goals leading to future work in that field. |