The Graduate and Postdoctoral Education office is responsible for administering a few competition-based awards for the postdoctoral fellows in the Faculty of Medicine. These awards are in the form of financial support ( awards, scholarships, etc.) or to select faculty nominees for the university-wide competition.
| Name | Deadline | Eligibility | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluma Tischler Postdoctoral Fellowship | June 2024 | 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. |
| Killam Postdoctoral Fellow Research Prize | Internal: October 2024 | 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 |