Awards

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.

NameDeadlineEligibilitySummary
Faculty of Medicine Graduate Student AwardsDOI: September 2022; Application: October 2022Masters
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 FellowshipMarch 25, 2022Postdoctoral 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 AwardsQuarterlyPostdoctoral 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 HealthMarch 12, 2021Masters
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, 2022Masters
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 FellowshipAugust 5, 2022Masters
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 FellowshipAugust 5, 2022Masters
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 AwardsInternal March 11, 2022Masters
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 PrizeInternal: Likely October, 2021PostdoctoralTwo 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 ScholarshipProgram Application DeadlineDoctoral
Medical Resident
Available to students entering UBC’s MD/PhD program and residents entering UBC’s Clinician Investigator Program.
Alzheimer Society Research ProgramLikely November, 2021Doctoral
Postdoctoral
Supports research directed at both eradicating dementia and improving the lives of those affected by it.
Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s ProgramLikely December, 2021Masters 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 ProgramsGraduate: 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 GrantsLikely May, 2021Doctoral
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 AwardLikely September, 2021Doctoral 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 FellowshipLikely September, 2021Postdoctoral 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 PreventionTBAPostdoctoral 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 AwardsTBADoctoral
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 AwardsTBAMasters
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 AwardsTBAPostdoctoralAwarded to highly qualified fellows who are undertaking full-time research training in areas relevant to cystic fibrosis.
Heart and Stroke Foundation Junior Personnel AwardsTBADoctoral
Postdoctoral
Provides salary support to individuals enrolled in a PhD program and undertaking full-time research training in the stroke field.
IDRC Research AwardsTBADoctoralIDRC 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 FellowshipLikely February, 2020Postdoctoral 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 OngoingMasters
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, 2021PostdoctoralBuild your career through this competitive two-year postdoctoral fellowship. You’ll focus on management training, while completing an industry research-based project.
MSFHR Trainee AwardsNovember 29, 2019PostdoctoralThe 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 FellowshipLikely October, 2021PostdoctoralThe 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 AwardLikely February, 2021Masters
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 FellowshipLikely February, 2021PostdoctoralThe 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 StudentshipsLikely January, 2021Masters
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 FellowshipsLikely January, 2021PostdoctoralA 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 StudentshipLikely February, 2021Masters
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 ProgramLikely January, 2021PostdoctoralThe 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 2021PostdoctoralL'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 AwardLikely February, 2021MastersA 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 ProgramLikely January, 2021Postdoctoral 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 AwardsLikely May, 2021DoctoralThe 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.