Awards and Funding

UBC has a number of central fellowships that range in values between $175 and $40,000. Please consult the UBC awards database, as well as their webpages on the Affiliated Fellowships Doctoral Program and Affiliated Fellowships Master’s Program.

Awards have been made available by the University of British Columbia for outstanding graduate students who identify as Black or as a Person of Color, with preference for domestic students and for incoming research Master’s students. The minimum value of each award is $1,500.

The fellowship provides $18,200 per year plus full tuition for up to 4 years, with supervisors offering an additional top-up of GRA to ensure the minimum funding package is met. PhD students are considered within the first 12 months of their program, and those transferring from MASc to PhD are considered within the first-year post-transfer.

The GSI funds provide tuition fee awards to eligible graduate students in both the PhD and Master’s programs. A student is eligible if they do not hold a fellowship or industrial sponsorship that either includes tuition fee coverage or exceeds $15,000 per year (in which case the supervisor must provide top-ups to meet the departmental minimum, including the tuition fee award). 

• For PhD students, the tuition award is provided for the first two years and extended to years 3 and 4 if the student advances to candidacy within 25 months of starting the program. 
• For Master’s students, the award is provided for the first year and renewed for the second year if the student completes 12 credits of coursework with a minimum average of 76%. 

The award amount is the same for all eligible students but may vary annually based on available GSI funding and the number of qualifying students. Typically, the award is approximately $2,000. For current students, this internally can be listed as an APSC award.

International Tuition Award provides international graduate students up to $3,200/ year with their tuition fees if they are registered full-time in research-based master’s and doctoral programs and if they meet the other eligibility requirements stated on the award page.

This award recognizes the contributions of PhD students to the university’s research activities. It is open to all new and continuing PhD students. Award values range from $500 to $1,500, depending on the student’s status and year of study.

Value: $27,000 for 12 months. 

Eligibility: Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada or a Protected Person. Full-time master’s students in their first year of study with high academic standing and demonstrated research potential.  

Value: $40,000 per year for three years. 

Eligibility: Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada or a Protected Person. Doctoral students demonstrating high academic standing and research aptitude. Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada or a Protected Person. 

Value: $40,000 per year for three years. 

Eligibility: Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada or a Protected Person. Doctoral students demonstrating high academic standing and research aptitude.
Note: Applications to the PGS-D program will automatically be considered for the Canada Graduate Scholarships – Doctoral (CGS-D) award. If your application is one of the highest-scored applications, you will be offered a CGS-D award; if your application is among the next tier of meritorious applications, you will be offered a PGS-D award. 

Value: $50,000 per year for three years. 

Eligibility: Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada or foreign citizens. Doctoral students demonstrating high academic standing, research aptitude, and leadership skills.  This is one of the most prestigious scholarships available for graduate studies in Canada. 

Value: $17,500 for a minimum duration of one year. 

Eligibility: Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and registered as a full-time master’s or doctoral student throughout the funding period.