Future Forests Fellowship, University of British Columbia

Quick Facts

As one of the world’s top forestry schools, UBC Forestry – through the generous support of a private foundation – is honoured to offer the Future Forests Fellowship, the most prestigious forestry graduate award available at any Canadian University and the largest single grant for a forestry student globally.
The Future Forests Fellowship will enable an outstanding graduate student to undertake doctoral research focused on British Columbia in one of the following areas of excellence for the Faculty:

• Forest products biotechnology / bioenergy
• Business operations and management
• Forest genetics / forest genomics
• Belowground ecology
• River and landscape ecology
• Climate change and advanced landscape planning
• Forest management

The Fellowship will pay $60,000 per annum for 3 years, with an additional 4th year if required. This will allow the student to devote her or his time purely to pursuing excellence in research and community outreach in the field of forestry in British Columbia.

Annual Value: 
$60,000
Award Status: 
Active
Deadline: 

Likely in November 2013

Eligibility

The research must be conducted, at least in part, in BC, and should result in an outcome which has practical application in BC. Canadian and international students are eligible to apply.
To be considered for a Future Forests Fellowship, you must:

• be seeking financial support to pursue your first doctoral degree
• intend to pursue full time doctoral studies beginning May 2013, Sept 2013 or Jan 2014 at the Faculty of Forestry at UBC
• have achieved a first-class average, as determined by your university, in each of the past two years of full-time study or equivalent
• not have already received a doctoral-level scholarship or fellowship from the Canadian Government or the University of British Columbia to undertake a doctoral degree
• not be a current Faculty of Forestry doctoral student

Citizenship: 
Canadian
Citizenship: 
Permanent Resident
Citizenship: 
International
Degree Level: 
Doctoral
Applicant Status: 
Incoming Students
Applicant Status: 
Continuing Students
Further Information

Future Forests Fellowship website has further information about this fellowship opportunity.