Department Awards

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Deadline
Likely in December 2024
Annual Value
Various
Citizenship
Canadian
Permanent Resident
International
Degree Level
Masters
Doctoral

 

UBC graduate programs nominate graduate students for a number of awards funded by donors and the university. Nominees are selected by graduate programs from applications submitted by students through an open competition or from nominations submitted by faculty members. Award descriptions can be reviewed via the searchable awards database administered by the Student Financial Assistance and Awards office.

 

Eligibility

The terms of eligibility for each award are described in the calendar award description. The award descriptions and values are subject to change from year to year; therefore it is important that graduate programs and students select the correct award session when verifying the terms and amounts of a particular award.

Graduate Awards

Award descriptions which state "...in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate Studies" are restricted to graduate students. These awards are assigned by the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Open Awards

Award descriptions which state "... in the case of graduate students, the award is made in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate Studies" are open to both undergraduate and graduate UBC students. These awards are assigned by the Student Financial Assistance and Awards office; however, graduate student recommendations for these awards must first be sent to the Faculty of Graduate Studies for review.

Application Procedures

In some cases, students are required to submit a funding application to their graduate program; in other cases, students are considered automatically. Students should contact their graduate program to discuss application / nomination procedures.

 

Nomination Procedures

Graduate programs are required to provide award recommendations for graduate students to Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Further information can be found on the Department-Recommended Awards page of this website.

 

Meet Award Holders

Sarah Skinner

Doctor of Philosophy in Special Education (PhD)

How Universal Design for Learning influences collaborative practices of multi-disciplinary school teams to facilitate inclusion of students with intellectual disabilities in general education classrooms

D. Kyle Sutherland

Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology (PhD)

Examining how the role of structural stigma produces health inequalities among marginalized communities

Shayda Swann

Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy (MDPhD)

Investigating the role of reproductive hormones in healthy aging for women living with HIV: A community-collaborative cohort study

Kate Huang

Doctor of Philosophy in Experimental Medicine (PhD)

Mutations in the giant protein titin and risk of heart rhythm disorders

Arun Kumar

Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Genetics (PhD)

Investigating the role of SUMOylation in nuclear protein quality control

Teilhard Paradela

Doctor of Philosophy in History (PhD)

Audiences Exposed: Communication and Discipline in the Philippines in the late 20th Century

Leah Alfred-Olmedo

Doctor of Philosophy in English (PhD)

The Indigenous monstrous & the monstrous Indigenous

Ran Xiang

Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum Studies (PhD)

A cultural analysis of the tea ceremony as a form of aesthetic pedagogy

Mirta Roncagalli

Doctor of Philosophy in Hispanic Studies (PhD)

Spanish essays on politics and ethics (20th and 21st century)

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