AWARD COMPETITIONS

Graduate students have access to a variety of fellowships and awards from UBC and Tri-Councils (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC). 

Most funding competitions are adjudicated university wide through the Faculty of Graduate & Post-Doctoral Studies (G+PS) and require a departmental nomination from the School of Nursing.

For more details on some of the major awards, please follow the links in the left column.

Award/ Fellowship Who Can Apply? Application Deadline
Affiliated Fellowships Doctoral Program
  • Doctoral students
  • Canadian, Permanent Resident & International students.
Likely September 2023
Affiliated Fellowships Master's Program
  • Master’s students
  • Canadian, Permanent Resident & International students.
Likely December 2023
BC Indigenous Student Award
  • Master’s & Doctoral students
  • Canadian students who identify as Indigenous, defined as First Nations (Status or Non-Status), Métis or Inuit.
April 20, 2023
Canada Graduate Scholarships Doctoral Program
  • Doctoral students
  • Canadian & Permanent Resident students.
Likely September 2023
Canada Graduate Scholarships Master's Program
  • Master’s students
  • Canadian & Permanent Resident students.
Likely December 2023
Friedman Award for Scholars in Health
  • Master’s & Doctoral students
  • Canadian, Permanent Resident & International students.
Likely March 2024
Graduate Student Travel and Research Dissemination Fund
  • Master’s & Doctoral students
  • Canadian, Permanent Resident & International students.
Ongoing
Indigenous Graduate Fellowships
  • Master’s & Doctoral Indigenous students
  • Canadian, Permanent Resident & International students.

Likely February 2024

Indigenous Graduate Fellowship 5th Year Award
  • Doctoral Indigenous students
  • Canadian, Permanent Resident & International students.
March 23 2023, 4:00pm PT
Indigenous Graduate Fellowship Research & Travel Award
  • Master’s & Doctoral Indigenous students
  • Canadian, Permanent Resident & International students.
March 23 2023, 4:00pm PT
Killam Doctoral Scholarships
  • Doctoral students
  • Canadian, Permanent Resident & International students
Likely September 2023
Rick Hansen Man in Motion Fellowship
  • Master’s & Doctoral students
  • Canadian, Permanent Resident & International students.
Likely May 2023
Spring Graduate Awards Competition
  • Master’s & Doctoral students
  • Canadian, Permanent Resident & International students.
Likely May 2023
SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships
  • Doctoral students
  • Canadian & Permanent Resident students.
Likely September 2023
Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarships
  • Doctoral students
  • Canadian, Permanent Resident & International students.
Likely December 2023
UBC Public Scholars Award
  • Doctoral students
  • Canadian, Permanent Resident & International students.
May 12, 2023
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
  • Doctoral students
  • Canadian, Permanent Resident & International students.
Likely September 2023

For more information on awards available for graduate students at the School of Nursing, please visit our Awards & Scholarships FAQ for graduate students.

If you have questions, please contact School of Nursing awards team at awards@nursing.ubc.ca

The Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) provides financial support to outstanding students pursuing Master's or Doctoral studies in health sciences. The School of Nursing supports MSN & PhD Students in their CIHR Award Applications through a series of workshops, an internal review process, and individualized application support from the Office of Nursing Research & Teaching Scholarship (ONRTS). For information please contact onrts@nursing.ubc.ca

For competitions that require the signature of the Director of Research Services, please visit the Office of Research Services (ORS) website for details about UBC signature policies (ORS signs the application form as the "University Research Administration"). The ORS signature deadline will likely be several days before the agency deadline.

Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Quick Links:

Scholarships, Awards and Funding

Award Opportunities

Awards Frequently Asked Questions

Awards Guidelines

Annual Progress Report for Fellowship Holders

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