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 2024
Affiliated Fellowships Master's Program	Master’s students Canadian, Permanent Resident & International students	Likely December 2024
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	Likely April 2025
Canada Graduate Scholarships Doctoral Program	Doctoral students Canadian & Permanent Resident students	Likely September 2024
Canada Graduate Scholarships Master's Program	Master’s students Canadian & Permanent Resident students	Likely December 2024
Friedman Award for Scholars in Health	Master’s & Doctoral students Canadian, Permanent Resident & International students	Likely March 2025
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 2025
Indigenous Graduate Fellowship 5th Year Award	Doctoral Indigenous students Canadian, Permanent Resident & International students	Likely February 2025
Indigenous Graduate Fellowship Research & Travel Award	Master’s & Doctoral Indigenous students Canadian, Permanent Resident & International students	Likely February 2025
Killam Doctoral Scholarships	Doctoral students Canadian, Permanent Resident & International students	Likely September 2024
Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarships	Master’s & Doctoral students Canadian, Permanent Resident & International students	Likely February 2025
Musqueam First Nation Scholarship	Master’s & Doctoral Indigenous students who is an enrolled member of the Musqueam First Nation Canadian, Permanent Resident & International students	Likely in September 2024
Spring Graduate Awards Competition	Master’s & Doctoral students Canadian, Permanent Resident & International students	Likely May 2024
SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships	Doctoral students Canadian & Permanent Resident students	Likely September 2024
Strengthening Mothers Through Perinatal Research Award	Master’s & Doctoral students Canadian, Permanent Resident & International students	Likely December 2024
Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarships	Doctoral students Canadian, Permanent Resident & International students	Likely December 2024
UBC Public Scholars Award	Doctoral students Canadian, Permanent Resident & International students	May 12, 2024
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship	Doctoral students Canadian, Permanent Resident & International students	Likely August 2024

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