Researchers and scholars at UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan are invited to apply to multiple UBC funding competitions. The competitions promote collaboration and transformative research, enhance research facilities and facilitate scholarly publication. Supporting several of UBC’s strategic directions, these programs help to advance our academic excellence and impact.
UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan
New: Edie and Pat McGeer Fund for Transformative Science and Technology
This new program, enabled by a generous donation, will support projects that funding agencies might consider at too early a stage or too risky. Awards will be valued at up to $350,000 per project over one or two years. Notices of intent are due November 2. Full applications are due December 17.
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Collaborative Research Mobility Awards
These awards provide up to $5,000 to support travel, to conduct in-person research meetings and for other partnership costs for new or existing collaborations between UBC researchers in the Okanagan and Vancouver. Apply by Nov. 5.
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Scholarly Publication Fund and Open Access Fund
Researchers and scholars in SSHRC-aligned fields can receive support to offset subventions and article processing charges related to publishing. Applications will be accepted any time until the funds are exhausted.
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Open Access Fund
UBC Vancouver
Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters Competition
Interdisciplinary teams are supported to address key societal and cultural problems that transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries. Awards of $100,000 or $200,000 are available for one- and two-year terms. Notices of intent are due November 2. Full applications are due January 11, 2027.
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Research Facility Support Grants
Up to $50,000 for one year is available to support the improvement of shared research equipment or provide one-time bridge funding to support staff in a shared facility. Applications are due November 9.
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UBC Okanagan
Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters — Okanagan
This funding opportunity is designed to accelerate the growth of collaborative research at UBC Okanagan by enabling the formation of Research Excellence Clusters and supporting their future development. Notices of Intent will be accepted between October 1 and November 17 with full applications due January 14, 2027.
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Critical Research Equipment and Tools Fund
Awards of $2,000–100,000 are available for the acquisition, development, repairs, replacement or creation of critical research infrastructure. Notices of intent will be accepted October 1 to December 15, with full applications due March 1, 2027.
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Exeter UBCO Sustainability and Resilience Partnership program - Visiting Research Student Fellowship (VRSF)
The VRSF program provides doctoral students the opportunity to travel to their partner institution for a funded fellowship opportunity to work with a supervisor on a pre-defined research project. Calls for applications open October 1 and are due by midnight November 12, 2026.
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Sincerely,
Peter Zandstra
Vice-President, Research and Innovation
Suzie Currie
Vice-Principal and Associate Vice-President, Research and Innovation (Okanagan)