UBC attracts over $600 million in research funding from government, industry and not-for-profit partners across the globe.
2017/18
Research Funding Summary
In 2017/18, a record number of 8,973 projects were supported, with a combined budget of $658m, also a new high.
2017/18 saw new highs in:
- Total funding: $658.0m
- The number of projects: 8,973
- The value of CFI and related* funding: $119.0m
- The value of industry funding $61.4m
- The number of industry projects: 1,375
*CFI/BCKDF/matching infrastructure funding is cyclical in nature, with major competitions not running every year
TOTAL FUNDING
$657,989,649 8,973 projects
TRI-COUNCIL FUNDING
$201,343,970
2,850 projects
OTHER GOVERNMENT FUNDING
$229,405,768
1,927 projects
NON-PROFIT FUNDING
$165,888,107
2,821 projects
Industry research funding
$61,351,804
1,375 projects
All data are frozen year-end figures, provided by the Office of Research Services.