Research Funding Statistics

UBC attracts over $700-million in research funding from government, industry and non-profit partners.

2021/22
Research Funding Summary

We are aware that all disciplines and funding sectors continued to be impacted differently by the pandemic in 2021/22, and that the longer-term impact of the pandemic on funding patterns will take a number of years to be fully realized.

In 2021/22, a record number of 10,218 projects were supported, with a combined budget of $773.7M, also a historic high.

2021/22 saw new highs in:

  • Total funding: $773.7M
  • The number of projects: 10,218
  • The value of industry funding: $80.3M
  • The number of projects with industry partners: 1,436
  • The value of non-profit funding: $210.4M
  • The number of projects with non-profit partners: 3,413
TOTAL FUNDING

$773,686,505        
10,218 projects

TRI-Agency FUNDING

$249,161,658
3,059 projects

OTHER GOVERNMENT FUNDING

$233,863,397 
2,310 projects

NON-PROFIT FUNDING

$210,381,924
3,413 projects

Industry research funding

$80,279,526
1,436 projects

All data are frozen year-end figures, provided by the Office of Research Services

Detailed 2021/22 report

 

Other Statistics

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