In 2005-06, UBC received a total of$485,605,194 in funding from all sources, supporting a total of 6,856 projects.
Support for UBC research is broadly summarized in the following tables. Detailed reports are available in each section.
| Tri-Council Agency | Total value | Grant Count | % of total value |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | $66,943,391 | 909 | 54.64% |
| Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) | $45,067,095 | 1,006 | 36.78% |
| Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) | $10,415,832 | 378 | 8.58% |
| Total | $122,527,318 | 2,293 |
Infrastructure funding supports buildings, facilities and large equipment used for research. The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) typically funds 40% of an approved infrastructure project, which is often matched by the BC Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF). The University is responsible for funding the remaining 20%.
| Agency | Total value | Grant Count | % of total value |
| Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) | $65,068,779 | 142 | 52.9% |
| BC Knowledge Development Fund | $54,124,938 | 60 | 44% |
| UBC (Matching) | $3,807,228 | 92 | 3.1% |
| Total | $123,000,945 | 294 |
| Sector | Total value | Project Count | % of total value |
| Government (Tri-Council) | $122,527,318 | 2,293 | 25.23% |
| Government (Other agencies) | $203,157,186 | 1,102 | 41.84% |
| Non-profit | $109,504,136 | 2,265 | 22.55% |
| Industry | $50,416,555 | 1,196 | 10.39% |
| Total | $485,605,194 | 6,856 |
| Award Type | Total value | Project Count | % of total value |
| Grant | $385,309,761 | 5,499 | 79.35% |
| Agreement | $50,872,444 | 628 | 10.48% |
| Contract | $30,539,062 | 268 | 6.29% |
| Clinical Trial | $18,883,927 | 461 | 3.89% |
| Total | $485,605,194 | 6,856 |
| Institute | Total value | Project Count | % of total value |
| UBC | $322,426,204 | 4,551 | 66.40% |
| Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | $80,335,443 | 1,042 | 18.54% |
| Child & Family Research Institute | $44,000,333 | 667 | 9.06% |
| Providence Health Care Research Institute | $27,399,025 | 431 | 5.64% |
| BC Cancer Agency | $7,852,394 | 127 | 1.62% |
| BC Centre for Disease Control | $3,591,794 | 38 | 0.74% |
| Total | $485,605,194 | 6,856 |