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.
Funding by Federal Funding Agency
Canada's "Tri-Council" agencies (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) provide grants to support the direct costs of research. Grants are awarded through peer-reviewed competitions.
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 |
|
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Infrastructure Funding by Agency (CFI/BCKDF)
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 |
|
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Funding by Economic Sector
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 |
|
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Funding by Award Type
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 |
|
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Funding by UBC-affiliated Institute
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 |
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