In 2015-16, UBC received a total of $599,683,590.18 in funding from all sources, supporting a total of 8,766 projects.
Support for UBC research is broadly summarized in the following tables.
Funding by Faculty
| Faculty | Total Value | Project Count |
| Applied Science | 2015/2016 | 1,097 |
| Arts | $ 29,674,944 | 857 |
| Dentistry | $ 4,058,632 | 56 |
| Education | $ 6,468,006 | 206 |
| Forestry | $ 9,417,557 | 258 |
| Land and Food Systems | $ 7,892,525 | 147 |
| Medicine, Faculty of | $ 353,259,331 | 3,754 |
| Peter A. Allard School of Law | $ 977,213 | 31 |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | $ 4,517,401 | 87 |
| Sauder School of Business | $ 3,352,752 | 143 |
| Science | $ 97,646,113 | 1,382 |
| Other* | $ 18,259,733 | 34 |
| UBC Vancouver subtotal | $ 584,991,425 | 8,052 |
| UBCO Applied Science | $ 4,274,200 | 279 |
| UBCO Creative & Critical Studies | $ 713,287 | 38 |
| UBCO Education, Faculty of | $ 288,060 | 22 |
| UBCO Graduate Studies | $ 20,000 | 1 |
| UBCO Health & Social Development | $ 2,338,950 | 96 |
| UBCO IKE Barber School of Arts & Sciences | $ 5,852,559 | 244 |
| UBCO Management | $ 211,451 | 17 |
| Other* | $ 993,657 | 17 |
| UBC Okanagan Subtotal | $ 14,692,165 | 714 |
| UBC Total | $599,683,590 | 8,766 |
*Other includes Graduate Studies, Libary, President's Office, Vice-Provost Health Office, VP Academic (Admin Units), VP Research & Innovation, UBCO VP Academic (Academic Units)
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 subtotal value |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | $108,917,109.79 | 1,204 | 53.59% |
| Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) | $76,317,483.00 | 1,386 | 37.55% |
| Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) | $17,998,938.37 | 504 | 8.86% |
| Subtotal | $203,233,531.16 | 3,094 | 100% |
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%. Funding from each source for individual projects does not flow evenly in each year.
| Agency | Total value | Grant Count | % of subtotal value |
| Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) | $46,044,400.70 | 282 | 57.43% |
| BC Knowledge Development Fund | $22,904,616.00 | 37 | 28.57% |
| CFI Matching | $11,219,090.43 | 186 | 13.99% |
| Subtotal | $80,168,107.13 | 505 | 100% |
Funding by Economic Sector
| Sector | Total value | Project Count | % of total value |
| Government (Tri-Council) | $203,233,531.16 | 3,094 | 33.89% |
| Government (Other agencies) | $181,482,930.49 | 1,720 | 30.26% |
| Non-profit | $161,803,442.39 | 2,610 | 26.98% |
| Industry | $53,163,686.14 | 1,342 | 8.87% |
| Total | $599,683,590.18 | 8,766 | 100% |
Funding by Award Type
| Award Type | Total value | Project Count | % of total value |
| Grant | $464,574,705.87 | 6,670 | 77.47% |
| Agreement | $77,588,373.00 | 803 | 12.94% |
| Clinical Trial | $29,952,426.33 | 841 | 4.99% |
| Contract | $27,568,084.98 | 452 | 4.60% |
| Total | $599,683,590.18 | 8,766 | 100% |
Funding by UBC-affiliated Institute
| Institute | Total value | Project Count | % of total value |
| UBC | $288,846,463.05 | 5,472 | 48.17% |
| Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | $102,156,985.50 | 1,151 | 17.04% |
| BC Cancer Agency | $97,998,638.88 | 700 | 16.34% |
| Child & Family Research Institute | $53,994,866.16 | 802 | 9.00% |
| Providence Health Care Research Institute | $47,829,710.46 | 495 | 7.98% |
| BC Centre for Disease Control | $2,813,694.76 | 49 | 0.47% |
| BC Mental Health and Addiction Services Research Institute | $2,855,623.28 | 56 | 0.48% |
| Women's Health Research Institute | $3,187,608.09 | 41 | 0.53% |
| Total | $599,683,590.18 | 8,766 | 100% |
Funding by International Research
All figures are stated in CAD.
| Category | Total value | Project Count | % of subtotal value |
| Foreign Companies | $8,412,807.82 | 97 | 11.60% |
| Foreign Foundations & Nonprofit | $6,111,581.10 | 44 | 8.43% |
| Foreign Foundations & Nonprofit (HS) | $2,489,572.49 | 11 | 3.43% |
| Foreign Government | $728,859.22 | 12 | 1.01% |
| Foreign Granting Agencies | $1,642,677.18 | 28 | 2.27% |
| Foreign Universities | $606,194.85 | 15 | 0.84% |
| US Companies | $17,725,817.68 | 376 | 24.45% |
| US Foundations & Nonprofit | $8,123,130.53 | 84 | 11.20% |
| US Foundations & Nonprofit (HS) | $8,016,067.38 | 90 | 11.06% |
| US Government | $2,717,713.02 | 33 | 3.75% |
| US Granting Agencies | $15,302,246.20 | 116 | 21.10% |
| US Industrial Associations | $26,242.44 | 6 | 0.04% |
| US Universities | $603,216.68 | 15 | 0.83% |
| Subtotal | $72,506,126.59 | 927 | 100% |