In 2016-17, UBC received a total of $580,211,097.35 in funding from all sources, supporting a total of 8,808 projects.
Support for UBC research is broadly summarized in the following tables.
Funding by Faculty
| Faculty | Total Value | Project Count |
| Applied Science | $ 47,171,928 | 1,005 |
| Arts | $ 38,293,167 | 885 |
| Dentistry | $ 3,802,115 | 45 |
| Education | $ 5,534,684 | 231 |
| Forestry | $ 12,185,546 | 266 |
| Land and Food Systems | $ 6,337,079 | 140 |
| Medicine, Faculty of | $ 318,740,800 | 3,750 |
| Peter A. Allard School of Law | $ 636,789 | 42 |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | $ 5,755,974 | 81 |
| Sauder School of Business | $ 3,619,329 | 138 |
| Science | $ 95,751,050 | 1,396 |
| Other* | $ 22,424,454 | 29 |
| UBC Vancouver subtotal | $ 560,252,915 | 8,008 |
| UBCO Applied Science | $ 5,460,332 | 295 |
| UBCO Creative & Critical Studies | $ 434,073 | 35 |
| UBCO Education, Faculty of | $ 249,089 | 15 |
| UBCO Graduate Studies | $ 25,000 | 1 |
| UBCO Health & Social Development | $ 4,314,836 | 146 |
| UBCO IKE Barber School of Arts & Sciences | $ 6,923,352 | 281 |
| UBCO Management | $ 99,423 | 8 |
| Other* | $ 2,452,077 | 19 |
| UBC Okanagan Subtotal | $ 19,958,182 | 800 |
| UBC Total | $580,211,097 | 8,808 |
*Other includes 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) | $111,563,119.18 | 1,110 | 54.77% |
| Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) | $73,575,209.74 | 1,259 | 36.12% |
| Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) | $18,558,915.23 | 510 | 9.11% |
| Subtotal | $203,697,244.15 | 2,879 | 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) | $14,439,666.77 | 286 | 40.07% |
| BC Knowledge Development Fund | $7,764,583.00 | 47 | 21.54% |
| CFI Matching | $13,836,790.05 | 153 | 38.39% |
| Subtotal | $36,041,039.82 | 486 | 100% |
Funding by Economic Sector
| Sector | Total value | Project Count | % of total value |
| Government (Tri-Council) | $203,697,244.15 | 2,879 | 35.11% |
| Government (Other agencies) | $157,935,697.97 | 1,833 | 27.22% |
| Non-profit | $159,742,282.31 | 2,770 | 27.53% |
| Industry | $58,835,872.92 | 1,326 | 10.14% |
| Total | $580,211,097.35 | 8,808 | 100% |
Funding by Award Type
| Award Type | Total value | Project Count | % of total value |
| Grant | $429,483,650.64 | 6,647 | 74.02% |
| Agreement | $88,430,051.87 | 866 | 15.24% |
| Clinical Trial | $35,318,063.45 | 892 | 6.09% |
| Contract | $26,979,331.39 | 403 | 4.65% |
| Total | $580,211,097.35 | 8,808 | 100% |
Funding by UBC-affiliated Institute
| Institute | Total value | Project Count | % of total value |
| UBC | $301,342,860.05 | 5,530 | 51.94% |
| Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | $94,280,223.06 | 1,139 | 16.25% |
| BC Cancer Agency | $68,388,775.07 | 665 | 11.79% |
| BC Children's Hospital Research Institute | $57,593,407.45 | 838 | 9.92% |
| Providence Health Care Research Institute | $51,220,433.15 | 503 | 8.83% |
| BC Centre for Disease Control | $3,333,517.46 | 54 | 0.57% |
| BC Mental Health and Addiction Services Research Institute | $2,025,659.73 | 37 | 0.35% |
| Women's Health Research Institute | $2,026,221.38 | 41 | 0.35% |
| Total | $580,211,097.35 | 8,808 | 100% |
Funding by International Research
All figures are stated in CAD.
| Category | Total value | Project Count | % of subtotal value |
| Foreign Companies | $9,155,941.93 | 110 | 13.13% |
| Foreign Industrial Associations | $30,000.00 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Foreign Foundations & Nonprofit | $494,897.80 | 47 | 0.71% |
| Foreign Foundations & Nonprofit (HS) | $3,040,196.36 | 10 | 4.36% |
| Foreign Government | $509,466.40 | 17 | 0.73% |
| Foreign Granting Agencies | $1,590,850.44 | 24 | 2.28% |
| Foreign Universities | $347,697.65 | 11 | 0.50% |
| US Companies | $20,283,966.24 | 380 | 29.09% |
| US Foundations & Nonprofit | $9,590,181.68 | 102 | 13.75% |
| US Foundations & Nonprofit (HS) | $5,429,113.35 | 83 | 7.79% |
| US Government | $4,716,290.05 | 43 | 6.76% |
| US Granting Agencies | $14,064,492.29 | 133 | 20.17% |
| US Industrial Associations | -$954.46 | 2 | -0.00% |
| US Universities | $475,777.23 | 9 | 0.68% |
| Subtotal | $69,728,016.96 | 972 | 100% |