In 2018/19, UBC received a total of $669,068,068.62 in research funding from all sources, supporting a total of 9,544 projects.
Support for UBC research is broadly summarized in the following tables.
Funding by Faculty
| Faculty | Total Value | Project Count |
| Applied Science | $ 66,188,259 | 1,166 |
| Arts | $ 28,368,296 | 901 |
| Dentistry | $ 4,081,644 | 55 |
| Education | $ 7,101,643 | 220 |
| Forestry | $ 13,974,374 | 336 |
| Land and Food Systems | $ 7,800,042 | 184 |
| Medicine, Faculty of | $ 360,904,067 | 3,919 |
| Peter A. Allard School of Law | $ 1,653,597 | 82 |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | $ 8,033,435 | 126 |
| Sauder School of Business | $ 4,125,614 | 154 |
| Science | $ 120,362,349 | 1,446 |
| Other* | $ 21,693,025 | 37 |
| UBC Vancouver subtotal | $ 644,286,345 | 8,626 |
| UBCO Applied Science | $ 8,170,865 | 325 |
| UBCO Creative & Critical Studies | $ 642,238 | 47 |
| UBCO Education, Faculty of | $ 179,782 | 12 |
| UBCO Health & Social Development | $ 5,552,744 | 159 |
| UBCO IKE Barber School of Arts & Sciences | $ 8,279,429 | 345 |
| UBCO Management | $ 243,734 | 18 |
| Other* | $ 1,712,932 | 12 |
| UBC Okanagan Subtotal | $ 24,781,724 | 918 |
| UBC Total | $669,068,069 | 9,544 |
*Other includes Graduate Studies, Libary, President's Office, VP Academic (Admin Units), VP Research & Innovation, UBCO VP Academic (Academic Units)
Funding by Federal Funding Agency
Canada's Tri-Agencies (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) provide grants to support the direct costs of research. Grants are awarded through peer-reviewed competitions.
| Tri-Agency | Total value | Grant Count | % of subtotal value |
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | $116,034,208.98 | 1,155 | 52.12% |
| Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) | $82,464,585.99 | 1,345 | 37.04% |
| Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) | $24,130,257.53 | 630 | 10.84% |
| Subtotal | $222,629,052.50 | 3,130 | 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) | $36,606,441.51 | 235 | 47.22% |
| BC Knowledge Development Fund | $28,731,946.00 | 44 | 37.06% |
| CFI Matching | $12,180,700.19 | 163 | 15.71% |
| Subtotal | $77,519,087.70 | 442 | 100% |
Funding by Economic Sector
| Sector | Total value | Project Count | % of total value |
| Government (Tri-Council) | $222,629,052.50 | 3,130 | 33.27% |
| Government (Other agencies) | $209,167,435.34 | 2,197 | 31.26% |
| Non-profit | $167,684,975.04 | 2,826 | 25.06% |
| Industry | $69,586,605.74 | 1,391 | 10.40% |
| Total | $669,068,068.62 | 9,544 | 100% |
Funding by Award Type
| Award Type | Total value | Project Count | % of total value |
| Grant | $510,426,802.44 | 7,383 | 76.29% |
| Agreement | $88,096,175.12 | 900 | 13.17% |
| Clinical Trial | $38,455,181.38 | 864 | 5.75% |
| Contract | $32,089,909.68 | 397 | 4.80% |
| Total | $669,068,068.62 | 9,544 | 100% |
Funding by UBC-affiliated Institute
| Institute | Total value | Project Count | % of total value |
| UBC | $351,107,434.13 | 6,125 | 52.48% |
| Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | $122,340,990.25 | 1,166 | 18.29% |
| BC Cancer Agency | $70,131,167.31 | 625 | 10.48% |
| BC Children's Hospital (includes Research Institute) | $58,941,131.55 | 891 | 8.81% |
| Providence Health Care Research Institute | $58,688,305.86 | 578 | 8.77% |
| BC Centre for Disease Control | $2,867,519.62 | 69 | 0.43% |
| BC Mental Health and Addiction Services Research Institute | $1,496,934.06 | 24 | 0.22% |
| Interior Health Authority | $515,650.00 | 2 | 0.08% |
| BC Women’s Hospital (includes Research Institute) | $2,978,935.84 | 64 | 0.45% |
| Total | $669,068,068.62 | 9,544 | 100% |
Funding by International Research
All figures are stated in CAD.
| Category | Total value | Project Count | % of subtotal value |
| Foreign Companies | $10,169,782.97 | 135 | 13.75% |
| Foreign Industrial Associations | $30,000.00 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Foreign Foundations & Nonprofit | $3,235,623.89 | 56 | 4.37% |
| Foreign Foundations & Nonprofit (HS) | $1,528,681.28 | 15 | 2.07% |
| Foreign Government | $583,857.11 | 8 | 0.79% |
| Foreign Granting Agencies | $998,571.86 | 16 | 1.35% |
| Foreign Universities | $783,207.46 | 16 | 1.06% |
| US Companies | $21,487,311.94 | 353 | 29.04% |
| US Foundations & Nonprofit | $5,195,989.34 | 60 | 7.02% |
| US Foundations & Nonprofit (HS) | $8,597,125.96 | 127 | 11.62% |
| US Government | $6,386,603.35 | 44 | 8.63% |
| US Granting Agencies | $14,959,302.75 | 119 | 20.22% |
| US Universities | $27,197.28 | 6 | 0.04% |
| Subtotal | $73,983,255.19 | 956 | 100% |