In 2019/20, UBC received a total of $672,666,479.37 in research funding from all sources, supporting a total of 9,941 projects.
Support for UBC research is broadly summarized in the following tables.
Funding by Faculty
| Faculty | Total Value | Project Count |
| Applied Science | $61,809,169 | 1,208 |
| Arts | $29,945,945 | 965 |
| Dentistry | $3,737,235 | 49 |
| Education | $7,083,375 | 246 |
| Forestry | $14,167,166 | 322 |
| Land and Food Systems | $7,449,816 | 176 |
| Medicine | $369,714,026 | 4,034 |
| Peter A. Allard School of Law | $1,391,772 | 70 |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | $6,950,537 | 140 |
| Sauder School of Business | $4,182,093 | 144 |
| Science | $111,493,660 | 1,486 |
| Other* | $22,979,676 | 41 |
| UBC Vancouver Subtotal | $640,904,469 | 8,881 |
| UBCO School of Engineering | $12,040,286 | 427 |
| UBCO Creative and Critical Studies | $474,032 | 34 |
| UBCO Education | $157,599 | 11 |
| UBCO Health & Social Development | $6,947,437 | 179 |
| UBCO IKE Barber School of Arts & Sciences | $10,102,975 | 357 |
| UBCO Management | $616,670 | 40 |
| Other* | $1,423,012 | 12 |
| UBC Okanagan Subtotal | $31,762,010 | 1,060 |
| UBC Total | $672,666,479 | 9,941 |
*Other includes Graduate Studies, Library, President's Office, VP Academic (Admin Units), VP Research & Innovation, VP Students, 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) | $126,126,684.05 | 1,188 | 53.56% |
| Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) | $81,828,778.67 | 1,284 | 34.75% |
| Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) | $23,000,273.05 | 599 | 9.77% |
| New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) | $4,511,025.75 | 43 | 1.92% |
| Subtotal | $235,466,761.52 | 3,114 | 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) | $23,400,061.99 | 251 | 53.63% |
| BC Knowledge Development Fund | $9,899,604.00 | 60 | 22.69% |
| CFI Matching | $10,333,289.52 | 168 | 23.68% |
| Subtotal | $43,632,955.51 | 479 | 100% |
Funding by Economic Sector
| Sector | Total value | Project Count | % of total value |
| Government (Tri-Council) | $235,466,761.52 | 3,114 | 35.00% |
| Government (Other agencies) | $184,877,045.11 | 2,461 | 27.48% |
| Non-profit | $181,770,845.11 | 2,942 | 27.02% |
| Industry | $70,551,827.63 | 1,424 | 10.49% |
| Total | $672,666,479.37 | 9,941 | 100% |
Funding by Award Type
| Award Type | Total value | Project Count | % of total value |
| Grant | $509,626,806.00 | 7,698 | 75.76% |
| Agreement | $92,885,451.61 | 988 | 13.81% |
| Clinical Trial | $44,162,637.56 | 876 | 6.57% |
| Contract | $25,991,584.20 | 379 | 3.86% |
| Total | $672,666,479.37 | 9,941 | 100% |
Funding by UBC-affiliated Institute
| Institute | Total value | Project Count | % of total value |
| UBC | $360,351,756.51 | 6,421 | 53.57% |
| Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | $103,276,696.85 | 1,182 | 15.35% |
| BC Cancer Agency | $75,382,383.97 | 652 | 11.21% |
| BC Children's Hospital (includes Research Institute) | $60,698,004.88 | 916 | 9.02% |
| Providence Health Care Research Institute | $61,459,530.99 | 605 | 9.14% |
| BC Centre for Disease Control | $3,844,767.19 | 67 | 0.57% |
| BC Mental Health and Addiction Services Research Institute | $1,240,423.78 | 23 | 0.18% |
| Interior Health Authority | $544,019.00 | 3 | 0.08% |
| BC Women’s Hospital (includes Research Institute) | $5,868,896.20 | 72 | 0.87% |
| Total | $672,666,479.37 | 9,941 | 100% |
Funding by International Research
All figures are stated in CAD.
| Category | Total value | Project Count | % of subtotal value |
| Foreign Companies | $10,400,581.37 | 151 | 14.93% |
| Foreign Industrial Associations | $30,000.00 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Foreign Foundations & Nonprofit | $2,411,504.03 | 46 | 3.46% |
| Foreign Foundations & Nonprofit (HS) | $1,203,838.09 | 15 | 1.73% |
| Foreign Government | $718,859.10 | 10 | 1.03% |
| Foreign Granting Agencies | $396,305.87 | 20 | 0.57% |
| Foreign Universities | $1,005,405.47 | 18 | 1.44% |
| US Companies | $21,158,871.56 | 343 | 30.37% |
| US Foundations & Nonprofit | $4,197,374.15 | 60 | 6.02% |
| US Foundations & Nonprofit (HS) | $7,954,052.78 | 116 | 11.42% |
| US Government | $5,898,956.97 | 50 | 8.47% |
| US Granting Agencies | $14,090,086.49 | 131 | 20.22% |
| US Industrial Associations | $58,560.60 | 2 | 0.08% |
| US Universities | $151,994.21 | 8 | 0.22% |
| Subtotal | $69,676,390.69 | 971 | 100% |