In 2020/21, UBC received a total of $759,097,528.51 in research funding from all sources, supporting a total of 10,116 projects.
Support for UBC research is broadly summarized in the following tables.
|
Faculty |
Total Value |
Project Count |
|
Applied Science |
$73,172,050 |
1,268 |
|
Arts |
$34,642,290 |
959 |
|
Dentistry |
$4,445,422 |
51 |
|
Education |
$6,965,930 |
259 |
|
Forestry |
$12,734,875 | 299 |
|
Land and Food Systems |
$10,098,908 | 206 |
|
Medicine |
$406,194,765 | 4,062 |
|
Peter A. Allard School of Law |
$1,725,834 | 81 |
|
Pharmaceutical Sciences |
$10,457,831 | 139 |
|
Sauder School of Business |
$6,088,409 | 149 |
|
Science |
$127,954,405 | 1,434 |
|
Other* |
$27,472,449 | 42 |
|
UBC Vancouver Subtotal |
$721,953,167 | 8,949 |
|
UBCO School of Engineering |
$16,695,169 |
470 |
|
UBCO Creative and Critical Studies |
$579,963 | 42 |
|
UBCO Education |
$330,372 | 11 |
|
UBCO Health & Social Development |
$6,769,306 | 190 |
|
UBCO Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences |
$2,528,911 | 130 |
|
UBCO Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science |
$7,713,959 |
246 |
|
UBCO Management |
$1,099,052 | 62 |
|
Other** |
$1,427,630 | 16 |
|
UBC Okanagan Subtotal |
$37,144,362 | 1,167 |
|
UBC Total |
$759,097,529 | 10,116 |
*Other includes UBCV Graduate Studies, President's Office, VP Academic ( Academic and Admin Units), VP Research & Innovation
**Other inlcudes UBCO VP Academic (Academic Units) and Graduate Studies
|
Tri-Agency |
Total value |
Grant Count |
% of subtotal value |
|
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) |
$149,155,370 | 1,208 | 55.25% |
|
Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) |
$91,965,662 |
1,352 | 34.06% |
|
Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) |
$24,924,548 |
624 |
9.23% |
|
New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) |
$3,937,029 |
50 | 1.46% |
|
Subtotal |
$269,982,609 |
3,234 |
100% |
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) |
$25,414,519 |
229 | 54.16% |
|
BC Knowledge Development Fund |
$10,486,498 |
38 |
22.35% |
|
CFI Matching |
$11,020,049 |
188 |
23.49% |
|
Subtotal |
$46,921,066 |
455 |
100% |
|
Sector |
Total value |
Project Count |
% of total value |
|
Government (Tri-Agencies) |
$269,982,609 |
3,234 |
35.57% |
|
Government (Other agencies) |
$259,089,657 |
2,529 |
34.13% |
|
Non-profit |
$167,825,211 |
3,000 |
22.11% |
|
Industry |
$62,200,051 |
1,353 |
8.19% |
|
Total |
$759,097,529 |
10,116 |
100% |
|
Award Type |
Total value |
Project Count |
% of total value |
|
Grant |
$557,913,418 |
6,637 |
73.50% |
|
Contract |
$112,782,548 |
1,261 |
14.86% |
|
Clinical Trial |
$37,917,748 |
783 |
5.00% |
|
Internal Funding* |
$50,483,815 |
1,435 |
6.65% |
|
Total |
$759,097,529 |
10,116 |
100% |
*Following implementation of Workday, internal funding (inlcuding start-up funds) is now a distinct category. In previous years it was captured primarily within the grant category.
|
Institute |
Total value |
Project Count |
% of total value |
|
UBC |
$435,006,279 |
6,624 |
57.31% |
|
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute |
$113,003,376 |
1,231 |
14.89% |
|
BC Cancer |
$71,530,984 |
643 |
9.42% |
|
BC Children's Hospital (includes |
$64,128,426 |
909 |
8.45% |
|
Providence Health Care Research Institute |
$60,796,663 |
539 |
8.01% |
|
BC Centre for Disease Control |
$7,628,441 |
67 |
1.00% |
|
BC Mental Health and Addictions Research Institute |
$1,249,396 |
19 |
0.16% |
|
Interior Health |
$225,249 |
7 | 0.03% |
|
BC Women’s Hospital (includes |
$5,528,714 |
77 |
0.73% |
|
Total |
$759,097,529 |
10,116 |
100% |
|
Category |
Total value |
Project Count |
% of subtotal value |
|
Foreign Companies |
$10,576,280 |
119 |
14.74% |
|
Foreign Foundations & Nonprofit |
$3,528,080 |
61 |
4.92% |
|
Foreign Government |
$1,015,295 |
23 |
1.42% |
|
Foreign Granting Agencies |
$784,036 |
21 |
1.09% |
|
US Companies |
$18,835,550 |
309 |
26.26% |
|
US Foundations & Nonprofit |
$14,204,501 |
179 |
19.80% |
|
US Government |
$8,326,112 |
52 |
11.61% |
|
US Granting Agencies |
$14,421,677 |
115 |
20.10% |
|
US Industrial Associations |
$46,261 |
2 |
0.06% |
|
Subtotal |
$71,737,793 |
881 | 100% |