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.
Important note for 2020/21: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic makes it difficult to determine meaningful comparative funding trends. While some regular funding competitions were delayed or otherwise impacted, other new COVID-19 funding competitions and significant funding supports were provided. We are aware that all disciplines and funding sectors were impacted differently, and that the longer-term impact of the pandemic on funding patterns will not be fully realized for a number of years.
Overall totals were significantly impacted by government and Tri-Agency funding in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Canada Research Continuity Emergency Fund was responsible for $54.4m of the 2020/21 total, while Tri-Agency COVID-19 supplements for existing projects accounted for a further $17.0m.
UBC researchers also attracted an estimated $38.1m in funding through new opportunities offered by various sponsors for COVID-19 research. (These projects were identified based on project title or funding competition references to COVID-19 or related terms.)
Support for UBC research is broadly summarized in the following tables.
Funding by Faculty
|
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
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)
|
$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 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)
|
$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%
|
Funding by Economic Sector
|
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%
|
Funding by Award Type
|
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.
Funding by UBC-affiliated Institute
|
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
Research Institute)
|
$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
Research Institute)
|
$5,528,714
|
77 |
0.73%
|
|
Total
|
$759,097,529
|
10,116
|
100%
|
Funding by International Research
All figures are stated in CAD.
|
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% |