##  [VPRI Competitions + Initiatives](/vpri-competitions-initiatives) 

##### **UBC Okanagan Research Support Initiatives**

[Learn more](https://research.ok.ubc.ca/funding-support/internal-funding/)





Below are current and recent competitions and initiatives hosted by the Office of the VP Research and Innovation.

### Competitions



#### **Research Excellence Clusters**

Research clusters are interdisciplinary networks of researchers focused on solving key challenges facing society that transcend the traditional boundaries associated with departments, institutions, and funding agencies.



[Learn more](/node/1953)









#### **Collaborative Research Mobility Awards**

The Collaborative Research Mobility Awards (CRMA) are designed to facilitate collaboration on timely research opportunities by enabling researchers to move between campuses or institutions.



[Learn more](/node/11892)









#### **Research Facility Support Grants**

The Research Facility Support Grants (RFSG) competition provides funding for the operation, maintenance, repairs or upgrades of equipment used in UBC facilities to support research.



[Learn more](/node/2093)











#### **University Killam Professors**

The designation of University Killam Professor (UKP) is the highest honour that the university confers on faculty members.



[Learn more](/node/5917)









#### **Community-University Engagement Support (CUES) Fund**

The CUES fund supports community-university partnerships that benefit communities across the province and advance collaborative research, teaching, and learning. It is jointly administered by UBC Community Engagement and the Office of the VPRI.



[Learn more](https://communityengagement.ubc.ca/our-work/cues-fund/)









#### **Edie and Pat McGeer Fund for Transformative Science and Technology**

The Edie and Pat McGeer Fund is designed to enable UBC researchers in the natural sciences, engineering and medicine to pursue bold, new ideas to test boundary-pushing concepts and hypotheses with the potential to drive ground-breaking discoveries and impacts.



[Learn more](/vpri-competitions-initiatives/edie-and-pat-mcgeer-fund-transformative-science-and-technology "Edie and Pat McGeer Fund for Transformative Science and Technology")









### Initiatives



#### **Public Humanities Hubs**

UBC’s Public Humanities Hubs provide tailored support and networks for humanities scholars to advance knowledge in the public humanities. The program is supported by UBC's Academic Excellence Funds.



[Learn more](/node/10072)









### **Shared Research Platforms**

Shared research platforms at UBC offer access to a variety of core facilities and tools including cutting-edge instruments, advanced technologies, and data processing and analysis.



[Learn more](/node/6725)









#### **Scholarly Integrity Initiative**

The Scholarly Integrity Initiative supports UBC researchers and scholars in all aspects of conducting research responsibly.



[Learn more](https://responsible.research.ubc.ca/)













### Canada's Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub (CIEBH)

UBC is the lead institution for a coalition of provincial, national and international partners that aim to position Canada as a global epicentre for developing and manufacturing next generation immune-based therapeutics.



[Learn More](https://immunoengineeringhub.ca/)









#### **Dimensions: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Canada**

UBC participated in the Dimensions: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Canada pilot program from 2019 to 2023. The pilot was led by the Tri-Agencies with an aim to increasing equity, diversity and inclusion in Canada’s research environment.



[Learn more](/node/15001)









#### **Digital Technology Supercluster Expansion Projects**

UBC was a founding member of [Canada's Digital Technology Supercluster (now known as DIGITAL)](https://www.digitalsupercluster.ca/). The global innovation cluster aims to accelerate R&D investment, technology adoption and the re-skilling of Canadian talent by introducing a new type of innovation model that is led by industry.



[Learn more](/node/7175)