The following is a list of some of the internal funding opportunities at UBC, including links to more information and forms where applicable.
Please also contact the Grant Facilitator assigned to your faculty or unit for further advice.
Peter Wall Legacy Awards Program
UBC’s 2025 Wall Fellowships and Wall Research Awards competitions have launched. The awards initially focus on research relating to three areas of interest:
- Sustainable approaches to and development of the general urban environment, including water, energy and transportation infrastructure in British Columbia;
- Environmental protection of oceans, beaches and waterfronts that impact British Columbia; and
- Sustainable approaches to resource-intensive industry in British Columbia.
Projects within these areas of interest will principally relate to British Columbia but may also apply to, and address other, Canadian and international regions.
The program is structured as follows:
- Wall Fellowships valued at $1 million each, which will be awarded to two faculty members each year
(Required NOI deadline: February 24, 2025. Full application deadline: May 13, 2025.)
- Wall Research Awards, which are available for individual and team projects from faculty members, as well as for graduate students
(Required NOI deadline: February 24, 2025. Full application deadline: April 25, 2025.)
- Wall Research Awards for graduate students
(Full application deadline: March 31, 2025.)
The program of awards, valued at almost $4 million annually, is made possible by the Peter Wall Legacy Fund.
Social Sciences & Humanities Internal Funding Opportunities
For information and forms related to SSH Internal Funding Opportunities, please visit the SPARC web site.
Details
UBC Health/Ministry of Health Seed Grant
The Ministry of Health Research Seed Grant Program provides funding to BC universities to produce research that responds to pertinent health-related questions. In partnership with the Ministry of Health, UBC Health is offering funding of up to $50,000 to researchers from UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan to address one of eight research questions identified by the Ministry of Health. The call for proposals is open, with the Notice of Intent due October 18, 2023 and full applications due December 15, 2023.
UBC Salary Research Grant
- Application form (MS Word) and Guidelines
- Allows UBC scholars to receive a research grant in lieu of salary during periods other than study leave.
- If needed, download Revenue Canada S5-F1-C1: 'Determination of an Individual’s Residence Status'
UBC Study Leave Research Grant
- Application form (MS Word) and Guidelines
- Provides Revenue Canada-approved tax savings for applicants for study leave.
- If needed, download Revenue Canada S1-F2-C3: 'Scholarships, Research Grants and Other Education Assistance
UBC Scholarly Publication Fund
Purpose
The UBC Scholarly Publication Fund is established under the auspices of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation in order to assist UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan faculty members with the costs of scholarly publication.
Subventions are partial subsidies toward the cost of publishing scholarly works, and are commonly requested by publishers and academic presses. Support for other publication costs can enhance the work through use of images, copyrighted materials, or special production elements. Researchers often report difficulty securing appropriate funding sources for such costs, particularly early career faculty in the humanities and social sciences.
This new fund is intended to address such needs and support publications directly aligned with SSHRC’s General Guidelines for Eligibility of Subject Matter for SSHRC and Eligibility of Applications Related to Health.
This fund is a 3-year pilot program administered by the UBC Library with funding support from the Vice-President, Research & Innovation and the Provost and Vice-President Academic, UBC Vancouver through the Academic Excellence Funds.
Approximately $75,000 is available annually.
Application Deadlines
Applications are adjudicated four times yearly. Application deadlines are 4:00pm (Pacific Time) October 15, December 15, March 15, and June 15. Late applications will not be considered, but will enter the pool for the next round unless the applicant requests withdrawal of the application. Normally applicants will receive responses within 4-5 weeks following these deadlines.
UBC Open Access Fund for Humanities and Social Sciences Research
Purpose
The UBC Open Access Fund for Humanities and Social Sciences Research assists UBC faculty members who wish to publish in Open Access books and journals and who are required to pay associated fees, sometimes known as article processing charges (APCs). This fund supports research directly aligned with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s General Guidelines for Eligibility of Subject Matter for SSHRC and Eligibility of Applications Related to Health.
The Open Access Fund supports the costs of making books or journal articles openly accessible, that is, accessible without subscription or paywalls. Open access is a requirement of many funding agencies and enables wide dissemination of University research.
NB: Support depends upon funding availability and is not guaranteed. Starting September 1st, the Fund takes applications through the academic year until funding is depleted, at which point the Fund will be closed for the year.
A separate fund, UBC’s Scholarly Publication Fund, is available to subsidize other costs of publication such as publisher subventions, indexing, image clearances, etc.
Both funds are pilot programs administered by the UBC Library under the auspices of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation and the Provost and Vice-President Academic, UBC Vancouver. Approximately $75,000 is available in each fund annually.