The CAGS-ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award recognizes Canadian doctoral dissertations that make unusually significant and original contributions to their academic field. They were established in 1994 and are presented annually by the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS), with sponsorship support provided by ProQuest. For more information, see CAGS-ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award
The Governor General’s Gold Medal Award: One gold medal is awarded to the graduate student who has achieved the most outstanding academic record in the graduating class for the doctoral degree. A second gold medal is awarded to the graduate student who has achieved the most outstanding academic record in the graduating class for the master’s degree with a thesis. For more information, see Governor General’s Gold Medal Award
The SSHRC Talent Award recognizes outstanding achievement by an individual who holds a SSHRC doctoral or postdoctoral fellowship or scholarship. For more information, see SSHRC Talent Award
The Friedman Award for Scholars in Health is open to any UBC graduate student or medical resident studying in the area of health. For more information, see Friedman Award for Scholars in Health.
The Indigenous Graduate Fellowship competition has launched. Multi-year fellowships are provided to Indigenous Master’s and Doctoral students in all disciplines. Award winners are selected on the basis of academic merit through an annual competition, administered by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (G+PS), with priority given to Indigenous students whose traditional territory falls, at least in part, within Canada.
- As of January 2023, eligibility for the IGF is also open to students in professional and coursework-only Master’s programs.
- Opportunities for (i) Indigenous PhD students in their fourth year to apply for a fifth year of funding and (ii) for research Master’s and PhD students to apply for research funding will be incorporated into the IGF program. For details, see relevant links above. Applicants apply directly to G+PS for these 2 awards.
- On the IGF Nomination Form, graduate program will be asked if their doctoral nominees are also being recommended for funding from the 4YF program. If so, and the nominee is subsequently ranked high enough to be offered IGF funding, the student will receive the 4YF and an IGF top up of $5,000 per year for the duration of their 4YF, and the graduate program will be allocated an additional 4YF to replace the 4YF awarded to their Indigenous student. (Note: if the nominee is not ranked high enough to be offered IGF funding, the graduate program will be responsible for providing 4YF funding from their existing 4YF allocation.)
Applicant deadline: 4:00pm PT Friday February 16, 2024, submitted to the RHSC Program Assistant
Graduate Program nomination to G+PS deadline: 4:00 pm PT on Friday 1 March 2024
For details about this competition and information on application procedures, please see: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/indigenous-graduate-fellowships