The following list of merit-based awards and grants include funding opportunities administered by external agencies.

UBC's Faculty of Graduate Studies(FoGS) administers academic merit-based funds to graduate students, including University Graduate Fellowships (UGFs), Killam Fellowships and affiliated awards, NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR and other external awards, and academic unit-recommended graduate awards. FoGS' Awards and Financial Aid web page lists eligibility and application instructions for the merit-based funding listed above.

NSERC Doctoral Prizes

Each year, NSERC recognizes the achievements of up to four outstanding doctoral students in the natural sciences and engineering. Each recipient receives a framed citation, a silver medal, and $10,000.

These prizes are open to students who:

• have conducted research within the natural sciences, or engineering the computer sciences;
  
• have successfully defended their doctoral thesis between Sept. 6, 2005 and Sept. 5, 2006;
  
• are Canadian citizens or permanent residents in Canada at the time of nomination.
  

Each UBC department may submit one nomination to the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Any students considered for nomination must be of exceptionally high quality (ie. thesis awarded a Category 1 by both the external examiner and the examining committee). Department nominations must be received by the Faculty of Graduate Studies by 4:00pm Friday 8 September 2006.

Further details and checklist are available on the Graduate Awards website at: http://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/index.asp?menu=009,003,000,000

Dissertation Awards Available for Graduate Students