UBC Doctoral Fellowships in Canada

The application phase for the UBC Doctoral Fellowships 2022 is now open to interested students across the globe. With the help of this program, UBC continues to attract and support outstanding doctoral students, both domestic and international. Students are also provided with constant and base-level funding for their doctoral studies and research.

This is also known as the Four Year Doctoral Fellowship (4YF).

This Program will ensure UBC’s best PhD, DMA, and MDPhD students are provided with financial support of at least $18,200 per year plus tuition for up to four years of their doctoral studies.

Additional Information

Host Institution and Sponsor: UBC, Canada

Scholarship Program Type: Doctoral Fellowship

Financial Benefit: Minimum of $18,200 annually + Full Tuition Coverage

Number of Awards: Not Specified

Study Level: Doctoral (PhD, DMA, and MDPhD)

Nationality: Domestic and International Students

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Eligibility for UBC Doctoral Fellowships

• The fellowships are offered to students beginning their first year of full time PhD, DMA, or MDPhD studies in general, but may be offered to continuing students. The Four-Year Fellowships may be held by domestic and international students.
• 4YF funding may be offered for up to four years, but the duration of funding may be less in some circumstances. In all cases, funding is subject to satisfactory academic progress.
• Students holding the following Tri-Agency awards automatically become 4YF designates:
  • Vanier Scholarships
  • Doctoral Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGSD)
  • CIHR Doctoral Research Awards
  • NSERC Doctoral Postgraduate Scholarships (PGSD)
  • SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships.
• Doctoral students who obtain Tri-Agency scholarships may be eligible for 4YF tuition coverage and will receive 4YF stipend and tuition support once their external scholarship funding ends.

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Application Procedure for UBC Doctoral Fellowships

Eligible students should submit an application for admission to the appropriate graduate program at UBC in order to be considered for the Four Year Fellowship funding. All PhD, DMA, and MDPhD applicants who have been offered admissions are automatically considered for the Fellowship.

Application Deadline: No Deadline

Eligibility Criteria for University of British Columbia Doctoral Fellowship

To be eligible for University of British Columbia Four Years Doctoral Fellowship (4YF) Program, these points should be considered:

• Required Languages: English
• Eligible Countries: All world countries.
• Four Year Fellowships may be held by domestic and international students. In general, the fellowships are offered to students beginning their first year of PhD studies, but may be offered to continuing PhD students.
• 4YF funding may be offered for up to four years, but the duration of funding may be less in some circumstances (please refer to the 4YF Guidelines for details).
•  In all cases, funding is subject to satisfactory academic progress.
• Students holding the following Tri-Agency awards automatically become 4YF designates:  Vanier Scholarships, Doctoral Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGSD), CIHR Doctoral Research Awards, NSERC Doctoral Postgraduate Scholarships (PGSD), and SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships. Doctoral students who obtain Tri-Agency scholarships may be eligible for 4YF tuition coverage and will receive 4YF stipend and tuition support once their external scholarship funding ends, to the end of the fourth year of PhD studies.
• Other major external scholarship winners who are selected as 4YF designates may be eligible for 4YF tuition coverage and will receive 4YF stipend and tuition support once their external scholarship funding ends, to the end of the fourth year of PhD studies.

How to Apply for University of British Columbia Doctoral Fellowship?

Please follow the following instructions to apply for University of British Columbia Four Years Doctoral Fellowship Program:

1. To be considered for Four Year Fellowship funding, students submit an application for admission to the appropriate graduate program at UBC.
2. All PhD applicants offered admission are automatically considered for 4YF funding.
3. Each graduate program is allocated a number of Four Year Fellowships each year. Graduate programs review their incoming and continuing students and offer Four Year Fellowships to their very best students, with priority given to incoming students.
4. Graduate programs notify the Faculty of Graduate Studies which students have been chosen to receive a Four Year Fellowship by submitting a signed University Award Recommendation Form, listing award number 6456.
5. It is not necessary to list an award amount.
6. Recommendation forms should be submitted at least eight weeks before the requested 4YF start date.

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