The University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies has opened its prestigious Affiliated Fellowships Doctoral competition for the 2026 / 27 academic year. Roughly 50 fellowships are awarded annually across all disciplines to help outstanding scholars pursue full-time doctoral research at UBC—no matter their citizenship or visa status.
Benefits at a Glance
UBC tailors each award to the scholar’s funding needs:
- Award value: from CA $175 up to CA $40,000 (most awards hover around CA $16,000).
- Flexibility: recipients may simultaneously hold UBC RA/TA positions, donor-funded awards, and even Four-Year Fellowships (4YF), with Affiliated funding topping up or replacing existing support where appropriate.
- Killam Doctoral Scholarship: the very best candidates meeting additional Killam criteria will receive this elite top-up within the same competition.
Priority goes to applicants who do not already hold major external scholarships worth CA $16,000 + for the 2026 / 27 year.
Who Is Eligible?
- Degree level: full-time doctoral (PhD, DMA, EdD, etc.) students—both current and prospective—who will register at UBC in September 2026.
- Citizenship: open to Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and international students.
- Academic calibre: candidates must satisfy all eligibility rules of the federal Canada Graduate Scholarships-Doctoral (CGS-D) program, whose rigorous criteria (research potential, academic excellence, leadership) guide the Affiliated evaluation as well.
Programs & Award Streams
There is one common application that makes you automatically eligible for:
- Open/Unrestricted Awards – available to doctoral students in any field.
- Criteria-Based Awards – endowed fellowships linked to a specific discipline, demographic, or research theme.
- Killam Doctoral Scholarships – the top tier of the competition.
To be considered for a criteria-based award, download the checklist of affiliated awards, tick every prize whose criteria you match, and submit that checklist with your main application.
Apply: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/affiliated-fellowships-doctoral-program
The last date to apply for the Affiliated Fellowships Doctoral Program is September 9, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Applications for financial assistance for the Affiliated Fellowships Doctoral Program are also due by September 9, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time.