Documentation:Orientation for New Researchers/Research Funding

Finding Research Funding

Awards Deadlines

The Office of Research Services website offers a current listing of funding opportunities and associated deadlines from internal, provincial, national, and international sources.

Internal (UBC) Funding & Awards

UBC takes great pride in the scholarly contributions of its faculty, and we strive to recognize their research achievements. The VP Research & International website offers a complete listing of UBC internal awards, deadlines, guidelines and nomination/application forms.

Community of Science

The Community of Science (COS) is an online resource for researchers and scholars. UBC’s membership in COS provides faculty and researchers with access to an international network of nearly a half-million peers at over 1,300 universities and R&D institutions and corporations in more than 125 countries. COS helps researchers and scholars find funding, promote their research, and collaborate with colleagues in a customized Web community. COS services are accessible from on- or off-campus.

Transferring Funding to UBC

If you are transferring to UBC, there are a number of items that are required before arrangements can be made to transfer your grant and/or contract funding. In the case of grant funding, for each project, UBC will require:

a copy of your original proposal’s front page, signature page (if different from the front page), summary or abstract, ALL budget pages including justification and any documents relating to matching funds or collaborations;

appropriate UBC signatures on your original proposal: principal investigator, UBC Department head and the dean’s office for your faculty (where applicable);

for projects using humans/animals/biohazards an individual Certificate of Approval for each grant from the appropriate UBC committee referencing the exact project title and sponsor; and

documentation from the sponsoring agency approving the transfer of funds to UBC and indicating the terms and conditions of the award.

For clarification on the use of humans/animals/ biohazards, the grant process or other general queries, contact the Office of Research Services. In the case of Government and Industry Contracts, please contact the University Industry Liaison Office.