Educational Level: Master, Country: Canada

The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies offers approximately 50 Affiliated Fellowships each year to meritorious students for full-time study and/or research leading to a graduate degree. Awards are made on the basis of academic excellence, with applications open to current and prospective full-time UBC graduate students. Fellowship values range from $175 to $16,000.

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Eligibility Criteria

• Academic Standing: Students with a minimum first class standing in each of the last two years of full-time study are eligible to apply. GPA is calculated using all courses taken in a given year. For UBC courses, first class standing is 80% and higher. At other universities, first class standing is determined from marking keys that accompany transcripts. For transcripts that are not accompanied by marking keys, applicants should consult with their UBC graduate program staff.

• Citizenship: All students regardless of citizenship are eligible to apply. However, Canadian citizens and permanent residents are required to apply for Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s (CGS M) (or doctoral funding from CIHR, NSERC, or SSHRC), if they are eligible to do so, to additionally be considered for Affiliated funding.

Please, read more about all eligibility requirements.

Important Dates and Application Procedures

Affiliated Fellowship applicants (such as international students) must submit their application materials to their UBC graduate program. The deadline by which applications for Master’s-level funding must be submitted to the applicant’s UBC graduate program is 1 December 2022 before 5:00 pm PT.

Many of the Affiliated Fellowships have no specific criteria (open/unrestricted), while many others have some affiliation or special research focus as part of their criteria (restricted/criteria-based). All graduate students in the Affiliated Fellowships competition are automatically considered for unrestricted awards. In order to additionally be considered for any criteria-based awards, students are asked to:

• review the list of criteria-based affiliated awards at the end of the application to determine if they meet any of these awards’ criteria
• check in their Affiliated Fellowships application the award numbers of any and all criteria-based affiliated awards for which they are eligible

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Application Materials

• application form and instructions
• reference form

Note: Students who are eligible for the Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s (CGS M) (such as Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada) are required to apply for CGS M in order to additionally be considered for the Affiliated Fellowships-Master’s awards. Students who submit a CGS M application to UBC are also automatically considered for ‘unrestricted/open’ Affiliated Fellowship funding, and do not need to submit a separate Affiliated Fellowship application.  However, to be considered for ‘restricted/criteria-based’ Affiliated funding, CGSM applicants must submit the list of criteria-based affiliated fellowships to their graduate program by the application deadline.

Evaluation Criteria

The evaluation of Affiliated Fellowship applications for master’s funding – for all disciplines – is based on the following criteria:

 

• Academic excellence – 50%: As demonstrated by past academic results, transcripts, awards and distinctions. Indicators of academic excellence:

• Type of program and courses pursued
• Scholarships and awards held
• Academic record
• Course load
• Duration of previous studies
• Relative standing (if available)

• Research potential – 30%: As demonstrated by the applicant’s research history, their interest in discovery, the proposed research, its potential contribution to the advancement of knowledge in the field, and any anticipated outcomes. Indicators of research potential:

• Significance, feasibility and merit of proposed research
• Research experience and achievements relative to expectations of someone with the candidate’s academic experience
• Ability to apply skills and knowledge
• Initiative and autonomy
• Judgment and ability to think critically
• Quality and originality of contributions to research and development
• Relevance of work experience and academic training to field of proposed research

• Personal characteristics and interpersonal skills – 20%: As demonstrated by the applicant’s past professional and relevant extracurricular interactions and collaborations. Indicators of personal characteristics and interpersonal skills:

• Work experience
• Volunteerism/community outreach
• Involvement in academic life
• Leadership experience
• Project management including organizing conferences and meetings
• The ability or potential to communicate theoretical, technical and/or scientific concepts clearly and logically in written and oral formats

Further Information and Before Applying

If you are interested in the Affiliated Fellowships Master’s Program at the University of British Colombia, please visit the Official Website for learning more about these fellowships, especially about the eligibility, evaluation criteria, application procedures, nomination procedures, adjudication procedures, and meet award holders.

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