Graduate Student Awards
Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science Awards
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award
This award recognizes individuals in the Faculty of Science who have demonstrated excellence in supporting and promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) from an intersectional social justice lens.
Outreach Award
This award recognizes individuals who are making substantial, diverse, and sustained contributions to community outreach.
Senate Awards
There are a variety of awards and prizes governed by UBC Okanagan’s Senate for which students of the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science are eligible.
Henderson Award in International Development
A $3,600 award is offered by the Henderson family through the Shuswap Community Foundation to an undergraduate or graduate student at The University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus, who is participating in an international health and/or international community development initiative taking place in a developing country, with preference given to an international student. The award is made by Faculty, School or College nomination to Enrolment Services.
Not currently accepting applications.
HSBC Bank Canada Prize
A $1,200 prize is offered by HSBC Bank Canada in memory of the Okanagan Mountain Park Fire. The prizes are awarded to a student in the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, or the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, or the Faculty of Health and Social Development, or the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus who has conducted a research project or special initiative that examines the sociological, economical, ecological, environmental, psychological, or health impacts of environmental disturbances (terrestrial, aquatic, marine; natural or human-caused). The prize will be conferred upon a student from each of the following Schools and Faculties in successive years, and in this order: the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Development, and then the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies.
Not currently accepting applications.
The Graduate Dean’s Thesis Fellowship
The Graduate Dean’s Thesis Fellowship (GDTF) is a merit-based fellowship that is available to full-time students in a thesis-based PhD program who are approaching their final term, and who are focused on the completion of their dissertation. This fellowship is intended to provide financial support while students are engaged in the final stages of writing their dissertation. Students may receive the fellowship only once during their degree program. There are four awards available annually.
Applications are open for S2025. Deadline for S2025 applications: May 1, 2025
additional award opportunities
The College of Graduate Studies offers a variety of funding options and fellowships to graduate students.