Outline

The University Doctoral Fellowship (UDF) program supports top international students who are starting a doctoral program at the University of British Columbia - Vancouver campus. The fellowship provides funding for a total of five years: a $30,000 stipend plus tuition for four years and a minimum $18,000 funding package (from the recipient's supervisor/department/Faculty, comprising awards, teaching assistantships and/or research assistantships) for the fifth year. Approximately 35 new fellowships will be awarded each year.

What is funded

Doctoral programs

Duration

5 years

Eligibility

To be eligible, nominees must:

• hold a valid student visa when they begin their UBC doctoral program
• be starting a UBC-V doctoral program in January, May or September 2017. For fast-track students (who advance / transfer from a Master's to a doctoral program without completing their Master's degree), the effective date of transfer to the doctoral program must be January, May or September 2017.