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UBC Four Year Doctoral Fellowship (4YF) Program for International Students in Canada, 2023

The University of British Columbia is offering the four Year Doctoral Fellowship (4YF) program for the Canadian and international students in Canada.

This program allows UBC to continue to attract and support outstanding domestic and international doctoral students, and provide those students with stable, base-level funding for their doctoral studies and research.

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As one of the world’s leading universities, the University of British Columbia creates an exceptional learning environment that fosters global citizenship, advances a civil and sustainable society, and supports outstanding research to serve the people of British Columbia, Canada, and the world.

  • Course Level: Fellowships are available to pursue doctoral programme.
  • Study Subject: Fellowships are awarded in all the subjects offered by the university.
  • Scholarship Award: $18,200 per year plus tuition for up to four years of their Doctoral studies.
  • Number of Scholarships: Not Known
  • Scholarship can be taken in Canada

Eligibility

The following criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for the scholarship:

  • Four Year Fellowships may be held by domestic and international students. In general, the fellowships are offered to students beginning their first year of PhD, DMA, or MDPhD studies, but may be offered to continuing students. 4YF funding may be offered for up to four years, but the duration of funding may be less in some circumstances (please refer to the 4YF Guidelines for details). In all cases, funding is subject to satisfactory academic progress.
  • Students holding the following Tri-Agency awards automatically become 4YF designates: Vanier Scholarships, Doctoral Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGSD), CIHR Doctoral Research Awards, NSERC Doctoral Postgraduate Scholarships (PGSD), and SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships. Doctoral students who obtain Tri-Agency scholarships may be eligible for 4YF tuition coverage and will receive 4YF stipend and tuition support once their external scholarship funding ends, until four years after the external award start date or until the end of their 5th year in Doctoral program, whichever comes first.
  • Other major external scholarship winners who are selected as 4YF designates may be eligible for 4YF tuition coverage and will receive 4YF stipend and tuition support once their external scholarship funding ends, until four years after the 4YF start date or until the end of their 5th year in Doctoral program, whichever comes first.

Nationality: Domestic and international students are eligible to apply for these scholarships.

How to Apply

  • How to Apply: To be considered for Four Year Fellowship funding, students submit an application for admission to the appropriate graduate program at UBC. For information about admission procedures and requirements visit the Application & Admission page.
  • Entrance Requirements: Four Year Fellowships may be held by domestic and international students. In general, the fellowships are offered to students beginning their first year of PhD, DMA, or MDPhD studies, but may be offered to continuing students.
  • English language Requirements: Applicants must meet the English Language Requirements at the University of British Columbia.

Application Deadline: Open

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