Welcome to the Office of Research Prizes and Awards (ORPA), a unit within UBC’s VP Research and Innovation portfolio.

UBC is proud of the scholarly contributions of its faculty members, and strives to recognize their achievements by encouraging nominations for awards that recognize demonstrated research excellence in its various forms.

The Office of Research Prizes and Awards provides strategic guidance and nomination support for external awards and oversees UBC's internal faculty research awards program.


Who these pages are for: 

ORPA provides support and information on opportunities for research prizes, awards, and honours for UBC research faculty members.

Recent Award Winners

  1. 2023 Faculty Research Award Winners
    March 19, 2024

    Faculty Research Award Winners 2023

    UBC is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Faculty Research Awards. UBC’s Faculty Research Awards recognize the research excellence and scholarly achievements of faculty from across all disciplines, ranging from the applied sciences and medicine to the social sciences and humanities.

    Learn more


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