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April 16, 2026Andrea Damascelli Named a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow
UBC Blusson QMI Investigator Andrea Damascelli has been named a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow. Awarded by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the Fellowship is a prestigious honour recognizing career achievement and exceptional promise.
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March 18, 2026
V Foundation Early Career Grant (V Scholar) - Internal Competition Launch
The Office of Research Prizes and Awards is calling for internal applicants to the V Foundation's V Scholar (early career) grant competition. UBC and our affiliate units are invited to nominate a single candidate for this award, to be nominated ahead of the sponsor's June 1 deadline. To accommodate…
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March 17, 2026
Call for University Killam Professor Nominations
The 2026 University Killam Professor competition is now open for nominations of exceptional faculty members.
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March 10, 2026Faculty Research Award Winners 2025
UBC is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 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…
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February 27, 2026
Call for Trudeau Fellowship nominations by April 1
VPRI is seeking nominations for the Trudeau Fellowships and will select 3 nominees. Nominees should be tenured and at or near Full Professor rank.
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January 8, 2026UBC faculty members appointed to Order of Canada
On December 31, 2025, three UBC faculty members were announced as new Officers of the Order of Canada, and one promotion within the Order to Officer.
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December 10, 2025
V Foundation Adult Cancer Barrier Breaker Grant - Internal Competition Launch
The Office of Research Prizes and Awards is calling for internal applicants to the V Foundation's Breaking Barriers grant competition. UBC and BC Cancer are jointly invited to nominate a single candidate for this award, to be nominated ahead of the sponsor's February 9 NOI deadline. To accommodate…
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December 4, 2025
Request for Nominations - Ono Pharma Initiative in Chemical Biology
(This information was circulated to ADRs by email on Dec 2, 2025)VPRI is seeking self-nominations to the Ono Pharma Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards, which seek to support early and mid-career scientists in the broad domain of chemical biology to pursue novel directions in their research…
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November 13, 2025Prof. Tania Willard wins Sobey Art Award
UBC Okanagan’s Tania Willard has earned one of the highest honours for Canadian artists.
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October 30, 2025Dr. Zachary Hudson awarded NSERC McDonald Fellowship
Dr. Zachary Hudson has been awarded the prestigious NSERC Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship for outstanding early-career researchers.