Awards

There are many student awards and funding opportunities available to SCARP students. Awards and other funding sources are made available through SCARP, G+PS, professional planning boards, other UBC departments, and more.

Note first:

  • Please visit the links below for complete and up-to-date information, including further breakdowns on eligibility criteria and application criteria.
  • Award details, including deadlines, are subject to updates or clarifications soon before launch.
  • Any further awards conferred to Urban Studies students are managed by the Faculty of Arts, and are detailed and consulted about there.
  • Details regarding internal awards are elaborated here.
Award Title Eligibility Criteria Value Application Deadline Read More
CIP/ICU Planning Student Trust Fund MAP, MCRP, MScP $3000-$6000 Mid WT2 Award Description
David and Robin Whetter Award in Community and Regional Planning MAP, MCRP, MScP Awards totaling $2,000 April Award Description
Dean's Graduate Awards MAP, MCRP, MScP, PhD $1,000 Early ST Award Description
Emergency Preparedness Conference Award MAP, MScP, PhD $4,800 April Award Description
Four Year Doctoral Fellowship PhD $18,200.00 stipend plus full tuition coverage (excludes student fees) Mid ST Award Description
Friedman Award for Scholars in Health MAP, MCRP, MScP, PhD ≤$50,000 for 6-2 months of study Early ST Award Description
Google PhD Fellowship PhD Full tuition and fees plus a stipend with conditions Late WT2 Award Description
Governor General's Gold Medal MAP, MCRP, MScP, PhD [varies] Mid WT2 Award Description
Graduate Students Travel and Research Dissemination Fund MAP, MCRP, MScP, PhD $500 Late WT1 Award Description
Graduate Support Initiative (GSI) Awards MAP, MCRP, MScP, PhD [varies] Mid ST Award Description
H. Peter Oberlander Medal & Prize MAP, MCRP, MScP, PhD $1,200 N/A Award Description
H. Peter Oberlander Scholarship in Community and Regional Planning International students, MAP, MCRP, MScP, PhD $7,050 N/A Award Description
How Yin and Wai Hung (Elsie) Leung Award in Community and Regional Planning MAP, MCRP, MScP, PhD $1,550 April Award Description
Indigenous Graduate Fellowships MAP, MCRP, MScP, PhD Masters: $17,500 plus tuition per year; PhDs: $25,000 plus tuition per year Mid WT2 Award Description
Indigenous Graduate Fellowships (IGF) 5th Year Award/Research & Engagement Award PhD $25,000 stipend plus tuition for 5th year of PhD Mid WT2 Award Description
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