In 2015-16, UBC received a total of $599,683,590.18 in funding from all sources, supporting a total of 8,766 projects.
Support for UBC research is broadly summarized in the following tables.
Faculty |
Total Value |
Project Count |
Applied Science |
2015/2016 |
1,097 |
Arts |
$ 29,674,944 |
857 |
Dentistry |
$ 4,058,632 |
56 |
Education |
$ 6,468,006 |
206 |
Forestry |
$ 9,417,557 |
258 |
Land and Food Systems |
$ 7,892,525 |
147 |
Medicine, Faculty of |
$ 353,259,331 |
3,754 |
Peter A. Allard School of Law |
$ 977,213 |
31 |
Pharmaceutical Sciences |
$ 4,517,401 |
87 |
Sauder School of Business |
$ 3,352,752 |
143 |
Science |
$ 97,646,113 |
1,382 |
Other* |
$ 18,259,733 |
34 |
UBC Vancouver subtotal |
$ 584,991,425 |
8,052 |
UBCO Applied Science |
$ 4,274,200 |
279 |
UBCO Creative & Critical Studies |
$ 713,287 |
38 |
UBCO Education, Faculty of |
$ 288,060 |
22 |
UBCO Graduate Studies |
$ 20,000 |
1 |
UBCO Health & Social Development |
$ 2,338,950 |
96 |
UBCO IKE Barber School of Arts & Sciences |
$ 5,852,559 |
244 |
UBCO Management |
$ 211,451 |
17 |
Other* |
$ 993,657 |
17 |
UBC Okanagan Subtotal |
$ 14,692,165 |
714 |
UBC Total |
$599,683,590 | 8,766 |
*Other includes Graduate Studies, Libary, President's Office, Vice-Provost Health Office, VP Academic (Admin Units), VP Research & Innovation, UBCO VP Academic (Academic Units)
Tri-Council Agency |
Total value |
Grant Count |
% of subtotal value |
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) |
$108,917,109.79 |
1,204 | 53.59% |
Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) |
$76,317,483.00 |
1,386 | 37.55% |
Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) |
$17,998,938.37 |
504 |
8.86% |
Subtotal |
$203,233,531.16 |
3,094 |
100% |
Infrastructure funding supports buildings, facilities and large equipment used for research. The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) typically funds 40% of an approved infrastructure project, which is often matched by the BC Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF). The University is responsible for funding the remaining 20%. Funding from each source for individual projects does not flow evenly in each year.
Agency |
Total value |
Grant Count |
% of subtotal value |
Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) |
$46,044,400.70 |
282 | 57.43% |
BC Knowledge Development Fund |
$22,904,616.00 |
37 |
28.57% |
CFI Matching |
$11,219,090.43 |
186 |
13.99% |
Subtotal |
$80,168,107.13 |
505 |
100% |
Sector |
Total value |
Project Count |
% of total value |
Government (Tri-Council) |
$203,233,531.16 |
3,094 |
33.89% |
Government (Other agencies) |
$181,482,930.49 |
1,720 |
30.26% |
Non-profit |
$161,803,442.39 |
2,610 |
26.98% |
Industry |
$53,163,686.14 |
1,342 |
8.87% |
Total |
$599,683,590.18 |
8,766 |
100% |
Award Type |
Total value |
Project Count |
% of total value |
Grant |
$464,574,705.87 |
6,670 |
77.47% |
Agreement |
$77,588,373.00 |
803 |
12.94% |
Clinical Trial |
$29,952,426.33 |
841 |
4.99% |
Contract |
$27,568,084.98 |
452 |
4.60% |
Total |
$599,683,590.18 |
8,766 |
100% |
Institute |
Total value |
Project Count |
% of total value |
UBC |
$288,846,463.05 |
5,472 |
48.17% |
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute |
$102,156,985.50 |
1,151 |
17.04% |
BC Cancer Agency |
$97,998,638.88 |
700 |
16.34% |
Child & Family Research Institute |
$53,994,866.16 |
802 |
9.00% |
Providence Health Care Research Institute |
$47,829,710.46 |
495 |
7.98% |
BC Centre for Disease Control |
$2,813,694.76 |
49 |
0.47% |
BC Mental Health and Addiction Services Research Institute |
$2,855,623.28 |
56 |
0.48% |
Women's Health Research Institute |
$3,187,608.09 |
41 |
0.53% |
Total |
$599,683,590.18 |
8,766 |
100% |
Category |
Total value |
Project Count |
% of subtotal value |
Foreign Companies |
$8,412,807.82 |
97 |
11.60% |
Foreign Foundations & Nonprofit |
$6,111,581.10 |
44 |
8.43% |
Foreign Foundations & Nonprofit (HS) |
$2,489,572.49 |
11 |
3.43% |
Foreign Government |
$728,859.22 |
12 |
1.01% |
Foreign Granting Agencies |
$1,642,677.18 |
28 |
2.27% |
Foreign Universities |
$606,194.85 |
15 |
0.84% |
US Companies |
$17,725,817.68 |
376 |
24.45% |
US Foundations & Nonprofit |
$8,123,130.53 |
84 |
11.20% |
US Foundations & Nonprofit (HS) |
$8,016,067.38 |
90 |
11.06% |
US Government |
$2,717,713.02 |
33 |
3.75% |
US Granting Agencies |
$15,302,246.20 |
116 |
21.10% |
US Industrial Associations |
$26,242.44 |
6 |
0.04% |
US Universities |
$603,216.68 |
15 |
0.83% |
Subtotal |
$72,506,126.59 |
927 | 100% |