In 2016-17, UBC received a total of $580,211,097.35 in funding from all sources, supporting a total of 8,808 projects.
Support for UBC research is broadly summarized in the following tables.
Faculty |
Total Value |
Project Count |
Applied Science |
$ 47,171,928 |
1,005 |
Arts |
$ 38,293,167 |
885 |
Dentistry |
$ 3,802,115 |
45 |
Education |
$ 5,534,684 |
231 |
Forestry |
$ 12,185,546 |
266 |
Land and Food Systems |
$ 6,337,079 |
140 |
Medicine, Faculty of |
$ 318,740,800 |
3,750 |
Peter A. Allard School of Law |
$ 636,789 |
42 |
Pharmaceutical Sciences |
$ 5,755,974 |
81 |
Sauder School of Business |
$ 3,619,329 |
138 |
Science |
$ 95,751,050 |
1,396 |
Other* |
$ 22,424,454 |
29 |
UBC Vancouver subtotal |
$ 560,252,915 |
8,008 |
UBCO Applied Science |
$ 5,460,332 |
295 |
UBCO Creative & Critical Studies |
$ 434,073 |
35 |
UBCO Education, Faculty of |
$ 249,089 |
15 |
UBCO Graduate Studies |
$ 25,000 |
1 |
UBCO Health & Social Development |
$ 4,314,836 |
146 |
UBCO IKE Barber School of Arts & Sciences |
$ 6,923,352 |
281 |
UBCO Management |
$ 99,423 |
8 |
Other* |
$ 2,452,077 |
19 |
UBC Okanagan Subtotal |
$ 19,958,182 |
800 |
UBC Total |
$580,211,097 | 8,808 |
*Other includes 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) |
$111,563,119.18 | 1,110 | 54.77% |
Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) |
$73,575,209.74 |
1,259 | 36.12% |
Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) |
$18,558,915.23 |
510 |
9.11% |
Subtotal |
$203,697,244.15 |
2,879 |
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) |
$14,439,666.77 |
286 | 40.07% |
BC Knowledge Development Fund |
$7,764,583.00 |
47 |
21.54% |
CFI Matching |
$13,836,790.05 |
153 |
38.39% |
Subtotal |
$36,041,039.82 |
486 |
100% |
Sector |
Total value |
Project Count |
% of total value |
Government (Tri-Council) |
$203,697,244.15 |
2,879 |
35.11% |
Government (Other agencies) |
$157,935,697.97 |
1,833 |
27.22% |
Non-profit |
$159,742,282.31 |
2,770 |
27.53% |
Industry |
$58,835,872.92 |
1,326 |
10.14% |
Total |
$580,211,097.35 |
8,808 |
100% |
Award Type |
Total value |
Project Count |
% of total value |
Grant |
$429,483,650.64 |
6,647 |
74.02% |
Agreement |
$88,430,051.87 |
866 |
15.24% |
Clinical Trial |
$35,318,063.45 |
892 |
6.09% |
Contract |
$26,979,331.39 |
403 |
4.65% |
Total |
$580,211,097.35 |
8,808 |
100% |
Institute |
Total value |
Project Count |
% of total value |
UBC |
$301,342,860.05 |
5,530 |
51.94% |
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute |
$94,280,223.06 |
1,139 |
16.25% |
BC Cancer Agency |
$68,388,775.07 |
665 |
11.79% |
BC Children's Hospital Research Institute |
$57,593,407.45 |
838 |
9.92% |
Providence Health Care Research Institute |
$51,220,433.15 |
503 |
8.83% |
BC Centre for Disease Control |
$3,333,517.46 |
54 |
0.57% |
BC Mental Health and Addiction Services Research Institute |
$2,025,659.73 |
37 |
0.35% |
Women's Health Research Institute |
$2,026,221.38 |
41 |
0.35% |
Total |
$580,211,097.35 |
8,808 |
100% |
Category |
Total value |
Project Count |
% of subtotal value |
Foreign Companies |
$9,155,941.93 |
110 |
13.13% |
Foreign Industrial Associations |
$30,000.00 |
1 |
0.04% |
Foreign Foundations & Nonprofit |
$494,897.80 |
47 |
0.71% |
Foreign Foundations & Nonprofit (HS) |
$3,040,196.36 |
10 |
4.36% |
Foreign Government |
$509,466.40 |
17 |
0.73% |
Foreign Granting Agencies |
$1,590,850.44 |
24 |
2.28% |
Foreign Universities |
$347,697.65 |
11 |
0.50% |
US Companies |
$20,283,966.24 |
380 |
29.09% |
US Foundations & Nonprofit |
$9,590,181.68 |
102 |
13.75% |
US Foundations & Nonprofit (HS) |
$5,429,113.35 |
83 |
7.79% |
US Government |
$4,716,290.05 |
43 |
6.76% |
US Granting Agencies |
$14,064,492.29 |
133 |
20.17% |
US Industrial Associations |
-$954.46 |
2 |
-0.00% |
US Universities |
$475,777.23 |
9 |
0.68% |
Subtotal |
$69,728,016.96 |
972 | 100% |