In 2017-18, UBC received a total of $657,989,648.54 in funding from all sources, supporting a total of 8,973 projects.
Support for UBC research is broadly summarized in the following tables.
Faculty |
Total Value |
Project Count |
Applied Science |
$ 73,760,033 |
1,069 |
Arts |
$ 26,947,854 |
830 |
Dentistry |
$ 3,985,935 |
45 |
Education |
$ 7,009,758 |
234 |
Forestry |
$ 12,061,081 |
263 |
Land and Food Systems |
$ 5,792,316 |
148 |
Medicine, Faculty of |
$ 346,538,780 |
3,755 |
Peter A. Allard School of Law |
$ 1,046,340 |
66 |
Pharmaceutical Sciences |
$ 5,690,906 |
97 |
Sauder School of Business |
$ 3,759,204 |
149 |
Science |
$ 126,429,034 |
1,416 |
Other* |
$ 23,296,099 |
43 |
UBC Vancouver subtotal |
$ 636,317,340 |
8,115 |
UBCO Applied Science |
$ 5,727,810 |
292 |
UBCO Creative & Critical Studies |
$ 618,537 |
32 |
UBCO Education, Faculty of |
$ 158,563 |
10 |
UBCO Graduate Studies |
$ 35,000 |
1 |
UBCO Health & Social Development |
$ 5,921,502 |
162 |
UBCO IKE Barber School of Arts & Sciences |
$ 7,800,237 |
323 |
UBCO Management |
$ 317,581 |
28 |
Other* |
$ 1,093,079 |
10 |
UBC Okanagan Subtotal |
$ 21,672,308 |
858 |
UBC Total |
$657,989,649 | 8,973 |
*Other includes President's 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) |
$107,813,715.18 | 1,051 | 53.55% |
Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) |
$74,574,654.17 |
1,266 | 37.04% |
Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) |
$18,955,600.31 |
533 |
9.41% |
Subtotal |
$201,343,969.66 |
2,850 |
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) |
$58,888,856.60 |
275 | 49.48% |
BC Knowledge Development Fund |
$47,469,627.00 |
52 |
39.89% |
CFI Matching |
$12,652,404.52 |
145 |
10.63% |
Subtotal |
$119,010,888.12 |
472 |
100% |
Sector |
Total value |
Project Count |
% of total value |
Government (Tri-Council) |
$201,343,969.66 |
2,850 |
30.60% |
Government (Other agencies) |
$229,405,767.70 |
1,927 |
34.86% |
Non-profit |
$165,888,107.15 |
2,821 |
25.21% |
Industry |
$61,351,804.03 |
1,375 |
9.32% |
Total |
$657,989,648.54 |
8,973 |
100% |
Award Type |
Total value |
Project Count |
% of total value |
Grant |
$516,994,003.16 |
6,868 |
78.57% |
Agreement |
$77,885,696.30 |
847 |
11.84% |
Clinical Trial |
$34,955,525.38 |
838 |
5.31% |
Contract |
$28,154,423.70 |
420 |
4.28% |
Total |
$657,989,648.54 |
8,973 |
100% |
Institute |
Total value |
Project Count |
% of total value |
UBC |
$341,099,144.99 |
5,686 |
51.84% |
Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute |
$112,921,879.50 |
1,119 |
17.16% |
BC Cancer Agency |
$85,922,027.41 |
626 |
13.06% |
BC Children's Hospital (includes |
$60,161,202.64 |
875 |
9.14% |
Providence Health Care Research Institute |
$49,303,896.16 |
501 |
7.49% |
BC Centre for Disease Control |
$3,758,251.76 |
63 |
0.57% |
BC Mental Health and Addiction Services Research Institute |
$1,889,093.94 |
44 |
0.29% |
BC Women’s Hospital (includes |
$2,934,152.14 |
59 |
0.45% |
Total |
$657,989,648.54 |
8,973 |
100% |
Category |
Total value |
Project Count |
% of subtotal value |
Foreign Companies |
$6,260,727.15 |
113 |
8.61% |
Foreign Industrial Associations |
$30,000.00 |
1 |
0.04% |
Foreign Foundations & Nonprofit |
$5,785,511.02 |
44 |
7.96% |
Foreign Foundations & Nonprofit (HS) |
$848,049.32 |
17 |
1.17% |
Foreign Government |
$211,555.15 |
9 |
0.29% |
Foreign Granting Agencies |
$1,328,290.18 |
24 |
1.83% |
Foreign Universities |
$654,796.96 |
8 |
0.90% |
US Companies |
$23,013,449.80 |
386 |
31.66% |
US Foundations & Nonprofit |
$8,756,062.48 |
67 |
12.04% |
US Foundations & Nonprofit (HS) |
$7,984,572.76 |
122 |
10.98% |
US Government |
$4,431,884.32 |
42 |
6.10% |
US Granting Agencies |
$13,125,999.05 |
130 |
18.06% |
US Industrial Associations |
$600.00 |
1 |
0.00% |
US Universities |
$268,421.11 |
10 |
0.37% |
Subtotal |
$72,699,919.30 |
974 | 100% |