Four Year Doctoral Fellowship (4YF), Canada

 

Four Year Doctoral Fellowship (4YF), Canada

The Four Year Doctoral Fellowship (4YF) program will ensure UBC's best PhD, DMA, and MDPhD students are provided with financial support of at least $18,200 per year plus tuition for up to four years of their doctoral studies. This program allows UBC to continue to attract and support outstanding domestic and international doctoral students, and provide those students with stable, base-level funding for their doctoral studies and research.

BENEFITS:

• At least $18,200 per year
• Tuition for up to four years of their doctoral studies

ELIGIBILITY:

• Domestic and international students
• Students beginning their first year of PhD, DMA, or MDPhD studies, but may be offered to continuing students.
• In all cases, funding is subject to satisfactory academic progress.
• Students holding the following Tri-Agency awards automatically become 4YF designates: Vanier Scholarships, Doctoral Canada Graduate Scholarships (CGSD), CIHR Doctoral Research Awards, NSERC Doctoral Postgraduate Scholarships (PGSD), and SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships. Doctoral students who obtain Tri-Agency scholarships may be eligible for 4YF tuition coverage and will receive 4YF stipend and tuition support once their external scholarship funding ends, until four years after the external award start date or until the end of their 5th year in Doctoral program, whichever comes first.
• Other major external scholarship winners who are selected as 4YF designates may be eligible for 4YF tuition coverage and will receive 4YF stipend and tuition support once their external scholarship funding ends, until four years after the 4YF start date or until the end of their 5th year in Doctoral program, whichever comes first.

EVALUATION CRITERIA:

Based on Excellence and recommendation of the graduate program.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

To be considered for Four Year Fellowship funding, students submit an application for admission to the appropriate graduate program at UBC.

For information about admission procedures and requirements visit the Application & Admission page. All PhD, DMA, and MDPhD applicants offered admission are automatically considered for 4YF funding.

More information for application on Official Website.