UBC Four Year Doctoral Fellowship (4YF) Program in Canada 2026 | Fully Funded

Summary:

The UBC Four-Year Doctoral Fellowships (4YF) are offered to students beginning their first year of full-time PhD, DMA, or MDPhD studies, but may be offered to continuing students.

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.

Eligibilities:

To be considered for the UBC Four-Year Doctoral Fellowship (4YF) Program, you must:

• Be domestic and international students

• Submit an application for admission to the appropriate graduate program at UBC.

• Be beginning your first year of full-time PhD, DMA, or MDPhD studies (may be offered to continuing students).

• Have satisfactory academic progress to continue funding for the four-year period.

Selection based on academic excellence, upon the recommendation of the graduate program.

Benefits:

The UBC Four-Year Doctoral Fellowship (4YF) Program covers;

• tuition fees

• living stipend of $18,200 per year

4YF funding may be offered for up to four years, but the duration of funding may be less in some circumstances. In all cases, funding is subject to satisfactory academic progress.

Deadline:

December 2025

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