University of British Columbia Andrew Nord Fellowships in Rheumatology 2025

Eligibility Criteria

Registration Status

Students must be registered, full-time graduate students during the period of the award (September 2025 to August 2026). Incoming students (ie. will start in September 2025 or January 2026) are also eligible to apply (ex. a successful Spring Awards applicant starting in January 2026 could receive funding covering January to August 2026).

Program Eligibility

Eligible graduate programs must have a significant research component. A significant research component is considered to be original, autonomous research that leads to the completion of a thesis, major research project, dissertation, scholarly publication, performance, recital, and/or exhibit that is merit/expert-reviewed at the institutional level as a requirement for completion of the program. 

With the exception of those programs listed below, students in all fields of graduate study are eligible to apply. Exceptions:

• Programs that are not administered by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (such as MBA, MM, MDS)
• Programs that do not include a significant research component (ie. coursework-based programs such as MPPGA, MOT, MPH, MPT, and MKIN)
• Doctor of Pharmacy

Offered Benefits

$25,000/year for a maximum of four years (total duration of 4YF, external scholarship funding and/or internal scholarship funding awarded through a university?wide competition, if applicable) or until the end of the fifth year of their doctoral program, whichever comes firs

Application Process

Applicants must check with their graduate program regarding their program’s internal application deadline. Internal application deadlines are normally several weeks before the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies graduate program nomination deadline, as graduate programs must review students' applications well in advance of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies deadline.

Applicants must submit the following materials to their graduate program at UBC:

• Completed Application Form - PART 1
• Completed Application Form - PART 2
• Canadian CCV – CGS-Master’s version
• Official, up-to-date, complete transcripts for all undergraduate and graduate studies (including studies undertaken but not completed) up to December 31, 2024.
• One recommendation form

Important: Please refer to the  application instructions for essential details on each application item noted above.

For more details, visit  University of British Columbia Andrew Nord Fellowships in Rheumatology webpage