Submit a proposal for the PhD Collab Pilot program

April 28, 2025

Faculty members at UBC Vancouver are invited to submit a proposal for the PhD Collab Pilot program - an initiative that offers up to $100,000 in funding for PhD student and faculty teams who are working together to address complex questions or problems. 

Letters of intent for the 2025/26 PhD Collab pilot are due by 5:00 pm on June 13. 

For full details about the initiative, a list of key deadlines and details about how to register for a virtual info session, visit the Collaborative PhD website.

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This is the second year of funding, after an initial launch in the fall of 2023.

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