Graduate awards, ranging in value from $25,000 (for Master’s students) to $30,000 (for PhD students), have been made available through the Peter Wall Legacy Fund, an endowment established by Peter Wall, for graduate students whose thesis/dissertation research relates to one of three specific areas of interest:
- sustainable approaches to and development of the general urban environment, including water, energy and transportation infrastructure in British Columbia;
- environmental protection of oceans, beaches and waterfronts that impact British Columbia;
- and sustainable approaches to resource-intensive industry in British Columbia.
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Benefits
$25,000 - $30,000
Requirements
- The competition is open to applicants from UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan campuses, for continuing PhD students and Master’s students in research-based programs.
- For the purposes of this competition, research-based programs are defined as those that include a significant research component 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.
- Students in programs that are not administered by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies are not eligible.
- Months of Study:
- Masters: To be eligible to hold Wall Research Award funding, applicants must have completed, as of August 31 2026, between 12 and 24 months of full-time (or full-time equivalent) Master’s level study.
- Successful applicants for Master’s level funding are eligible to receive the Wall award to support their 2nd or 3rd year of study, for a period of 12 months or until the program completion date, whichever comes first.
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