News + Announcements
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October 11, 2024
Statement from the Provosts regarding international student study permits
As many of you know, the Government of Canada has announced some changes for international undergraduate and graduate students wanting to study in Canada, including a cap on the number of students and changes to the visa process. These recent changes do not apply to those who already hold study…
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September 26, 2024
Announcing the 2025/26 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters Competition
We are pleased to announce the 2025/26 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) Competition.The competition is open to new and returning clusters of research excellence in all disciplines at UBC Vancouver. Applicants may select a budget term of one or two years. Cluster leads must submit a…
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September 23, 2024
Call for Proposals for Open Educational Resource Grants
Faculty and staff in Vancouver are invited to submit proposals for grants that support the use of open educational resources (OER) in UBC Vancouver credit courses. OER are freely accessible educational materials that permit open use, modification, and adaptation.OER Affordability GrantsGrants of up…
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September 16, 2024
Call for proposals for Small Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund Innovation projects
Proposal submissions for Small Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) Innovation projects are open to faculty, students, and staff at UBC Vancouver. The deadline for proposals is 3pm on November 14.About Small TLEF Innovation projectsSmall TLEF Innovation grants are intended to support…
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September 9, 2024
Call for nominations for OER Excellence and Impact Awards
We are pleased to announce a call for nominations for the Open Education Resources (OER) Excellence and Impact Awards. These awards are open to faculty members at both campuses.The OER Excellence and Impact Awards recognize outstanding work done by faculty who materially advance the use and impact…
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August 19, 2024
Inviting early career academics to Maximizing Impact 2024/25
The Offices of the Provosts and the Equity & Inclusion Office are launching the fifth cohort of the Maximizing Impact mentorship and coaching program. We invite all non-tenured faculty at the level of Assistant Professor in the educational leadership and research streams who are within their…
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August 6, 2024
CTLT Summer Institute: August 19-22 2024
From August 19–22, 2024, the CTLT Summer Institute will focus on the fundamentals of teaching and learning for new instructors and teaching assistants.
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June 12, 2024
Large TLEF special call for Generative AI collaborative cluster grants
Faculty and staff at UBC Vancouver are invited to submit letters of intent (LOI) for Large Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) Transformation projects by 3pm on July 25, 2024.The 2025/2026 Large TLEF Transformation Projects funding round is a special call to support UBC Vancouver project…
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June 3, 2024
2024 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship recipients
Eighteen doctoral students at UBC have received Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS), and nine postdoctoral fellows have received Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships.The Vanier CGS program awards up to $50,000 per year for three years, for students working in social sciences and…
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May 2, 2024
Upcoming student system change with Workday Student
Starting May 21, UBC will transition from the Student Service Centre (SSC) to a new platform called Workday. Students will receive an email to set up their accounts on May 21, 2024Students in 2024 Summer Session classes will continue to use the SSC to register for summer courses and pay their…