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Awards

Recognizing and rewarding excellence

We recognize our faculty members, staff and students for their outstanding research, teaching excellence, and service to the university and wider community.

These awards not only recognize great work and talent, but also attract funding and help draw world-class thinkers, researchers and teachers to UBC.

Please read about the awards available to faculty and teaching assistants that are administered by the Office of the Provost & Vice-President Academic:

University Killam Professors

The University Killam Professorship recognizes exceptional teachers and researchers who are leaders in their fields, and who have received international recognition for their talents and efforts. 

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Distinguished University Scholar Program

The Distinguished University Scholar program recognizes members of UBC Faculty who have distinguished themselves as exceptional scholars. 

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Killam Awards + Fellowships

Since 1965, the Killam Trusts have awarded over 7,500 scholarships and fellowships to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty at Killam institutions across Canada.

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3M National Teaching Fellowship Awards

The Office of the Provost supports faculty submissions with the 3M National Teaching Fellowship (Society for Teaching & Learning in Higher Education). 

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West Coast Teaching Excellence Awards

The Office of the Provost supports faculty submissions with the West Coast Teaching Excellence Award. 

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OER Excellence and Impact Awards

The Open Educational Resource (OER) Excellence and Impact Awards are teaching and learning awards that recognize outstanding work done by faculty at both UBC campuses who materially advance the use and impact of open educational resources in credit courses at UBC. 

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