UBC Reports | Vol. 48 | No. 12 | Oct.
10, 2002
UBC consistently performs well in securing research funding.
In 2001/02 alone there was more than $260 million in research
activity at the university, including the following key peer-reviewed
awards:
- CIHR: $33,066,902
- NSERC: $33,205,540
- SSHRC: $6,237,585
- CFI: $15,156,255
As well, UBC was awarded $76 million in Canada Foundation
for Innovation funding in the January 2002 round of grants.
These funds will support a variety of research projects from
across the spectrum of the humanities and sciences. This grant
from CFI was significantly higher than funding received by
any other university.
CFI Innovation Fund Results
December 2001 Competition
Top 10 Universities
$
#
University of British Columbia
$76,016,571
16
University of Alberta
$66,520,178
19
Université Laval
$53,504,588
14
McGill University
$47,052,689
9
University of Western Ontario
$22,719,121
7
University of Calgary
$22,625,417
11
Mount Sinai Hospital
$21,556,700
1
University of Toronto
$21,479,617
9
Université de Montréal
$20,974,606
7
Queen’s University
$20,484,136
7
Other
$215,398,603
108
Total
$588,332,226
208