Indigenous Graduate Fellowships (IGF)

Funding: $25,000 per year (doctoral) or $17,500 per year (master's). Who can apply: Self-identifying Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit) students enrolled full-time in a UBC Vancouver graduate program administered by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (excludes MBA, MEng, MEL, MM, MDS programs). Length: Multi-year (renewable annually, up to program length). Multi-year renewable funding; a related IGF 5th Year Award and IGF Research & Engagement Award are also available to support Indigenous graduate research. Field: Indigenous Graduate Research (cross-disciplinary, includes environmental/ecological fields). Deadline: February 20, 2026, 4:00 PM PT (applicant submission to graduate program); March 6, 2026 (program nomination deadline).