January 27, 2026
UBC is thrilled to announce the launch of the third annual competition for the Wall Fellowships and Wall Research Awards.
Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of Dr. Peter Wall, these awards represent an investment of approximately $4 million annually – making this one of the largest internal award programs at any university in North America.
This suite of awards will empower groundbreaking research and scholarly excellence across UBC, supporting tenured and tenure-track faculty members at every stage of their careers, as well as master’s and doctoral students. It is an exceptional opportunity to advance ideas, foster innovation, and inspire people, ideas and actions for a better world.
Application categories are as follows:
Wall Fellowships: these are valued at $1 million each, which will be awarded to two faculty members each year (Required NOI deadline: February 24. Full application deadline: May 14.) Apply here.
Wall Research Awards (Faculty): these are available for individual and team projects from faculty members, valued at up to $80,000 and $200,000 respectively. (Required NOI deadline: February 24. Full application deadline: May 5). Apply here.
Wall Research Awards (Graduate Students): these are available for graduate students and range from $25,000 to $30,000 per year. (Application deadline: March 31). Apply here.
The current focus of these awards is research relating to the following three 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.
Projects within these areas of interest will principally relate to British Columbia but may also apply to, and address other, Canadian and international regions.