UBC Graduate Global Leadership Fellowships for Developing Country Students

The Graduate Global Leadership Fellowships pay for doctoral study at the University of British Columbia. They are aimed at international students from developing countries who have demonstrated strong leadership in humanitarian and development work in their home country. The award supports research and study that build on what fellows have already done and that will be useful when they return home to apply their new skills and knowledge.

The GGLF program has been discontinued.

• Host: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Level: PhD or DMA
• Value: $18,200 per year plus tuition for four years
• Number of awards: two new fellowships each year
• Target group: citizens of developing countries
• Deadline: No longer accepting applications
• Start dates: January 2017, May 2017, or September 2017

This fellowship suits a citizen of a developing country who is starting their first doctoral degree at UBC Vancouver and has a record of leadership in humanitarian or development work at home. It is also open to students who hold external funding, though the fellowship amount is reduced by that funding if they win.

University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada

The fellowship covers PhD or DMA programs offered at the University of British Columbia. Fellows are expected to pursue research and study that strengthens the contributions they have already made and that will be of particular use when they return home to apply their new skills and knowledge.

Two new fellowships are offered each year.

Citizens of developing countries

The scholarship is worth $18,200 per year plus tuition for four years.

Applicants must:

• Hold a study permit at the beginning of the fellowship funding period
• Be a citizen of a developing country (see list of developing countries) at the time of application for admission
• Have shown outstanding leadership in humanitarian and development work in their home country
• Be starting their first doctoral degree, in a PhD or DMA program at the UBC Vancouver campus in the year of application
• Students with external funding (external scholarships, third-party sponsorship, etc.) are eligible to apply, but if successful, recipients will have their Graduate Global Leadership Fellowship funding reduced by the amount of their external funding

Applications are currently closed.

Students complete the application form and request supporting documents (transcripts, letters of reference – see application form for details). Students submit their application package to their UBC graduate program – applications submitted directly to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies will not be accepted. Students are advised to verify their graduate program's deadline well in advance, which is most likely in February 2017.

Application packages must be received by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies from the UBC graduate programs by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, 10 March 2017.

Visit the official website (link found below) to access the nomination package/application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

• Who can apply for the UBC Graduate Global Leadership Fellowship? Citizens of developing countries who are starting their first PhD or DMA at UBC Vancouver and have shown outstanding leadership in humanitarian and development work in their home country.
• What does the fellowship cover? It provides $18,200 per year plus tuition for four years.
• How many fellowships are awarded each year? Two new fellowships are offered each year.
• When is the deadline? The program is no longer accepting applications.
• How do I apply? Complete the application form, gather supporting documents, and submit the package to your UBC graduate program, not directly to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
• Can I apply if I have other funding? Yes, but if you are successful, your fellowship funding will be reduced by the amount of your external funding.

• Read the official fellowship guidelines and the application form carefully before you start.
• Prepare your transcripts and letters of reference early so they are ready well before the deadline.
• Check your graduate program's internal deadline, which may be earlier than the final submission date.
• Confirm that you meet the study permit and citizenship requirements before you apply.
• Submit your package to your UBC graduate program, not to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.