Undergraduate Research Awards
The Undergraduate Research Awards (URA) is supported by the Faculty of Management to provide exceptional learning experiences for undergraduate commerce and management students at UBC’s Okanagan campus.
Funding for the IURA comes from the ISI International Student Financial Assistance and Awards budget, which supports experiential learning opportunities for international students. The purpose of the URA/IURA program is to provide undergraduate students looking to collaborate with the Faculty of Management the opportunity to pursue innovative and original research as part of their learning experience.
You must be returning to undergraduate studies in September to qualify for an Undergraduate Research Award.
Financial Aid
Value of the awards:
URA
$10,500 salary (inclusive of benefits).
IURA
$10,500 salary (inclusive of benefits), and up to $1500 for research expenses required to support the summer research (e.g. materials, lab supplies, field expenses, but NOT publication fees).
-
Karsen Koltun 2026 URA Symposium supervised by Dr. Eric Li.
-
Deniz Aşıkoğlu 2026 URA Symposium supervised by Dr. Nathan Beloud.
-
Aidan Gibbons 2026 URA Symposium supervised by Dr. Adam Saifer (not pictured).
Applications (Coming Soon)
Deadline:
The application package must be received no later than 4 p.m. on January 30, 2027. Applicants should expect to hear back from the Dean’s Office if their application was successful or unsuccessful, by late March.
2027 URA/IURA Information Session
The 2027 Undergraduate Research Award Information Session will be held in November 2026.
Contact
For information regarding the URA application, contact: fom.bcom@ubc.ca