Li Tze Fong Memorial Fellowship
Forecasted
Li Tze Fong Memorial Fellowship supports UBC doctoral students across disciplines, funding research on topics from extreme heat to ocean carbon export while recognizing academic excellence.
Funder: University of British Columbia – Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Applicant checklist) | October 2027 (Graduate program nominations)
Funding Amounts: $40,000 per fellowship (subject to change)
Summary: Supports incoming and continuing UBC doctoral students across disciplines through the annual Affiliated Fellowships competition.
Key Information: Recipients must be enrolled full-time at UBC during the academic year in which the award is active.
Description
The Li Tze Fong Memorial Fellowships are made available by the University of British Columbia and the Li family in memory of Mr. Li Tze Fong. Administered through UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, the fellowships are awarded annually through the Affiliated Fellowships competition. Recipients are known as Li Tze Fong Scholars.
The fellowship supports doctoral research across disciplines, with selection through the Affiliated Fellowships–Doctoral competition on the basis of academic excellence. Featured scholars work in geography, biochemistry and molecular biology, law, and oceanography. Their research includes older adults’ experiences of extreme heat, degradation of disease-associated proteins, approaches to combating corruption, and the role of salp migration in Southern Ocean carbon export.
