Graduate students from the UBC Faculty of Education are among the country’s most promising scholars, recognized by the Government of Canada for their outstanding contributions to research and academic excellence.
On July 9, 2025, the Government of Canada announced the latest cohort of scholarship and fellowship recipients through the country’s three major funding agencies: the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Together, these agencies awarded $1.3 billion in research support for the 2025/26 academic year.
18 students from the Faculty of Education were recognized for their achievements in research at UBC. These awards support graduate students across diverse programs, including Curriculum & Pedagogy, Educational Studies, Kinesiology, Language & Literacy Education, and Educational and Counselling Psychology & Special Education.
Below is a list of Faculty of Education recipients and their respective awards:
| Name | Funding type | Program |
| Shabana Ali | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship | Kinesiology |
| Kay Anderson | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship | Kinesiology |
| Kathryn Anderson | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship | Kinesiology |
| Adrienne Leslie Argent | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship | Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| Emily Booker | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship | Educational Studies |
| Tayler Colton | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship | Educational and Counselling Psychology & Special Education |
| Stephen Evans | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship | Educational Studies |
| Jonathan Feitosa Ferreira | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship | Language & Literacy Education |
| Alayna Finley | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship | Educational and Counselling Psychology & Special Education |
| Yue Guo | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship | Educational and Counselling Psychology & Special Education |
| Firth McEachern | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship | Language & Literacy Education |
| Anisa Nasseri | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship | Educational and Counselling Psychology & Special Education |
| Patrick Robertson | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship | Curriculum & Pedagogy |
| Regan Thompson | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship | Kinesiology |
| Jiin Yoo | SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship | Educational Studies |
| Aidan Comeau | NSERC Postgraduate Doctoral Scholarship | Kinesiology |
| Makayla Freeman | Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral (CGS-D) | Educational and Counselling Psychology & Special Education |
| Annika Szarka | Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral (CGS-D) | Kinesiology |
To learn more about all UBC recipients, visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/news/ubc-graduate-students-postdoctoral-fellows-supported-government-funding
