The Solutions Scholars Program connects graduate students with scholarly research projects on climate change mitigation, adaptation, and/or education.
The UBC Climate Solutions Research Collective (the Collective) established the Solutions Scholars program in 2023 to encourage interdisciplinary research in the areas of climate change mitigation, adaptation and education. The program supports graduate students to spend part of the academic year working on a solutions-oriented research project while also connecting climate researchers across UBC and receiving mentorship in interdisciplinary research and knowledge exchange.
2025-2026 Program
For the 2025-2026 Solutions Scholars program, the two-stage process is again being implemented.
- First, climate solutions-oriented projects are submitted from researchers through an NOI and pitch process. Researchers across all disciplines, including arts, humanities, education, medicine, science etc. are encouraged to submit research project ideas. The call for Project Proposals is now closed (deadline for submissions of February 28, 2025).
- Second, students are invited to apply to work on the selected research projects throughout a ten-month term from September 2025 to June 2026. Applications are now open until June 10, 2025. Learn how students submit applications for the Solutions Scholar Program here.