The Faculty of Arts is thrilled to announce that nine members of our community are among the recipients of the 2025 UBC Faculty Research Awards. Selected by UBC’s Faculty Research Awards Committee, these awards recognize research excellence and scholarly achievement across disciplines.
Congratulations to all recipients!
UBC Killam Accelerator Research Fellowships
The Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship supports exceptional early career researchers (within 15 years of PhD) who have the potential for significant impact in their field of scholarship and are ready to launch the next stage of their career.
- Dr. Fatema Amijee, Department of Philosophy
UBC Killam Research Fellowships
The UBC Killam Research Fellowship provides faculty members with support to pursue full-time research during a recognized study leave. These prestigious fellowships enable recipients to make significant advancements in their fields, contributing to UBC’s reputation for research excellence.
- Dr. Anna Casas Aguilar, Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies
- Dr. Samantha Dawson, Department of Psychology
- Dr. Connor Kerns, Department of Psychology
UBC Killam Research Prizes
The UBC Killam Research Prize recognizes outstanding research and scholarly contributions by faculty members across various disciplines. Awarded annually, these prestigious prizes celebrate exceptional achievements that advance knowledge and reflect UBC’s commitment to research excellence.
Established category:
- Dr. Seth Abrutyn, Department of Sociology
- Dr. Paul Hewitt, Department of Psychology
- Dr. Christine Kim, Department of English Language & Literatures
- Dr. Gaoheng Zhang, Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies
Early category:
- Dr. Samantha Dawson, Department of Psychology
Sam Black Award for Education and Development in the Visual and Performing Arts
The Sam Black Award recognizes faculty members who have made outstanding education and development contributions to (and should include outstanding performance in) the fields of Art, Music, Creative Writing, and Theatre and Film and outstanding accomplishment in scholarship in the fields of the Fine and Creative Arts.
- Leora Morris, Department of Theatre and Film
