A total of 47 Research Excellence Clusters led by researchers at UBC Vancouver are being supported in 2025/26.
Research Excellence Clusters are interdisciplinary networks of researchers addressing societal and cultural problems, and working together to solve challenges that transcend traditional boundaries associated with departments, institutions, and funding agencies.
Funding for clusters at UBC Vancouver is awarded through the Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC).
Support for the research excellence clusters in 2025/26 includes:
23 new grants funded through the 2025/26 GCRC competition
19 clusters in the second year of GCRC funding awarded in 2024/25
5 transition grants for previously funded clusters no longer eligible to apply to GCRC competitions
