The Sustainability Education Fellows Program provides UBC Vancouver faculty with up to $20,000 in funding over two years to develop new or significantly enhance existing courses or programs in sustainability across all disciplines. The next call for applications opens on January 5, 2026.
Access funding of up to $20,000 over two years to develop new curriculum.
Contribute to advancing sustainability and wellbeing education at UBC.
Build your network among like-minded faculty across different departments and disciplines.
Enhance your knowledge of teaching, curriculum development and innovative pedagogies.

Sustainability Education Fellowships support UBC Vancouver faculty who are leading the development of new sustainability-focused courses or programs, or making significant enhancements to existing ones. Each fellowship provides up to $20,000 in funding over two years, aimed at expanding and enriching sustainability education opportunities for students across all disciplines.

The curriculum projects must be centred on transformative learning, integrating experiential, applied, and interdisciplinary approaches to sustainability education. The Sustainability Education Fellows program also functions as a cohort or community of practice, and participants meet monthly to exchange ideas, share progress, and collaborate on advancing sustainability teaching and learning at UBC.

Run by the Sustainability Hub since 2010, this program fosters a vibrant community of educators committed to innovation in sustainability education. The next call for applications opens January 5, 2026, and closes February 16, 2026. Funding decisions will be announced by mid-March 2026, and selected projects will run from April 2026 to March 2028. To receive updates about the program, please contact Oliver Lane at oliver.lane@ubc.ca.

Meet James Connolly

Dr. Connolly is working with Dr. Melissa McHale (Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry) on a project called The Sustainable Cities Certificate. It focuses on core sustainability principles, creating pracademics who apply scientific knowledge to urban solutions.
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Apply

Requirements and eligibility to apply to the program, and what happens if your proposal is successful.
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Current Sustainability Fellows

Our 2024-2026 cohort consists of 18 faculty members from 15 different schools or departments and 6 different faculties across UBC, who are working in interdisciplinary teams on 6 curriculum projects.
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Alumni

Since 2010, UBC’s Sustainability Hub has supported over 90 Sustainability Fellows from 8 Faculties and over 40 departments and schools, many over multiple years.
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Featured Projects

Learn more about how faculty are benefiting from the Sustainability Education Fellows program to develop innovative new sustainability learning opportunities at UBC.
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Sustainability Fellowship Outcomes

Previous Sustainability Fellows have developed the UBC framework for sustainability education, authored white papers, and piloted an introductory sustainability course.
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Recent Curriculum Projects

Learn more about some of the interdisciplinary teaching and curriculum innovation projects the Sustainability Hub has supported in recent years through the Sustainability Education Fellows program, Climate Education Grants and Climate and Wellbeing Education Grants.
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