Full-time
- $21,648.64* CDN for domestic students (Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents) payable in four installments due at the start of July, September, January and May.
- $40,933.60* CDN for international students payable in four installments due at the start of July, September, January and May.
* These fees are current as of the 2024/25 academic year. Tuition fees are reviewed annually by the Board of Governors. In recent years, tuition increases have been 2% for continuing domestic students and between 2% and 5% for continuing international students. All fees are subject to adjustment by UBC at any time; for more information on tuition and other fees, please refer to the UBC Calendar.
Graduate Student Fees
In addition to tuition, UBC graduate students are also assessed mandatory student fees, which include an Athletics and Recreation Fee, a public transit pass (U-Pass) fee and membership fees for the Graduate Student Society (GSS) and the Alma Mater Society (AMS). You will also be charged for mandatory extended health and dental insurance coverage unless you can demonstrate that you already have equivalent coverage.
Non-refundable Acceptance Deposit
A non-refundable acceptance deposit of $1,000 is payable upon notification of acceptance into the MUFL program. The acceptance deposit is credited towards the first tuition installment. If the student does not commence the program, the deposit is forfeited.
Funding
Needs-based Funding
In-depth information about needs-based funding such as loans, bursaries and other types of financial aid is available from the UBC Student Services office. MUFL students may apply for UBC bursaries, but must be in receipt of full Canadian Government student loan funding and have “unmet need” after their loan funding as determined in their loan assessment. UBC bursaries are non-repayable awards. They are designed to help fill unmet need, the gap between your assessed financial need and available government assistance. Refer to the UBC Student Services Awards Scholarships and Bursaries website for complete details.
Binkley Family Graduate Scholarship
Four scholarships totaling approximately $11,000 are available each year to outstanding graduate students in the Faculty of Forestry enrolled in one of the Faculty’s Professional Master’s degree programs (MIF, MSFM, MGEM, MUFL). A scholarship is awarded to one student in each program with high academic standing (minimum 85% overall average at end of Fall Term) and also demonstrating exceptional engagement and leadership within their cohort. No application is required; recipients are notified in mid-January each year.
Course-based Master’s Graduate Student Professional Development Fund
Deadline: None
The Course-based Master’s (CBM) Graduate Student Professional Development Fund provides funding support for students enrolled in MF, MIF, MGEM, MSFM or MUFL program to participate in person or virtual professional development (workshop, course or conference) directly related to their area of study. It cannot be used toward internship expenses or student workshops. CBM graduate students are eligible to use the fund once during their degree (one activity) to a maximum of $600 per student. Funding is limited each year and will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis to eligible applicants. See the application form for complete eligibility details and procedure and payment information.
Indigenous Graduate Fellowship
The University of British Columbia offers multi-year fellowships to master and doctoral Indigenous students. Award winners are selected on the basis of academic merit through an annual competition administered by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Each fellowship provides a stipend of $18,200 per year for doctoral students or a stipend of $16,175 per year for Master’s students. Please note that the Indigenous Graduate Fellowship was known as the Aboriginal Graduate Fellowship until 2023.
Questions about award payments? Please check out the Funding & Award Opportunities section on the Graduate FAQs webpage, or email forestry.grad-awards@ubc.ca
Part-time
- $21,648.64* CDN for domestic students (Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents) payable in eight installments due at the start of July, September, January and May.
- $40,933.60* CDN for international students payable in eight installments due at the start of July, September, January and May.
* These fees are current as of the 2024/25 academic year. Tuition fees are reviewed annually by the Board of Governors. In recent years, tuition increases have been 2% for continuing domestic students and between 2% and 5% for continuing international students. All fees are subject to adjustment by UBC at any time; for more information on tuition and other fees, please refer to the UBC Calendar.
Graduate Student Fees
As this is an online program MUFL students are not assessed student fees except for miscellaneous GSS fees. This means that AMS/GSS health and dental plan coverage is not provided, nor is access to the U-Pass transit program.
Non-refundable Acceptance Deposit
A non-refundable acceptance deposit of $1,000 is payable upon notification of acceptance into the MUFL program. The acceptance deposit is credited towards the first tuition installment. If the student does not commence the program, the deposit is forfeited.
Funding
Students in the part-time program may not be eligible for student loans in their home location. Part-time students are not eligible for scholarships or teaching assistantships.
