The Faculty of Graduate Studies at UBC administers the following Killam awards and fellowships.

Doctoral

Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Doctoral Fellowships

These fellowships are open to outstanding students from any institution and country, and are for full-time study and research in any field of study leading to a doctoral degree at UBC. The fellowships carry an annual stipend of up to $27,500 and, subject to satisfactory progress, are renewable for the second year. The fellowships also include a travel allowance of $2,000 for the tenure of the award. Candidates are selected from applicants in the annual Affiliated Fellowships competition. All doctoral applicants are automatically considered for the Killam Doctoral Fellowships, no separate application is required. Students wishing to be considered should contact the respective UBC department to find out the deadline for the Affiliated Fellowships competition (usually in September). Read more

Killam - Donald N. Byers Memorial Prize

In 2002, UBC created an endowed prize in memory of former Killam Trustee, Donald N. Byers. The prize is awarded to the highest-ranking Killam Doctoral Fellow in the annual Affiliated Fellowships competition. The award is made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Graduate Studies in consultation with the Affiliated Fellowships adjudication committee.

Postdoctoral

Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

These fellowships are offered to candidates who have shown outstanding ability in any field of academic research and who wish to pursue postdoctoral research at the University of British Columbia. Applicants must have obtained a PhD degree from a university other than UBC within 24 months of the anticipated fellowship start date and may be citizens of any country. The fellowships are awarded for two years, subject to review at the end of the first year, and include a stipend of $50,000 per annum and a travel and research allowance of $6,000 for the tenure of the award. Candidates must be supported by both a UBC department and a UBC tenure-track faculty member for the entire proposed 24 months of the fellowship. Prospective applicants should contact the respective UBC department to find out the deadline for the Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowships competition (usually in early November). Read more

Faculty Members

Killam Awards for Excellence in Mentoring

These awards recognize one senior and one mid-career faculty members' outstanding ability to create effective working relationships and constructive interactions that offer appropriate guidance, feedback, and support, and involve encouragement, openness, trust, and mutual respect. The awards will be awarded based on the quality and extent of mentoring of graduate students. Preference will be given to faculty members who have displayed sustained mentorship activity over many years involving many students. The recipients are announced at a Fall convocation. Read more

Killam Teaching Prize for Graduate Instruction

One Killam Teaching Prize is awarded annually to a faculty member in recognition of excellent graduate-level teaching. Candidates may be nominated by colleagues, current graduate students, or alumni. The winner is announced each spring and honoured by the Provost and VP Academic at Spring Congregation in May. Read more

Other Killam Awards for Faculty Members

The Killam Faculty Awards Committee, coordinated by the Office of the Vice President, Research and International, is responsible for evaluating the applications for all major research awards available to faculty at UBC, such as the Killam Faculty Research Fellowships and Killam Research Prizes.

UBC Killam Faculty Research Fellowships

These fellowships are open to all full-time faculty members with tenure or tenure-track, who wish to devote full time to research and study in their field during a recognized study leave. The award is based on special distinction of intellect with due regard for sound character and personal qualities. Preference is given to relatively junior applicants who are 14 years or less past the receipt of a doctoral degree. The fellowship provides a maximum salary award of $15,000 and a research supplement of up to $3,000 for a twelve-month period. Up to ten fellowships are awarded annually.

Guidelines and application form for the 2010 UBC Killam Faculty Research Fellowships are available from the Office of the Vice-President, Research and International.

Nomination deadline is September 15, 2010. Researchers with study leaves starting on July 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011 are eligible for this year’s competition.

UBC Killam Research Prizes

Each year, up to ten Killam Faculty Research Prizes, in the amount of $5,000 each, are awarded to full-time faculty members in recognition of outstanding research and scholarly contributions in all fields of research (i.e. five in the humanities and social sciences and five in the natural, applied and health sciences). At least three prizes in each of the groups are allocated to senior faculty (those who have held their final degree for more than 12 years as of the closing date for nominations), but typically at least one prize is also awarded to junior faculty (those who have fewer than 12 years).

Guidelines and application form for the 2010 UBC Killam Research Prizes are available from the Office of the Vice-President, Research and International.

Nomination deadline is October 1, 2010.

UBC Killam Teaching Prizes

The Killam Teaching Prizes are awarded annually to faculty members in recognition of excellence in teaching. Established university-wide, the prizes are adjudicated within faculties under procedures defined by the faculties and approved by the Office of the Provost and Vice President Academic. Killam Teaching Prize for Graduate Instruction is one of UBC Killam Teaching Prizes.