Killam Doctoral Scholarships
Quick Facts
The Killam Scholarship and Prize Programmes were established in memory of Izaak Walton Killam through the Will of his wife, Dorothy Johnston Killam, and through gifts made during her lifetime. Their primary purpose is to support advanced education and research at five Canadian universities and the Canada Council for the Arts. The UBC Killam Doctoral Scholarships are provided annually from the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund for Advanced Studies. It was Mrs. Killam's desire that those selected to receive scholarships: "Be likely to contribute to the advancement of learning or to win distinction in a profession. A Killam scholar should not be a one-sided person. . . Special distinction of intellect should be founded upon sound character."
Killam Doctoral Fellowships are the most prestigious awards available to graduate students at UBC. Approximately 30 awards are made each year to the top doctoral candidates in the Affiliated Fellowships competition. The stipend for the 2009-2010 awards is $27,500 per annum for two years and a $2,000 allowance for research-related travel during the 24 months of the scholarship.
Graduate program deadlines vary from mid-September to early October
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for Killam Doctoral Scholarship funding, applicants must have completed no more than 24 months of doctoral study as of the start date of the scholarship. Therefore, applicants to the fall 2009 competition must have completed no more than 24 months of doctoral study as of 1 September 2010.
Evaluation Criteria
Evaluated as per Affiliated Awards. Top students in the competition are awarded Killam Doctoral Scholarships.
Procedures
To apply for a Killam Doctoral Scholarship, students submit an application to the annual Affiliated Fellowships competition. As well, students who submit an application for NSERC or SSHRC doctoral funding to their graduate program are automatically considered for Affiliated Fellowships, including the Killam Doctoral Scholarships, and do not need to submit a separate Affiliated Fellowship application.
Please refer to Affiliated Awards section for more information.
Please refer to Affiliated Awards section for more information.
