Killam Fellowship Travel and Research Allowance
Quick Facts
The Killam Trusts provides Killam Doctoral and Postdoctoral Research Fellows with an allowance to promote travel for research and to attend and/or present at academic meetings.
Applications accepted throughout the year
Eligibility
Only current Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellows and Killam Doctoral Fellows are eligible for the Killam Allowance. Non-Killam graduate students may seek assistance from the Graduate Student Travel Fund.
Eligible travel expenses are as follows:
- Airline or other public carrier travel (at economy fares)
- Mileage
- Accommodation
- Conference registration
- Meals
Additional expenses reimbursed for Killam Postdoctoral Fellows are as follows:
- one-time relocation expenses to Vancouver
- minor research-related expenses
Evaluation Criteria
Applications that are complete and meet the eligibility requirements will be successful.
Procedures
Complete and submit a Killam Allowance Claim Form to apply for reimbursement of eligible expenses.
Expenses may be submitted any time during the tenure of the Killam Fellowship.
Killam Doctoral Travel Allowance :
The allowance has a value of $2,000 over the 24-month tenure of the fellowship.
Deadline:
Although eligible expenses will be accepted at any date during the scholarship, please submit the claim within 30 days of the return date.
Killam Doctoral Fellows may also apply for funding from the Graduate Student Travel Fund once they have exhausted their Killam Allowance. The Graduate Student Travel Fund provides one-time travel support to a maximum of $400 per graduate student who presents a paper or poster at an official conference or symposium (student workshops are not eligible).
Killam Doctoral Fellows should apply for the Killam Allowance before applying separately for the Graduate Student Travel Fund.
Killam Postdoctoral Travel and Research Allowance:
The allowance has a value of $6,000 over the 24-month tenure of the fellowship.
Deadlines:
For research-related travel, please submit expenses within 30 days of the return date.
For discretionary research expenses, please submit expenses within 30 days of incurring the expense.
For one-time relocation to Vancouver, please submit expenses within 60 days of the fellowship start date. Please note that relocation expenses must have been incurred within 60 days before and/or after the commencement date of the fellowship.
Supervisor’s signature must be obtained and the completed form delivered to the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
A four to six week time period is necessary for processing reimbursements once submissions are received by the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
Further Information
Reimbursements will be issued via direct deposit by UBC Financial Services. Cheques will only be issued if the recipient is not on direct deposit or if the expense is in a foreign currency. Cheques will be mailed to the department address provided on the claim form.
Links:
Killam Research and Travel Allowance Claim Form
Graduate Student Travel Fund Application
