2013-2014 Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at University of British Columbia, Canada

Description 

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 Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are provided annually from the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund for Advanced Studies and are available for most fields of research. The fellowships are awarded for a maximum of two years, subject to review at the end of the first year. The number of awards presently varies between three and five per year.

It was Mrs. Killam's desire that those selected to receive fellowships: "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."

Scholarship Level

Postdoctoral

Funding Agency 

Killam Trusts

Eligibility

In keeping with the original spirit of the Killam Endowments, the goal of the fellowship is to bring outstanding junior researchers to the University of British Columbia. As such, applicants:

• must have obtained a PhD no more than 24 months prior to the anticipated fellowship start date
• must not have pursued PhD-level studies at any campus of the University of British Columbia
• must not currently hold faculty positions at other universities or colleges
• must be able to contribute fresh intellectual insights to UBC
• should have shown outstanding ability in research, in that they would be likely to contribute to the advancement of learning or to win distinction in their profession
• should not be one-sided, and have a sound character that complements their intellect
• may be citizens of any country; though there are no restrictions regarding nationality of applicants, successful candidates must be able to meet all Canadian immigration requirements

Application Method

By Post

Deadline

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