Deadline:
February 13, 2025
Location(s)
Canada
116 St & 85 Ave, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3
Overview
$45,000 a year, in addition to the International Graduate Student Differential Fee associated with registration in 18 fee index units (or equivalent) in courses or thesis research during the Fall and Winter Terms, or in Thesis 919, if applicable, or with the annual program fee as determined by the date of admission to the doctoral program. Recipients receive a certificate acknowledging their award. Subject to renewal in year two of the award.
Details
Application Procedures
Students complete the combined Killam and Andrew Stewart Awards application form and submit supporting documents to their department to be considered for both the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship and the Dorothy J Killam Memorial Graduate Prizes, as well as the Andrew Stewart Prize.
A complete Killam and Andrew Stewart Awards Application includes:
For Applicants: Killam and Andrew Stewart Applicant Instructions
- Killam and Andrew Stewart Application Form
- Two Letter of Reference to Support Application for Graduate Awards
- Transcripts (if you have attended institutions other than the University of Alberta, copies of official transcripts are acceptable. Please request these well in advance from your department or the department may request it from FGSR, if necessary)
Deadlines
Each Department sets its own internal deadline for receipt of applications; applicants must contact their Department directly for the Departmental deadline and nomination quota. Applicants are encouraged to apply early and order required transcripts as soon as possible.
GPS Nomination Deadline: the Deadline for Departments to submit nominations to GPS (via the GSMS Awards Portal) for university review and final adjudication is Thursday, February 13, 2025. Departments are to review the 2025 Izaak Walton Killam Scholarship Department Memo for complete details and instructions.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Eligibility
- Offered to outstanding students registered full-time in, or admissible to, a doctoral program
- applicants must have completed at least 12 months of graduate work (master's or doctoral level) before the start of the award tenure (May 1, 2025 or September 1, 2025)
- applicants must have completed no more than 48 months in their doctoral program as of December 31, 2024
- as the Killam is offered for a two year period (subject to review after the first year), applicants must have at least 18 months of full-time registration left in their doctoral program after May 2025
- for students who transferred from a master’s program to a doctoral program, the number of months completed during the master’s program will count towards the doctoral Program
- No restrictions on citizenship. All fields of study are eligible for funding
- Applicants should have first class academic standing (equivalent to a 3.5 GPA). The GPA for current graduate students is calculated using the current graduate program graded course work. For newly admitted graduate students or current graduate students who have no graded course work to date, the admission GPA (AGPA) will be used
- The Killam Scholarship can be held only once
Selection Criteria
This is the most prestigious graduate award administered by the University of Alberta. Every effort is made to honor the criteria set out in the will of Dorothy Killam. It was Mrs. Killam's desire that those awarded scholarships and fellowships be likely to contribute to the advancement of learning or to win distinction in their profession. Killam scholars should not be one-sided and their intellect should be complemented by a sound character.
Dates
Deadline: February 13, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
Value
- Valued at up to $45,000 per year for two years
- International Graduate Differential Fees, if applicable
- Recipients will receive a certificate acknowledging their scholarship
- Scholarship start dates must be either May 1, 2025 or September 1, 2025
- Funding for the second year is subject to meeting eligibility requirements, and submission and approval of the renewal request via the GSMS Awards Portal six weeks before the end of the first year of funding
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