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KILLAM POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
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. 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.”
The number of new awards offered each year presently varies between three and five.
Annual Value: $50,000 annual stipend for a maximum of two years, plus a travel research allowance of $4,000 over two years
Award Status: Active
Deadline for units to submit nominations to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies: Friday, November 8, 2019 (Note: All candidates are responsible for meeting any UBC internal deadlines set by their faculties and/or departments. Please consult with your unit for internal procedures and/or deadlines.)
FURTHER INFORMATION
Enquiries about the Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowship can be directed to killam.fellowships@ubc.ca.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
The applicant completes and submits an application form and arranges delivery of all required documents to the UBC department or unit to which the application is being made. Each UBC department or unit sets its own deadline for receipt of applications.
For a list of departments and units, please see:
For detailed information, the application and nomination forms and guides will be available in summer 2019.
ELIGIBILITY SUMMARY
In keeping with the original spirit of the Killam Endowments, the goal of the Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowships program is to bring outstanding scholars from around the world to UBC in order to engage in innovative research that will enhance interdisciplinary collaborations and help establish them in leadership positions in the academic and wider community. As such, applicants must be able to contribute fresh intellectual insights to UBC.
Applicants:
- must have completed all requirements of their PhD no more than 24 months prior to the anticipated fellowship start date. Completion of PhD requirements refers to the date that the applicant completed all the steps required for obtaining their degree. Although these requirements may vary by institution and degree type, they normally include thesis defense corrections and thesis deposition. It is not the convocation date. The period of eligibility may be extended for applicants who have had their career interrupted or delayed for the purpose of childrearing, illness, or health-related family responsibilities. The interruption(s) or delay(s) must have occurred after the applicant completed all the requirements of their PhD. Note that the eligibility window will only be extended by the duration of the delay(s) or interruption(s), to a maximum of one year. Justification for the extension must be provided in the Special Circumstances attachment.
- must not have pursued PhD-level studies at any campus of the University of British Columbia.
- must not currently hold a tenure-track or continuing faculty position at a university or college. Applicants who currently hold a temporary, term, or non-tenure track faculty appointments are eligible to apply.
- 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
Fellowships are tenable only at UBC, and fellows are expected to make the UBC campus their base while holding the fellowship, apart from necessary research trips (no more than three months in each year of the fellowship).
Fellowships starting in the 2020/21 cycle may not begin earlier than May 1, 2020 and no later than January 2, 2021. Most fellowships commence between May and October. Please note that you must have completed all requirements of your PhD no more than 24 months prior to the anticipated fellowship start date (for example, if you wish to start your fellowship on May 1, 2020, you must have completed requirements for your PhD no earlier than April 30, 2018).
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Excellence in scholarly work and independent research – 60%
- quality of contributions to research to date
- scholarships and awards held
- duration of graduate studies, taking into account the nature of the program and relevant personal circumstances
- determination and ability to complete projects within an appropriate period of time
- critical thinking, judgment, originality, initiative and autonomy
Quality of proposed research project – 30%
- merit, potential significance, clarity, feasibility of the proposed project
- relevance of applicant’s work experience and academic training to field of proposed research
- suitability and quality of research environment (proposed supervisor, facilities, support of academic unit)
Personal qualities of the applicant – 10%
- character: integrity, collegiality and respect for others
- communication skills
- leadership abilities
- as demonstrated by employment, athletic/artistic achievements, community engagement, volunteering, etc.
Preference will be given to applicants who have not already held a postdoctoral award or fellowship.
