Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship

APPLICATION FORM

This award is NOT currently accepting applications

Deadline: TBD

The $400 million Killam Trusts are among Canada's largest and most prestigious endowments for scholarly activities. The Killam Bequest has provided more than $60 million to the University of Alberta between the three programs that the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research (FGSR) administers:

- - Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship
  - Dorothy J Killam Memorial Graduate Prizes

Eligibility details, the application process, and additional details are provided on FGSR's website and memo.

The award is valued at up to $45,000 a year for 2 years (subject to renewal in year two of the award*), plus any applicable International Graduate Differential Fee. Recipients will also receive a certificate acknowledging their award.

*Renewals must meet eligibility requirements and submit a request in GSMS Awards Portal six weeks before the end of year one funding.

INTERNAL DEADLINE: TBD

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

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 PROCESS:

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.

Applications will be reviewed by the KSR Graduate Awards Committee. Please note that 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 will be used.

STUDENTS

Students will submit a complete application as ONE PDF to their department by the internal deadline, to be considered for both the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship and the Dorothy J Killam Memorial Graduate Prizes.

A complete Killam Award Application includes:

For Applicants: Killam Applicant Instructions

1. Killam Application Form

2. Outline of Proposed Research

Highlighting in your own words how your research will be contribute to the advancement of learning. Limited to 1 page typed (one additional page allowed for bibliography only). Any application that exceeds 1 page will not be reviewed.

Parameters of the proposal:

single spaced
1" margins
Roboto
11 pt
1 page Proposal, 1 page Bibliography

3. Two Letter of Reference to Support Application for Graduate Awards

Two reference letters can be submitted, highlighting the student's strengths and how the student's research will contribute to the advancement of learning or to win distinction in their profession. One letter of reference must be from the student's supervisor. Referees must use FGPS's Letter of Reference to Support Applications for Graduate Awards for their reference with additional pages attached if needed. Up to two additional pages are allowed in addition to GPS's reference form and are to be attached as PDFs. The additional pages must be single-spaced, 1"margins, Roboto, 11 pt font.

4. Transcripts (if you have attended institutions other than the University of Alberta, copies of official transcripts are acceptable).

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