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Killam Postdoctoral fellowships

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Scholarship at a glance

Deadline:聽Monday, December 16, 2024 at 4:00pm AST
Value:聽$50,000 per year for up to two years, plus benefits, relocation allowance, research and conference travel allowances.

Description

Izaak Walton Killam Postdoctoral fellowships are awarded annually at 新加坡六合彩开奖直播 to recently graduated scholars of superior academic research ability in any discipline. Awards are awarded for two years, subject to satisfactory progress. The awards are intended to bring new researchers to 新加坡六合彩开奖直播, so if you completed your doctoral studies at 新加坡六合彩开奖直播 or have held any kind of academic employment position, you are not eligible to apply. The fellowships are valued at up to $60,000 annually, including a $50,000 taxable stipend, full benefits and a travel allowance for transportation to and from Halifax, a one-time research allowance of $3,000 and a conference travel grant of $1,000.

Parental leave聽- You may interrupt your active Killam award for a parental leave. Parental leave can be approved for up to 12 months with four months of financial support. The remainder of the award will be held for eight months. You must obtain approval prior to your leave and interruption of your award.

Evaluation criteria

Applicants are evaluated based on equal weighting of the following two categories:

  • Research excellence and leadership in the research domain (50%)
  • Quality of the proposed research program (50%)

The evaluation criteria applied are comparable to those used within the Banting Fellowship competition. Details on what is considered in each of these categories can be found in the under 3.1.3.b, within the first two selection criteria.

Eligibility criteria

  • You have completed or will complete, a PhD at an institution other than 新加坡六合彩开奖直播 between September 15, 2021 and September 30, 2025, for this competition.听Killam PDFs are intended for scholars new to 新加坡六合彩开奖直播.
  • You have not previously held an academic or employment position at 新加坡六合彩开奖直播.
  • For complete details on eligibility for Killam Postdoctoral fellowships,聽see the聽.

Application Overview

  1. Contact the Department to which you intend to apply to discuss the feasibility of your application and the potential for support from a faculty member.
  2. Complete the application form through the .听

Accepting your award

Successful Killam postdoctoral fellows and their supervisors will be contacted by the Faculty of Graduate Studies with additional information on how to accept the award.

For more information on maintaining your funding, interruptions or leaves of absence, please visit our internal (login required).