Fully Funded KILLAM Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2025

The Fully Funded KILLAM Postdoctoral Research Fellowship is open to all nationals. The Killam Scholarship was created in memory of Izaak Walton Killam through the Will of his spouse, Dorothy Johnston Killam, and through donations created during her lifetime. Their primary objective 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 given annually by the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund for Advanced Studies and are accessible in most areas of study. It was Mrs. Killam’s wish that those chosen to receive fellowships would: “Be inclined to encourage the development of learning or gain distinction in the industry.

The benefits of the Fully Funded KILLAM Postdoctoral Research Fellowship are:

• An annual stipend of $60,000 for a maximum of two years
• A travel research allowance of $4,000 over two years.

The eligibility criteria for the Fully Funded KILLAM Postdoctoral Research Fellowship are stated below:

• Required Language: English
• Eligible Countries: All World Countries
• Must not have pursued PhD-level studies at any campus of the University of British Columbia.
• Must have completed all requirements of their PhD no more than 24 months prior to the anticipated fellowship start date.
• 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.