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Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarships

The lzaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarships are the most prestigious graduate awards administered by the University of Alberta.

They are awarded to outstanding doctoral students who, at the time of application, have completed at least one year of graduate study. There is no restriction as to citizenship.

Each award is renewable for one additional year upon continued exceptional performance in a doctoral program at the University of Alberta. All fields of study are eligible for funding. At the Killam Annual Dinner, all new scholars present brief overviews of their research activity and receive a certificate acknowledging their award.

Honorary Killam Scholarships are awarded to excellent scholars who will receive significant income from another major award. Honorary Scholars qualify for all the benefits afforded to Killam Scholars. This includes the research allowance and, if applicable, a top-up to the stipend of their other award to bring it to the current level of a Killam Scholarship.

The Graduate Scholarship Committee, a multidisciplinary committee of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, adjudicates and selects applicants for the Killam Scholarships. The committee forwards its recommendations to the Killam Scholarship Committee for ratification.

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