Killam program

Deborah Saucier plans to speak to the importance of post-secondary education in creating economic and social equality particularly during this time of disruption. In bringing Fulbright Canada subject-matter experts to our broader community, our goal is to create opportunities for thoughtful discussion on a range of critical issues such as enhancing public health and wellbeing, contributing to digital transformation, and finding solutions to social and economic recovery.

There will be a full slate of online events featuring 32 U. Proposals are currently being accepted until April 15, Fulbright Canada will host the cohort of Fulbright Arctic Initiative Scholars in Ottawa and Iqaluit for their inaugural meeting. State Department, with the support of Global Affairs Canada, is designed to use collaborative thinking and problem solving in order to understand and address the unique challenges and opportunities in the Arctic.

Fulbright Canada and the Palix Foundation, in partnership with the University of Alberta, the University of Calgary, and the University of Lethbridge, are pleased to mark the third year of this extraordinary collaborative program.

The program supports leading scholars who are pursuing critical research on topics that can have a positive impact on how we understand and effectively support advancement in brain science and individual and family health and wellness. The Webinar was an interactive session highlighting the opportunities available to Americans to study and teach in Canada through the Fulbright U. Scholar Program. Fulbright Canada partnering with the Centre for International Policy Studies CIPS at the University of Ottawa to bring a series of speakers to the university to discuss some of the foreign policy issues that are key to the American election.

On May 25th, from pm to pm, Fulbright Canada hosted a capacity building workshop aimed at networking and exchange opportunities for native American and Indigenous people. In recognition of this commitment to arctic issues and arctic studies, Fulbright Canada is pleased to announce that award winning scientist and arctic pioneer, Dr.

Featuring: Admiral Robert J. Papp U. Ottawa popscope is very excited to announce that we will be hosting popscope throughout the winter in the Great Hall at the National Gallery of Canada! Take advantage of the free admission to the Gallery to look around the collections and then take a peek through our telescopes! Nigel Cameron, President and CEO of the Center for Policy on Emerging Technologies, a non-partisan Washington, DC think tank established in to encourage long-term thinking on the policy and broader social impacts of emerging technologies.

Please join Fulbright Canada and the University of Washington on January 26th, for a day of events celebrating their collaboration on Arctic issues.

Wind power is among the fastest growing energy sources in the world today, and is widely viewed as a substantial part of a clean energy future. However, implementation of wind energy is often controversial in areas where it is proposed, and concerns are often raised regarding potential negative impacts on local communities, including impacts on health and on property values.

Our goal at Fulbright Canada is to contribute to the development of intellectual capital in Canada and the United States of America and, at the same time, to support and encourage a generation of culturally aware, socially experienced, and ethically responsible citizens.

As a Fulbright alum myself, I am especially proud of the accomplishments of our grantees and our alumni. These are opportunities, available on a competitive basis, for Fulbright Canada grantees and Alumni to engage and support their local communities, with a focus on environmental sustainability and support.

These are extraordinary opportunities, on a competitive basis, for Fulbright Canada grantees and Alumni to engage and support their local communities in Canada, with a focus on social justice and community support. The Fulbright Arctic Initiative brings together a network of applied researchers from the U. For undergraduate students to take up an exchange at an American University. Earlier application deadline may be set by your institution.

For undergraduate students to take up an exchange at a Canadian University. It has provided me with an outstanding educational experience, which has led me to grow and learn more in this short amount of time than in the culmination of my undergraduate degree.

Through this opportunity I have become a part of a network of incredible individuals and lifelong friends. I have developed lasting working relationships with colleagues at my host institution and neighboring universities, and have been exposed to new areas of research. As a result, my approach to teaching and research has been invaluably altered. My time spent in Canada was truly an unforgettable experience.

It helps build future leaders, and sustains, strengthens, and broadens the already strong relationship between Canada and the United States. My two children, aged 10 and 13, attended French language schools, and quickly adapted to the the new curriculum.

The exchange itself is far more powerful than the confines of the project. The learning component is multifaceted, acquiring new academic skills while navigating a new environment and culture, has been invaluable to me. This journey has been nothing short of a blessing. It has enhanced my outlook on international collaboration, and has provided me with an invaluable network, and lifelong friendships. Within my first week at the Bamfield Marine Science Center I was amazed to have the opportunity to observe humpback whales and orcas breeching, as well as the glow of the bioluminescent ocean.

My Killam Fellowship was a life changing experience that has led me to purse a career in Marine Biology. The CCA Killam Program is the only national-scale Program in that it invites nominations for Canadian citizens from any research organization within Canada or abroad.

The Killam Prizes are awarded to active Canadian scholars who have distinguished themselves through sustained research excellence, making a significant impact in their respective fields in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, and engineering. The Killam Research Fellowships provide support to scholars of exceptional ability by granting them time to pursue research projects of broad significance and widespread interest within the disciplines of the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, engineering or studies linking any of these disciplines.

In preparation for the relaunch of the Killam Research Fellowships in spring , the NRC will engage in consultations with stakeholders to shape the vision of the program. Further, the following bodies have been created to enable the administration and delivery of the National Killam Program by the NRC:.

We would like to hear from you. Expenses must be submitted for reimbursement no later than the end of your first term at Dalhousie. Unfortunately, no reimbursements are provided for the transportation of family members or personal effects.

Non-paid interruptions of awards for up to 12 months will be permitted for an approved leave of absence from the graduate program for which funding was received. You may not interrupt an award in order to take up another award or to pursue studies other than those for which you have received funding.

Effective May 1, , predoctoral Killam scholars Master's and Doctoral can apply for paid parental leave benefits. These benefits are intended to support those students who do not have access to other paid parental leave supports through tri-agency research or scholarship funding. A Killam Predoctoral scholarship may be interrupted for a period of up to 12 months for parental leave. The stipend amount will be reduced by funding received from other sources e.

Interruptions for this purpose must be taken within six months following the birth or adoption of the child. Award holders may request a parental leave for every occasion of birth or adoption that occurs during the tenure of their award.

Multiple births or adoptions upon the same occasion for example, twins or sibling adoptions do not increase the duration or value of the leave. If both parents hold Killam funding, they must share the paid leave for a cumulative maximum of 12 months.

Applications will be automatically directed to departmental judges as they are submitted.