IZAAK WALTON KILLAM MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Offered to outstanding students registered in, or admissible to, a doctoral program.

1. No restrictions on citizenship. All fields are eligible for funding.
2. Applicants must have completed at least one year of graduate work (master's or doctoral level) before the start of tenure may begin on May or September.
3. As the Killam Scholarship is offered for a two-year period (subject to review after the first year), applicants should anticipate being registered in a doctoral program for at least 18 months and must have completed no more than 48 months in the doctoral program as of December to apply.
4. Additional information regarding eligibility criteria can be found in the Applicant Instructions document below. Please note that the GPA for current graduate students is calculated using the current graduate program graded coursework. For newly admitted graduate students or current graduate students who have no graded coursework to date, the admission GPA will be used.

No Application Fee is required separately. Applicants must complete the following, and ensure any requirements are submitted to their Department by the Departmental deadline to be considered for both the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship and the Dorothy J Killam Memorial Graduate Prize. Once nominations have been submitted to GPS, revisions will not be permitted. Incomplete nominations, including those submitted with missing transcripts, will not be considered. It is the student’s/Department’s responsibility to ensure that the application package is complete in every respect before such is nominated to GPS via GSMS. A complete Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship Application includes:

1. Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship Application Form: completed application form signed by the student; additional attachments will not be accepted.
2. Two Letters of Reference to Support Application for Graduate Awards Form: this form is required and must be completed and signed by each applicant's referees. An additional confidential letter of reference (2 pages maximum) may be attached to the Letter of Reference Form. Current UofA doctoral students must ensure that one referee is their graduate program supervisor Reference letters must be submitted by the referees directly to the student’s department It is highly recommended students give their referees a deadline at least one week prior to any application deadline to allow sufficient time and to avoid any possible delays/changes.
3. Up-to-date transcripts: of all undergraduate and graduate studies must be included in the application. With the exception of the UofA, all other institutions must be copies of the official transcripts. This includes (but is not limited to): Unofficial UofA transcripts printed from Bear Tracks; must include current registration (i.e. both Fall 2023 and Winter 2024 terms) All other Canadian and foreign transcripts (must show all completed coursework and grades, and conferral of any degrees) All transfer credit transcripts (even if they were transferred to the UofA) All transcripts of incomplete work/non-degree study/qualifying years, etc. Applicants are encouraged to order required transcripts as soon as possible, where required. GPS Awards will not provide copies of transcripts to either Departments or Students.