Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship

• Applicants must have a current or prospective faculty supervisor at the University of Calgary. Applicants without a supervisor should contact the relevant Department Head to find an available faculty member.
• Postdoctoral scholars with a PhD from the University of Calgary are not eligible.
• Applicants must have completed their PhD within three years (36 months) preceding the expected fellowship start date. For instance, if an applicant plans to begin their fellowship on January 1, 2026, they must have completed their PhD requirements no earlier than January 1, 2023.
• Applicants whose careers were interrupted or delayed (due to childrearing, illness, or health-related family responsibilities) must provide justification for an eligibility extension. The extension will be equal to the duration of the interruption. 
• There are no citizenship restrictions. Non-Canadian applicants are responsible for securing the necessary visa or work permit.
• The 2025 fellowship is for two years, starting between August 1, 2025 and January 1, 2026. Second-year funding is contingent upon the submission and approval of a Renewal Report. 
• The Killam Fellowship cannot be combined with another fellowship of equal or greater value. If the fellow receives another award, the Killam Fellowship becomes honorary, with research support and a small top-up potentially retained at the university's discretion.

1. Submission of Application: Ensure that application is submitted by the deadline. Ensure that all required items are included as outlined in the Application Guidelines. Incomplete or late submissions will not be considered. Please refer to the Application Submission section below for more information.
2. Eligibility Verification: The Postdoctoral Office will confirm candidates’ eligibility, compile all applications, and then forward applications to the appropriate faculty or school Associate Dean for the first review stage.
3. Faculty Review and Ranking: Each faculty will review all the applications and provide a complete ranking of all applicants in their faculty against the established Assessment Criteria. Faculties may recommend a maximum number as per the quota given below. The Postdoctoral Office will forward all top ranked applications per faculty, as per the quota, to the University Selection Committee for adjudication:

Quota

• Cumming School of Medicine - 7
• Faculty of Science - 4
• Faculty of Arts - 4
• Schulich School of Engineering - 3
• Faculty of Kinesiology - 2
• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - 2
• School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape - 1
• Haskayne School of Business - 1
• Faculty of Law - 1
• Faculty of Nursing - 1
• Faculty of Social Work - 1
• Werklund School of Education - 1
  Total - 28
   

The University Selection Committee, appointed by the Postdoctoral Program Director, will evaluate all forwarded applications. They will assess each application based on the Assessment Criteria, providing numeric scores. A committee meeting will be held to finalize the shortlist of fellowship recipients. The candidate with the top score will be selected and submitted to the Killam Trustees for approvals.