Sponsor

Killiam Trusts 

Description

The Killam Prizes are awarded to active Canadian scholars who have made a substantial and distinguished contribution, over a significant period, to their respective fields in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, or engineering. Five awards are granted, one in each of the disciplines. 

If you would like to be nominated, ORS is available to support you by reaching out to potential nominators on your behalf and helping write/assemble the nomination components. Email research.honours@uoguelph.ca if you are interested. 

Eligibility

Eligibility conditions: 

• Self nominations will not be accepted - scholars must be nominated by an expert in the field.  
• Individual nominations may include nomination for multiple categories, but an individual may only be awarded the Killam Prize in 1 category. No individual may be awarded a Killam Prize more than once.
• Killam Prizes are intended for active (not retired) Canadian scholars who have made a substantial and distinguished contribution, over a significant period, to scholarly research. A Killam Prize is not intended as an “end-of-service” reward, as a recognition for a single great accomplishment, or in expectation of future distinguished contributions.
• Only Canadian citizens or scholars working and living in Canada are eligible, and the prizes are awarded only to living candidates.
• National Killam Program Office employees, members of the National Killam Program Advisory Board, or the Selection Committee may not be nominated during their term as members, and for 1 year following the end of their term.
• A nominator may resubmit a nomination for a specific nominee as many times as desired. However, a new nomination package is required for any subsequent nomination.

The following points will figure prominently in the selection of the candidates considered for the Killam Prize:

• exceptional quality of the candidate’s research achievements
• evidence of the candidate’s outstanding commitment, creativity and efforts to share research knowledge beyond the academic community
• enduring contribution of the candidate’s ideas and research results to Canadian society, including the nation’s intellectual and/or cultural life
• scope of the candidate’s research contributions, taking into account the norms of the field of study
• international stature of the candidate, where appropriate

Prize

Prize of $100,000. Normally, one prize is awarded each year in each of the five disciplines:

• humanities
• social sciences
• natural sciences
• health sciences
• engineering

Special Notes

Please refer to the Office of Research COVID 19 web-page for directives related to research activities at the University of Guelph.

How to Apply

If you would like to be nominated, ORS is available to support you by reaching out to potential nominators on your behalf and helping write/assemble the nomination components. Email research.honours@uoguelph.ca if you are interested. 

Please have the nominator submit the nomination directly to the National Killam Program - National Research Council Canada online portal by the external deadline. Please also submit a copy of the full nomination and OR-5 to research.services@uoguelph.ca.

For More Information

For more information, contact research.honours@uoguelph.ca or visit the the National Killam Program - National Research Council Canada website.