Funding Opportunities

Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

The UBC Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are provided annually from the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund for Advanced Studies and are available for most fields of research. The number of awards offered presently varies between three and five per year.

Annual stipend of $60,000 for a maximum of two years plus a travel and research allowance of $4,000 over two years.

The application and nomination process is summarized briefly below. Refer to the Application Guide and Nomination Guide posted on our Killam webpage for complete details.


Top Postdoctoral Trainee or Research Assistant of the Year

Prizes are awarded to the authors with the highest total impact factor for the year for all papers published. The prize will be awarded at the research retreat.