Competition

* Unless explicitly noted, all times indicated for deadlines are for the appropriate NL timezone (NST or NDT)

The Dorothy Killam 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.

Dorothy Killam had a vision of building Canada’s future through advanced study. Through her will, she established a perpetual trust to realize her vision and fund generations of scholars in Canada.

A Dorothy Killam Fellow is a leading researcher whose superior, ground-breaking, best-in-class research stands to have significant impact on a national or global scale. A Fellow is someone who also reflects some of the Killam attributes:

• Inclusive collaborator

• Barrier breaker

• Research leader

The Dorothy Killam Fellowships support scholars who:

• demonstrate commitment to building Canada’s future and alignment with Killam attributes

• are mid-career researchers who usually completed their PhD no more than 15 years prior, though special circumstances may result in applicants being more or less than 15 years post-PhD.

• are employed at a Canadian research institution.

Between 5 and 8 fellowships will be awarded annually. The fellowships are awarded to individuals, but the funds are paid to and administered by the Canadian university or research institute where the individual is employed.

Applicants are advised to contact Ellen Steinhauer,  Awards and Honours, for information on this competition.

A new process has been initiated for the internal selection of candidates to be nominated by the University for prestigious external awards. This process entails the Awards Advisory Committee (AAC) reviewing several times annually a submission of preliminary nomination materials for certain external awards. Those faculty members whose files have been selected for the preparation of the University nomination for the above award will be contacted by the Office of the Vice-President (Research) for assistance in developing the final nomination package to be submitted to external bodies.

Preliminary nomination materials must be reviewed first by the Office of the Dean of HSS (see deadline below) prior to the deadline set by the AAC. Heads or individual faculty members should submit the AAC nomination template document electronically to HSS’s Secretary to the Associate Deans, Charlene Burke (charlenes@mun.ca). The template can also be obtained from Charlene.