The Killam Fellowships Program provides an opportunity for
exceptional undergraduate students from universities in the United States to
spend either one semester or a full academic year as an exchange student in
Canada. Students may participate in the program either as a direct exchange
student (registering at their home university, paying their home fees, and
attending the host university as an exchange visitor) or as a self-placed
visiting student (registering at the host university and paying host tuition
fees). Applicants interested in the direct exchange program must be registered
at one of the participating American universities
and be planning to visit one of the participating Canadian universities .
The Killam Fellowships Program provides a cash award of $5,000
US per semester ($10,000 for a full academic year), an all expense paid three
day orientation in Ottawa, and a three day all expense paid seminar in
Washington. In addition, the Foundation provides all American Killam Fellows
with a health insurance allowance of $500 Cdn. All Killam Fellows are also
eligible to apply for a mobility (in-country travel) grant in an amount not to
exceed $800 Cdn. The idea of the mobility initiative is to allow students to
undertake an educational field trip, providing the Fellows with the opportunity
to gain a fuller understanding of the culture in Canada.
The 2013-2014 competition is now open!
The deadline for the open
competition for the
2013-14 Killam Fellowships competition will be January 31, 2013! If you are a
student at one of our partner institutions and
you are planning to apply to the direct exchange program ,
contact a study abroad advisor at your institution to identify the date in which
your institution’s internal competition ends.
All webinar attendees must REGISTER ONLINE prior to the webinar.