University of Alberta Postdoctoral Fellowships
University of Alberta Postdoctoral Fellowships
November 29, 2010 is the deadline for prospective postdocs to submit all
documents
to departments.
provided annually from the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund for Advanced
Studies
established through a bequest from the late Dorothy J Killam
valued at $46,000 per year for two years
available for most fields of study
number of fellowships awarded varies each year (four for 2011-2012)
includes a one-time $4,000 travel/research grant
covers the cost of the University Postdoc Supplemental Health Insurance Plan
Note: PDFs are responsible for paying Alberta Health Care Premiums
http://www.postdoc.ualberta.ca/fundingfellowship/uofafellowships.htm
Eligibility Requirements
Open to citizens of any country
Must have completed a doctoral degree (within 3 years post-PhD from the
time of
application submission to desired department) or will do so prior to
commencing
fellowship
The doctoral degree obtained must be from a university other than the
University of
Alberta
Must not hold a postdoc position or be employed at the University of
Alberta at time
of application submission to desired department
Must not hold a faculty position at other universities or colleges at time of
application submission to desired department
Must not hold or have held a postdoctoral fellowship from any funding
agency or a
University named fellowship (eg CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC, AHFMR)
Fellowships may be awarded in departments without doctoral programs, but
only if
facilities are adequate and doctoral calibre research is being carried out
Killam Fellowship holders should be likely to contribute to the
advancement of
learning or to win distinction in their profession, should not be
one-sided and a
sound character should complement their intellect
Fellowships are only tenable at the University of Alberta
