Application Deadline: 15 January, 2025
LOCATION: Canada
Dalhousie awards Killam Predoctoral Scholarships on a competitive basis to outstanding graduate students in thesis-based programs (Master’s or Doctoral level) in any discipline in the sciences, engineering, humanities, and social sciences. Candidates are selected from the Harmonized Scholarship Process based on departmental support and the results of the university-level review process.
ELIGIBILITY:
Master’s students may hold a Killam Scholarship for up to 24 months (but not past the end of the second year of your program).
PhD students may hold a Killam scholarship for up to 36 months, potentially extended to up to 48 months if you are successful in obtaining a Tri-agency doctoral scholarship during the Killam award period
Awards are open to both Canadian and international students
If you are applying for a Master’s level award, you must not yet have begun your Master’s program to be eligible to apply.
If you are applying for a PhD level award, you must have spent less than 24 months in your doctoral program by May 1st of the award year to be eligible to apply. Note: If you have transferred or intend to transfer from a Master’s to a PhD without completing your Master’s, your time-in-program begins as of the transfer date.
·You must also apply for funding from relevant provincial, national and/or international agencies, such as NSERC, SSHRC, CIHR, ResearchNS, NSGS etc.
Applications are conducted through the Harmonized Scholarship Process.
If offered an award, you must take it up in the earliest possible term.
BENEFIT:
Value: Up to $42,000 per year, plus $2,500 toward international tuition fees and relocation allowance, if applicable