University of Alberta Postdoctoral Fellowships 2018, Canada

University of Alberta Postdoctoral Fellowships

The University of Alberta offers two postdoctoral fellowships:

Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowships

• 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
• number of fellowships awarded varies each year (three for 2017 (funding years of 2018/2019))
• includes a one-time $4,000 travel/research grant
• covers the cost of the University Postdoc Supplemental Health Insurance Plan

Grant Notley Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowship

• provided by donations from friends of Grant Notley, matched by the Province of Alberta
• valued at $46,000 per year for two years
• available for research in politics, history, economy or society of Western Canada or related fields
• one fellowship awarded each year
• includes a one-time $4,000 travel/research grant
• covers the cost of the University Postdoc Supplemental Health Insurance Plan

Eligibility Requirements

• Open to citizens of any country
• Must have completed a doctoral degree (within 2 years post-doctorate from the time of application submission to desired department (on or after December 02, 2015) or will do so prior to commencing fellowship
• The doctoral degree obtained must be from a university other than the University of Alberta
• At the time of application submission to desired department, must not hold a postdoc position at the University of Alberta or be employed at the University of Alberta. Please note that any applicant that begins a postdoctoral appointment at the University of Alberta or is employed by the University of Alberta after time of submission and before final selection will be adjudicated in a second tier. 

• Fellowships may be awarded in departments without doctoral programs, but only where facilities are adequate and doctoral calibre research is being carried out
• Killam/Notley Fellowship holders should be likely to contribute to the advancement of learning or to achieve distinction in their profession, should not be a one-sided person, and each scholar's special distinction should be founded upon sound character and collegiality.
• Fellowships are only tenable at the University of Alberta

Application procedures for both the Killam and Notley fellowships begins with a Postdoctoral Fellowship Application.

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