Scholarship at a glance
Value:Â Up to $48,000 per year for up to four years
Degree level: Doctoral (PhD)
Available to: Canadian or international students
Description
º£½ÇÉçÇøapp awards Killam Predoctoral Scholarships on a competitive basis to outstanding graduate students in doctoral programs in any discipline in the sciences, engineering, humanities, and social sciences.
The base value of this scholarship is $42,000 per year ($14,000 per term) for up to three years, provided the award holder maintains eligibility. Killam award holders are required to apply for a Tri-agency CGRS-D within the first two years of holding this award and successful CGRS-D applicants will receive the following additional benefits:
- The CGRS-D award value of $40,000 per year ($13333.33 per term) will be topped up to $48,000 per year ($16,000 per term) while Killam and Tri-agency awards are held concurrently.
- The duration of the Killam scholarship will be extended to the end of the award holder’s fourth year enrolled in their PhD program as applicable.
The Killam Scholarship will become partially or fully honorary in terms where a recipient also holds other FGS-managed scholarships and awards. This includes Tri-agency Graduate Research Scholarships (CGRS-D) scholarships, º£½ÇÉçÇøapp Research Excellence Scholarships (DRES), Nova Scotia Graduate Scholarships (NSGS), and Abdul Majid Bader Graduate Scholarships. Killam funding is not directly impacted by additional research stipends offered by a supervisor or department-level scholarships. It is the recipient’s responsibility to comply with the terms of any additional awards they may hold, including reporting other sources of funding.
Relocation allowance
New Killam Scholars relocating to Nova Scotia to start their graduate program will be assisted with the cost of travel. Reimbursement of expenses, not to exceed the lowest cost airfare available by the most direct route, will be made for you upon completion of travel and submission of a travel expense claim form with all original receipts and boarding passes (if applicable). Expenses must be submitted for reimbursement no later than the end of your first term at º£½ÇÉçÇøapp. Unfortunately, no reimbursements are provided for the transportation of family members or personal effects
Non-paid interruption of award
Non-paid interruptions of awards for up to 12 months will be permitted for an approved leave of absence from the graduate program for which funding was received.  You may not interrupt an award in order to take up another award or to pursue studies other than those for which you have received funding. Â
Paid parental leave
Effective May 1, 2021, predoctoral Killam scholars (Master's and Doctoral) can apply for paid parental leave benefits. These benefits are intended to support those students who do not have access to other paid parental leave supports through tri-agency research or scholarship funding. Eligibility details will be provided to award holders upon request.
Eligibility criteria
- This scholarship is open to both Canadian and international students pursuing a full time doctoral (PhD) degree at º£½ÇÉçÇøapp University.
- This scholarship must be taken up no later than the 7th term in the PhD program. You must have spent less than six terms (24 months) in your PhD as of 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.
- Killam scholarship recipients are expected to participate in Killam scholar initiatives and events whenever possible to help build the research community at º£½ÇÉçÇøapp University.
Application overview
The application and selection process for this scholarship is now being managed at the Faculty level. Please contact your intended program of studyÌý²¹´Ú³Ù±ð°ù October 15, 2025 for more information.