The Killam Fellowships Program

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The Killam Fellowships Program
Awards for Canadian Undergraduate Students 2008-09
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Our Mission

• To encourage exceptional undergraduate students
  by providing a unique opportunity for formal
  student exchange between Canada and the United
  States
• To foster mutual understanding between the
  citizens of Canada and those of the United States

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Killam Fellowships

• Tenable for one semester or a full academic year
• Competition for awards is field open
• US10,000 for one full academic year
• US500 Health Insurance Allowance
• Mobility Program
• Up to 40 scholarships to be awarded for 2008-09

It is only through immersion that one can truly
gain a nuanced understanding and appreciation of
another culture, especially a culture which the
participant may feel they already understand
before the exchange. - Matthew Bown, 2006-2007
Killam Fellow
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Mobility Program

• Fall Orientation in Ottawa
• Killam Public Lecture
• Academic Conference
• Cultural Activities

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Mobility Program

• Cultural Awareness Grant
• Up to US1,000 in Mobility Funding for travel in
  the United States
• Allow Killam Fellows to explore a part of the
  United States

The Grand Canyons beauty and sheer massiveness
was incredible. It was unlike anything I had
ever seen. I am in awe that the Grand Canyon,
Harvard, and Washington, D.C. are all in the same
country The Killam Fellowship has really opened
my eyes to how much geographical, political and
cultural diversity the U.S. has to offer. -
Christian van der Pol, 2006-2007 Killam Fellow
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Mobility Program

• Spring Seminar in the United States
• Academic Workshops
• Cultural Activities

I greatly enjoyed the Spring Seminar in
Washington, D.C., and the opportunity to see the
capital of the United States... It was exciting
to visit the Smithsonian and to see the Mall so
many monuments and so much heritage all in one
place. Visiting the capital informed and
increased my appreciation of American culture, an
appreciation I hope to share beyond my return to
Canada. - Margaret Leighton, 2005-06 Killam
Fellow
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Eligibility Requirements

• Canadian Citizenship
• Full-time undergraduate student in good standing
  at an accredited degree-granting institution in
  Canada
• Proficiency in English
• Excellent academic record

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2007Participating Universities

• American University Partners
• American University
• Bridgewater State College
• Harvard College
• Ithaca College
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Smith College
• SUNY-Plattsburgh
• Wellesley College

• Canadian University Partners
• Acadia University
• Dalhousie University
• McGill University
• McMaster University
• Memorial University of Newfoundland
• Mount Allison University
• Queens University
• Université de Montréal
• University of Ottawa
• University of Toronto
• York University

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How to Apply

• Applications for direct exchange participants
  should be submitted to the Killam Campus
  Representative by the internal campus deadline
• Applications for the self-placed opportunities
  should be submitted directly to The Foundation
  for Educational Exchange between Canada and the
  United States of America, 2015-350 Albert Street,
  Ottawa, ON K1R 1A4
• For further information
• Contact Michelle Emond at the Killam Fellowships
  Program (613.688.5513 or memond_at_killamfellowships.
  com)
• Applications and detailed information are
  available at www.killamfellowships.com

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Canadian Killam Fellows