The Killam Fellowships Program

The Killam Fellowships Program provides an opportunity for exceptional undergraduate students from universities in Canada and the United States to spend either one semester or a full academic year as an exchange student in the other country. Students may participate in the program either as a direct exchange student (registering at their home university, paying their home fees, and attending the host university as an exchange visitor) or as a self-placed visiting student (applying for and registering at the host university, and paying host tuition fees).

The Killam Fellowships Program offers a cash award of $6,000 US for a one semester exchange ($12,000 US for the academic year), along with a health benefit plan. The Foundation hosts all new Killam Fellows at an Orientation program in Ottawa each fall and again at a seminar in Washington D.C. each spring. In addition, all Fellows are eligible to apply for a mobility grant in an amount not to exceed $800. The idea of the mobility initiative is to allow students to undertake an educational field trip, providing the Fellows with the opportunity to gain a broader understanding of the culture of the host country. The Killam Fellowships Program also offers enrichment opportunities for alumni. In particular, the Fulbright Canada-Maple Leaf Community Action Program allows alumni to apply for a community enrichment grant to complete a volunteer-based project in their home or host communities. 

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American University Partners	Canadian University Partners
American University	Acadia University
Arizona State University	Brock University
Bridgewater State University	Carleton University
Clemson University	Dalhousie University
Florida Polytechnic University	McGill University
Georgia Institute of Technology	McMaster University
Ithaca College	Memorial University of Newfoundland
Miami Dade College	Mount Allison University
Smith College	Queen’s University
State University of New York College at Plattsburgh	Saint Mary’s University
University of California at Irvine	Université de Montréal
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa	Université Laval
University of Maine	University of Alberta
University of Texas at Austin	University of Calgary
University of Virginia	University of Ottawa
University of Washington	University of Prince Edward Island
Wellesley College	University of Toronto
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	Western University
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