Funding for Postdoctoral Scholars

Find information on the awards, scholarships and prizes available for postdoctoral fellows at the University of Alberta.

Killam Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowships

These are funded from the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund for Advanced Studies.

The Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring recognizes outstanding performance in the area of mentoring summer research students, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, visiting research scholars and undergraduate students.

Alberta Innovates Postdoctoral Fellowships Program

The Alberta Innovates Postdoctoral Fellowships (AI PDF) Program is to position postdoctoral scholars for high-impact careers in Alberta’s health research and innovation (R&I) ecosystem. Award recipients may not receive simultaneous support from another Alberta Innovates Trainee program. See general U of A program information.

Tri-Council Postdoctoral Program

Canada's three major research grant agencies offer fellowships for postdoctorates. In addition to the information provided on the U of A site, always check the agency website for detailed instructions and requirements.

Additional Postdoctoral Funding

The Grant Notley Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowship is provided by donations from friends of Grant Notley, matched by the Province of Alberta. The travel awards financially support postdoctoral scholars who travel in the interests of disseminating the results of research undertaken at the U of A.

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