Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities

1. Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowships

Website: https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/awards-and-funding/postdoctoral-fellow-funding/killam.html#Izaak-Walton-Killam-Memorial-Scholarship

Description: The Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowships are awarded to outstanding individuals who have recently completed a doctoral program. Appointments are for a period of two years, and includes a stipend of $50,000 per year, plus a one-time research allowance of $4,000. Departments may submit a maximum of one nomination for each Killam Fellowship priority group: one for Indigenous scholars, one for Black scholars and one for all (open) scholars.

Department Deadline: December 12, 2022

Awards Announced: April/May 2023

*You can apply for both the Killiam and Notley fellowship awards.


2. Grant Notley Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowship

Website: https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/awards-and-funding/postdoctoral-fellow-funding/killam.html#Grant-Notley-Memorial-Postdoctoral-Fellowship

Description: The Grant Notley Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowship is a prestigious two year award geared towards researchers in politics, history, economy, or society of Western Canada or related fields. Appointments are for a period of two years, and is valued at $46,000 per year and includes a one-time $4,000 travel/research grant for the first year of the Fellowship.

Department Deadline: December 12, 2022

Awards Announced: April/May 2023

*You can apply for both the Killiam and Notley fellowship awards.


3. Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships

Website: https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/awards-and-funding/postdoctoral-fellow-funding/tri-council-postdoctoral-fellowships/banting-postdoctoral-fellowships.html

Description: The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program provides funding to the very best postdoctoral applicants. The objective of the program is to: (1) attract and retain top-tier postdoctoral talent, both nationally and internationally; (2) develop their leadership potential; and (3) position them for success as research leaders of tomorrow. Appointments are for a period of two years, and is valued at $70,000 per year.

Faculty Deadline: ~ May, 2023

Awards Announced: ~ February 2024


4. SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships

Websitehttp://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/fellowships/postdoctoral-postdoctorale-eng.aspx

Description: SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships support new holders of PhDs in the social sciences and humanities. Appointments are for a period of one to two years, and is valued at $45,000 per year.

SSHRC Deadline: ~ early September 2023 (Department Deadline: 4 weeks prior)

Awards Announced: ~ February 2024