NRC Killam Prize

Sponsor

National Research Council

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Award Details

The Killam Prizes are among Canada’s most distinguished research awards. They are awarded annually (by the National Research Council) to outstanding Canadian scholars in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences and engineering. Each Killam Prize is worth $100,000 and is awarded in the expectation that the scholars will continue to contribute to the Canadian research community.

Contact: Stephanie O'Neill (stephanie.oneill@ubc.ca), Award Nomination Development Officer. 

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Previous Award Winners

2023

  • Sally Otto, Killam Prize in Natural Sciences (Zoology)

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    Pieter Cullis, Killam Prize in Health Sciences (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)

2018

  • Janet Werker (Social Sciences) [Prize awarded by Canada Council]

2017

  • Julio Montaner (Health Sciences) [Prize awarded by Canada Council]

Part of the VP Research & Innovation portfolio

Office of Research Prizes and Awards

101-6190 Agronomy Road
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z3
E-mail research.prizes@ubc.ca

UBC receives support for managing its research enterprise from the federal Research Support Fund.

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