The National Killam Program consists of the Killam Prizes, the Dorothy Killam Fellowships, and the Killam NRC Paul Corkum Fellowships.

The Killam Prizes are awarded to active Canadian scholars who have distinguished themselves through sustained research excellence, making a significant impact in their respective fields in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, and engineering. 

The Dorothy Killam Fellowships provide support to scholars of exceptional ability by granting them time to pursue research projects of broad significance and widespread interest within the disciplines of the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, engineering or studies linking any of these disciplines.

The Killam NRC Paul Corkum Fellowships provide support to distinguished scholars, granting them time to pursue a novel project in collaboration with an NRC researcher, leveraging NRC facilities.

The 2026 program cycle will open on March 26, 2025.

• The deadline for Dorothy Killam Fellowship submissions is May 22, 2025.
• The deadline for Killam Prize submissions is May 29, 2025.
• The deadline for Killam NRC Paul Corkum Fellowship submissions is June 5, 2025.

Information sessions for the 2026 program cycle will be held ahead of the program opening and dates will be shared in January 2025.