Izaak-Walton-Killam Award
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The Killam Prize (previously the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Prize) was established according to the will of Dorothy J. Killam to honour the memory of her husband Izaak Walton Killam. Five Killam Prizes, each having a value of $100,000, were awarded annually by the
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for the Arts to eminent
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researchers who distinguish themselves in the fields of social sciences, humanities, natural sciences, health sciences, or engineering. In August 2021, the Canada Council announced it would transition the administration of the Killam program to the
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(NRC) by March 2022. The restructured Killam Program was officially launched under the administration of the NRC in April 2022. It is now called the National Killam Program and consists of the Killam Prizes, the Dorothy Killam Fellowships and the Killam NRC Paul Corkum Fellowships.


Recipients


See also

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External links


Killam Laureates website

Canada Council for the Arts Killam Prizes webpage

Transition to the National Research Council of Canada from the Canada Council for the Arts
Canadian science and technology awards Science and technology award winners fr:Prix Izaak-Walton-Killam