Date/Time
Date(s) - 16/04/2025
12:00 am

Valued at $100,000, 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. Normally, one (1) prize is awarded each year, on a competitive basis, in each of the following five (5) disciplines:

• humanities
• social sciences
• natural sciences
• health sciences
• engineering

An individual may receive this award only once in a lifetime.

Each year, the National Killam Program Office will notify the prize recipients by telephone and in writing before the end of February. It may also notify other nominators in writing, at their discretion, of the result of their nomination by the end of March. Except for notifying prize recipients, the National Killam Program Office will not contact nominees.

NOMINATION PROCESS

Potential nominators/nominees at McMaster who are interested in nominating a fellow McMaster researcher or being nominated for the Killam Prize are required to first contact their Faculty’s Associate Dean, Research to discuss their prospective nomination and complete the internal/OVPR Notice of Intent (NOI) form.

Completed and signed OVPR NOI forms are due to the Prizes & Awards team by April 16, 2024.

The OVPR P&A team is happy to support nominators and nominees in the preparation of nomination dossiers. Please contact them at awardmgr@mcmaster.ca with any questions and/or requests for support pertaining to the 2024-2025 Killam Prizes.