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
Izaak Walton Killam (July 23, 1885 – August 5, 1955) was a Canadian financier.
Early life
Born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, he was the son of William Dudman Killam and Arabella Hunter (Belle) Cann.
Business ventures
As a young banker with the ...
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Five Killam Prizes, each having a value of $100,000, are annually awarded by the
Canada Council
The Canada Council for the Arts (french: Conseil des arts du Canada), commonly called the Canada Council, is a Crown corporations of Canada, Crown corporation established in 1957 as an arts council of the Government of Canada. It acts as the fede ...
for the Arts to eminent
Canadian
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researchers who distinguish themselves in the fields of social, human, natural, or health sciences.
In August 2021, the Canada Council announced it would transition the administration of the Killam program to the
National Research Council Canada
The National Research Council Canada (NRC; french: Conseil national de recherches Canada) is the primary national agency of the Government of Canada dedicated to science and technology research & development. It is the largest federal research ...
(NRC) by March 2022.
The restructured Killam Program was launched under the administration of the NRC in April 2022. It is now called the National Killam Program and consists of the Killam Prizes and the
Dorothy Killam Fellowships.
Recipients
See also
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List of medicine awards
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List of social sciences awards
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References
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External links
Killam Laureates websiteCanada Council for the Arts Killam Prizes webpageTransition to the National Research Council of Canada from the Canada Council for the Arts
Canadian science and technology awards
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