The Killam Fellowships Program provides an opportunity for exceptional undergraduate students to spend either one semester or a full academic year as an exchange student at one of the participating institutions in the United States. Credit load and housing information varies by institution.
Students may apply in one of two ways (A) Direct Exchange or (B) Open Competition. Apply through Direct Exchange if you are interested in Killam Fellowship Program member institutions. Apply through Open Exchange if you are interested in an American institution that is not part of the Killam partnership for the award.
Killam Fellowships Program Poster
All applicants for the Killam Fellowships Program must:
- Be Canadian citizens
- Be full-time undergraduate students in good standing
- Have a superior and competitive academic record
- In the case of the direct exchange applicants, be nominated by CIE.
Funding: the program provides award of 6,000 US$ per semester, fully covered health insurance plan, a fall orientation in Ottawa, and a spring seminar in Washington, DC. All Killam Fellows are also eligible to apply for a mobility (in-country travel) grant up to 800 US$ to travel within the host country.
(A) Direct Exchange: Students selected for Killam Fellowships Direct Exchange Program will attend the host institution as an exchange student while continuing to pay tuition fees to U of T.
Direct Exchange Member Institutions:
- American University
- Arizona State University
- Bridgewater State University
- Clemson University
- Florida Polytechnic University
- Georgian Institute of Technology
- Ithaca College
- Miami Dade College
- Smith College
- State University of New York College at Plattsburgh
- University of California at Irvine
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- University of Maine
- University of Texas at Austin
- University of Virginia
- University of Washington
- Wellesley College
Application instructions:
- Submit the application to CIE and send the following documents as attachments to learning.abroad@utoronto.ca by December 3, 2024:
- Proof of Citizenship (pdf, passport)
- Curriculum Vitae (pdf, up to 3 pages, 12 point font, 1″ margins)
- Unofficial Transcript(s) from all post-secondary education institutions (pdf)
- Personal Statement (pdf, 1 page, single spaced, 12 point font, 1″ margins)
- Course Selection Forms (PDF) (pdf, 1 form per institution, up to 3 institutions, to be signed by the CIE Advisor)
- If you are nominated by CIE (nominations decisions will provided in early January), you will then submit a separate application to Killam Fellowships Program by January 31, 2025. You would need to submit two references directly to Killam.
(B) Open Competition: if you are interested in an American institution that is not part of the Killam partnership, you may apply for the award through the open competition (deadline: January 31, 2025). You will attend the host institution as a non-degree student. All fees will be paid to the host institution.
