Killam Fellowships Program for Canada-US Undergraduate Exchange

The Killam Fellowships Program provides an opportunity for undergraduate students from universities in Canada and the United States to spend either one semester or a full academic year as an exchange student in the other country. Students may participate as a direct exchange student (registering at their home university, paying home fees, and attending the host university as an exchange visitor) or as a self-placed visiting student (applying for and registering at the host university and paying host tuition fees).

The Killam Fellowships Program offers a cash award of $6,000 US for a one semester exchange and $12,000 US for the academic year, along with a health benefit plan. The Foundation hosts all new Killam Fellows at an Orientation program in Ottawa each fall and again at a seminar in Washington D.C. each spring. Fellows are also eligible to apply for a mobility grant in an amount not to exceed $800.

The mobility initiative is described as allowing students to undertake an educational field trip, to gain a broader understanding of the culture of the host country. The program also offers enrichment opportunities for alumni, including eligibility to apply for a community enrichment grant through the Fulbright Canada-Maple Leaf Community Action Program to complete a volunteer-based project in their home or host communities.

• Undergraduate students
• Must come from universities in Canada and the United States
• Must plan to spend either one semester or a full academic year as an exchange student in the other country
• May participate as a direct exchange student by registering at the home university, paying home fees, and attending the host university as an exchange visitor
• May participate as a self-placed visiting student by applying for and registering at the host university and paying host tuition fees

• Cash award of $6,000 US for a one semester exchange
• Cash award of $12,000 US for the academic year
• Health benefit plan
• Mobility grant eligible to apply for, amount not to exceed $800
• Orientation program for new Killam Fellows in Ottawa each fall
• Seminar for new Killam Fellows in Washington D.C. each spring
• Enrichment opportunities for alumni, including eligibility to apply for a community enrichment grant through the Fulbright Canada-Maple Leaf Community Action Program