BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260808T153929EDT-6930IMTzSc@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260808T193929Z DESCRIPTION:Killam Program - 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ Visit\nFriday\, February 20\ , 2009\n10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.\nThe Canada Council for the Arts is coordi nating visits to\nuniversities to provide information and advice on the Ki llam\nProgram\, which includes both the Killam Research Fellowship and the \nKillam Prize.  Researchers who anticipate submitting an\napplication to the 2010 Killam Research Fellowship competition\n(deadline May 15) are str ongly encouraged to attend this\nmeeting.\nPeter Morand\, a former NSERC P resident (1990-1995) and currently\na Special Advisor to the Canada Counci l for the Arts for the Killam\nProgram\, will give a general presentation on the Killam Program.\nThe presentation will include historical and stati stical\ninformation\, explanations on eligibility and application\nrequire ments\, tips on how to improve one's application and\ninformation on the e lectronic filing process. The presentation will\nbe followed by a general question period. Dr. Morand will also be\navailable\, after the presentati on (between 11:00\nand 12:00) to meet with researchers on a one-on-one bas is.\nThe Canada Council Killam Research Fellowship Program is\ndesigned to recognize and support distinguished Canadian scholars\,\nnormally full pr ofessors at Canadian universities and research\ninstitutes\, who have esta blished an outstanding reputation in their\narea of research. Killam Resea rch Fellowships are offered on a\ncompetitive basis to support researchers in any of the following\nfields: humanities\; social sciences\; natural s ciences\; health\nsciences\; engineering or studies linking any of the dis ciplines\nwithin these fields. Killam Research Fellowships are valued at\n $70\,000 per year. They are 'release time' fellowships\,\nwhich provide tw o years of full release from teaching and\nadministrative duties.\nKILLAM PRIZES: Up to five prizes of $100\,000\neach are given annually to eminent Canadian scholars in recognition\nof distinguished career achievement in the natural sciences\, health\nsciences\, engineering\, social sciences an d humanities respectively.\nNominees must be Canadian citizens.\nPlease RS VP to mary-margaret.klempa [at] mcgill.ca (Mary-Margaret Klempa).\nPlease indicate whether you would like to speak with Dr. Morand on\na one-on-one basis after the presentation.\n \n DTSTART:20090220T150000Z DTEND:20090220T170000Z LOCATION:Leacock Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 2T7\, 855 rue Sherbroo ke Ouest SUMMARY:Killam Program - 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ Visit URL:/channels/event/killam-program-mcgill-university-v isit-104277 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR