Canada Council for the Arts - Dr. Peter Morand, Special Advisory, Killam Program visiting UVic - April 5, 2011
Dr. Peter Morand, Special Advisory, Killam Program will be visiting UVic on TUESDAY, April 5, 2011 to promote the national Killam Program at the Canada Council for the Arts.
The Program includes the Killam Research Fellowships and the Killam Prizes.
Time: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2011
Location: Administrative Services Building Conference Room 220 (link to map http://www.uvic.ca/buildings/ssb.html)
Dr. Morand’s program will comprise a 30-minute presentation about the Killam Program, including details about eligibility and application requirements, and tips and information on the electronic filing process, followed by a question and answer period (see below for more information about Dr. Morand.)
For information about 2011 Killam Research Fellows, go to http://www.canadacouncil.ca/news/releases/2011/pz129434696008377992.htm
For a list of all prior Killam Research Fellows and Prize recipients and current Selection Committee membership go to http://www.canadacouncil.ca/prizes/killam/az129137458993934584.htm
Dr. Morand also will be available after the presentation to meet with potential candidates or past applicants for ~10 minutes each to discuss more specific questions they may have on their own applications.
All senior academic administrators, professors and research administrators are welcome to attend (see below for program details).
Space is limited! You are asked to confirm your attendance by Thursday, March 31 by contacting Marilyn Florence, Awards Facilitator at mkf@uvic.ca
Thank you.
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ABOUT THE KILLAM PROGRAMS
KILLAM RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS are offered on a competitive basis to support distinguished Canadian researchers, normally full professors in Canadian universities, in any of the following broad fields: humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, engineering and studies linking any of the disciplines within these broad fields. Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada may hold the Fellowships. They are “release time” fellowships, which provide two years of full release from teaching and administrative duties. The fellowship funds are paid to the university or research institute that employs the fellow to relieve him or her of all teaching and administrative responsibilities while continuing to pay the fellow’s full salary and benefits during the entire period of the fellowship.
KILLAM PRIZES: Up to five prizes of $100,000 each are given annually to eminent Canadian scholars in recognition of distinguished career achievement in the natural sciences, health sciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities respectively. Nominees must be Canadian citizens.
Consult our web site at
http://www.canadacouncil.ca/prizes/killam/>
ABOUT DR. PETER MORAND
Peter Morand is Special Advisor to the Killam Trusts and to the Canada Council for the Arts for the national Killam Awards Program. He is past President (1990-95) of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Prior to his appointment at NSERC, he spent many years at the University of Ottawa as Professor of Chemistry, Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering (1976-80) and Vice-Rector, University Relations and Development (1987-90). He obtained his Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry) from McGill University and subsequently did postdoctoral work in Sir Derek Barton’s laboratory at Imperial College, London. From 1996 to 2005 he was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Science and Technology Growth Fund Inc. His firm, Peter Morand and Associates Inc. undertakes consulting assignments with companies, universities and other R&D organizations.