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The Killam Trusts were established in 1965 … The Killam Trusts were established in 1965 after the death of Mrs. Dorothy J. Killam, the widow of Izaak Walton Killam, a Canadian financier, for a time the wealthiest man in Canada. He died intestate in 1955, but before his death he and his wife discussed in extensive detail the scholarship plan on which the Killam Trusts were founded. Approximately one half of his estate went to the government as inheritance tax. It was used to found the Canada Council, along with similar funds from the estate of Sir James Dunn, also from Nova Scotia). The rest of Mr. Killam's estate was inherited by his widow, Dorothy J. Killam. In the ten years between his death and hers, she doubled the Killam fortune. Upon her death at Villa Leopolda, her estate in France, her lawyer Donald N. Byers, QC put into motion the plans the Killams had discussed during their lifetimes. Having no children of their own, the Killams decided to leave their fortune to further post-secondary education in Canada at the graduate studies level. The Killam benefactions went to five Canadian universities: University of British Columbia, University of Calgary, University of Alberta, The Neuro [[(Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital)]] at McGill University and Dalhousie University. The Canada Council for the Arts also received Killam funds and administered the national program consisting of the Killam Research Fellowships open to professors from all Canadian universities; and the Killam Prize, valued at $100,000 and recognizing lifetime contributions in each of the following categories: health sciences, natural sciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities. In August 2021, the Canada Council announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding that would transition the administration of the Killam program to the National Research Council Canada (NRC). The 2023 National Killam Program cycle was officially launched under the administration of the NRC in April 2022 and now consists of the Dorothy Killam Fellowships and the Killam Prizes. In the words of Mrs. Killam's will: "My purpose in establishing the Killam Trusts is to help in the building of Canada's future by encouraging advanced study. Thereby I hope, in some measure, to increase the scientific and scholastic attainments of Canadians, to develop and expand the work of Canadian universities, and to promote sympathetic understanding between Canadians and the peoples of other countries." Many scholars who have received Killam awards have gone on to be leaders in their fields. They are constantly developing, discovering, mapping and modelling the knowledge and solutions that will change Canada’s future. The four Trustees to the Killam Trusts meet annually with representatives from each of the Killam institutions to discuss scholarship related concerns, as well as ways to ensure the continued success of Canadian graduate studies. The current four trustees are Bernard F. Miller QC, Managing Trustee, of Halifax; Jim Dinning, C.M., F.ICD, LLD, of Calgary; Brenda Eaton, MA, ICD.D, of Victoria; and The Honourable Kevin G. Lynch, PC, OC, PhD, LLD, of Toronto.in G. Lynch, PC, OC, PhD, LLD, of Toronto.
, Les fiducies Killam comprennent les bourse … Les fiducies Killam comprennent les bourses Killam et les prix Killam. Ils furent établis en 1965 selon les dernières volontés de (en) et grâce aux dons qu'elle a fait au cours de sa vie, pour honorer la mémoire de son conjoint, (en). Cinq "Prix Izaak-Walton-Killam", d'une valeur de 100 000 $ chacun, sont annuellement décernés par le Conseil des Arts du Canada à d'éminents chercheurs canadiens qui se sont distingués en sciences sociales, en sciences humaines, en sciences naturelles, en sciences de la santé ainsi qu'en ingénierie. Les bourses d'une valeur de 70 000 $ par an, décernés aussi par le Conseil des Arts du Canada, ont pour objet de permettre aux chercheurs de se libérer de leur travail habituel d’enseignement et d’administration pendant deux ans afin d'entreprendre un projet de recherche indépendant. Elles sont attribuées aux chercheurs eux-mêmes, mais c’est l’université ou l’établissement de recherche où ils travaillent qui reçoit et gère les fonds. travaillent qui reçoit et gère les fonds.
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The Killam Trusts were established in 1965 … The Killam Trusts were established in 1965 after the death of Mrs. Dorothy J. Killam, the widow of Izaak Walton Killam, a Canadian financier, for a time the wealthiest man in Canada. He died intestate in 1955, but before his death he and his wife discussed in extensive detail the scholarship plan on which the Killam Trusts were founded. Approximately one half of his estate went to the government as inheritance tax. It was used to found the Canada Council, along with similar funds from the estate of Sir James Dunn, also from Nova Scotia). The rest of Mr. Killam's estate was inherited by his widow, Dorothy J. Killam. In the ten years between his death and hers, she doubled the Killam fortune. Upon her death at Villa Leopolda, her estate in France, her lawyer Donald N. Byers, QC put into motir lawyer Donald N. Byers, QC put into moti
, Les fiducies Killam comprennent les bourse … Les fiducies Killam comprennent les bourses Killam et les prix Killam. Ils furent établis en 1965 selon les dernières volontés de (en) et grâce aux dons qu'elle a fait au cours de sa vie, pour honorer la mémoire de son conjoint, (en). Cinq "Prix Izaak-Walton-Killam", d'une valeur de 100 000 $ chacun, sont annuellement décernés par le Conseil des Arts du Canada à d'éminents chercheurs canadiens qui se sont distingués en sciences sociales, en sciences humaines, en sciences naturelles, en sciences de la santé ainsi qu'en ingénierie.iences de la santé ainsi qu'en ingénierie.
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