Killam Research Fellowship
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The Killam Research Fellowship is a prestigious Canadian academic award that provides funding to distinguished scholars to pursue independent, full-time research in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, or engineering.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Killam Research Fellowship canonical | 3 |
| Killam Fellowships | 2 |
| Killam Research Fellowships | 1 |
| Killam Research Fellowships (historical) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3809728 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Killam Research Fellowship Context triple: [Martin Daly, awardReceived, Killam Research Fellowship]
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A.
Killam Prize
The Killam Prize is one of Canada's most prestigious academic awards, recognizing outstanding lifetime achievement in research across the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, and engineering.
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B.
Royal Society of Edinburgh research fellowships
Royal Society of Edinburgh research fellowships are prestigious competitive awards that support early- and mid-career researchers in Scotland across a wide range of academic disciplines.
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C.
Sloan Research Fellowships
The Sloan Research Fellowships are prestigious early-career awards that support outstanding young scientists and scholars in recognition of their potential to make significant contributions to their fields.
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D.
Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship
The Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship is a prestigious German funding program that supports outstanding researchers from Germany in conducting long-term research stays abroad in collaboration with international host institutions.
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E.
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship
The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship is a prestigious UK research award that supports outstanding early-career scholars in the humanities and social sciences to undertake independent research.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Killam Research Fellowship Target entity description: The Killam Research Fellowship is a prestigious Canadian academic award that provides funding to distinguished scholars to pursue independent, full-time research in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, or engineering.
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A.
Killam Prize
The Killam Prize is one of Canada's most prestigious academic awards, recognizing outstanding lifetime achievement in research across the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, and engineering.
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B.
Royal Society of Edinburgh research fellowships
Royal Society of Edinburgh research fellowships are prestigious competitive awards that support early- and mid-career researchers in Scotland across a wide range of academic disciplines.
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C.
Sloan Research Fellowships
The Sloan Research Fellowships are prestigious early-career awards that support outstanding young scientists and scholars in recognition of their potential to make significant contributions to their fields.
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D.
Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship
The Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship is a prestigious German funding program that supports outstanding researchers from Germany in conducting long-term research stays abroad in collaboration with international host institutions.
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E.
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship
The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship is a prestigious UK research award that supports outstanding early-career scholars in the humanities and social sciences to undertake independent research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic award
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research fellowship ⓘ |
| administeredIn |
English
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French ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Killam Trusts
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surface form:
Killam Program
Killam Trusts ⓘ
surface form:
Killam Trusts awards
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| awardFor |
full-time research
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independent research ⓘ |
| benefit |
research funding
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salary replacement support ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| disciplineScope | broad disciplinary coverage ⓘ |
| eligibility | distinguished scholars ⓘ |
| field |
engineering
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humanities ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | Canadian institutions ⓘ |
| grantType | individual research grant ⓘ |
| locationCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Killam family ⓘ |
| notableFor | prestige in Canadian academia ⓘ |
| prestigeLevel | one of Canada’s most prestigious research fellowships ⓘ |
| purpose |
to enable scholars to pursue research free from teaching and administrative duties
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to provide funding for advanced research ⓘ |
| region | national ⓘ |
| researchMode | full-time research ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
originality of research program
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research excellence ⓘ scholarly distinction ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Canada Council for the Arts
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Killam Trusts ⓘ |
| supports |
advanced scholarly work
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long-term research projects ⓘ |
| targetAudience | university-based researchers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Killam Research Fellowship Description of subject: The Killam Research Fellowship is a prestigious Canadian academic award that provides funding to distinguished scholars to pursue independent, full-time research in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, or engineering.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Killam Research Fellowships (historical)
this entity surface form:
Killam Fellowships
this entity surface form:
Killam Research Fellowships
this entity surface form:
Killam Fellowships
subject surface form:
Brian K. Hall