Vanier scholar Keira Gunn

Exceptional scholars

Our Killam Laureates and Vanier Scholars are extraordinary researchers and future leaders in their fields.

Killam Laureates

The Killam Laureates' primary purpose is to support advanced education and research at five selected Canadian universities and the Canada Council for the Arts. These two-year scholarships are open to Ph.D. students; awards are made annually to top ranking applicants in recognition of their outstanding caliber. The Killam Trusts have contributed to the advancement of learning at the University of Calgary since 1967. 

2023 Killam Laureates

  • Hebatallah Mohamed Shawky Elsayed Abdelmoaty
  • Ruth Damilola Alli
  • Abdullah Salahuddin Bernier
  • Rebecca Ann Booth
  • Dylan Xiao Ming Guan
  • Chetna Khandelwal
  • Ashley Kolstad
  • Brittany Lee Lindsay
  • Aloysius Nwabugo Maduforo
  • Shazia Hafiz Ramji
  • Sandy Rao
  • Mijail Rojas-Carvajal

2022 Killam Laureates

  • Rachel Katherine Eirich
  • Amy Janna LeBlanc
  • Dana Lowry
  • D. Owen Paetkau
  • Farzaneh Zangeneh-Nejad

2021 Killam Laureates

  • Tiffany Anne Beks
  • Elena Buliga
  • Harrison Michael Campbell
  • Ryan Crosschild
  • Davor Curic
  • Julie Deleemans
  • Georgina Freeman
  • Madisen Hvidberg
  • Erin Calaine Inglis
  • Sheliza Ladhani
  • Zachary Arthur Moline
  • Luiz Gustavo Nogueira de Almeida
  • Mary Cecilia Porter
  • Chene Royan Redwood
  • Rahil Ghatreh Samani
  • Abdullah Safa Soydan
  • Rahil Ghatreh Samani
  • Madisen Hvidberg
  • Erin Calaine Inglis
  • Sheliza Ladhani
  • Jamie Aaron Stern Michaels 
  • Maria Pavlova 
  • Stephen Michael Jerome Pollo 
  • Luis Felipe Ponce Alvarez
  • Boglarka Soos
  • Vishnu Vasanthan
  • Katherine Margaret Webber 
  • Gerardo Zegers  

Montage: 2020 Killam Laureates

Montage of the 2020 Killam Laureates

Kaltrina Kusari

2020 UCalgary Killam Laureate Kaltrina Kusari

Jahanara Rajwani

2018 UCalgary Killam Laureate Jahanara Rajwani

Mallik Mahmud

2017 UCalgary Killam Laureate Mallik Mahmud

Maurice Mohr

2016 UCalgary Killam Laureate Maurice Mohr

Dan Berger

2016 UCalgary Killam Laureate Dan Berger

Kyle Wilson

2015 UCalgary Killam Laureate Kyle Wilson

Muhammad Khan

2015 UCalgary Killam Laureate Muhammad Khan

Joshua Whitehead

2019 UCalgary Killam Laureate Joshua Whitehead

Williams Ernesto Miranda Delgado

2019 UCalgary Killam Laureate Williams Ernesto Miranda Delgado

Julia Poole

2017 UCalgary Killam Laureate Julia Poole

Elena Favaro

2016 UCalgary Killam Laureate Elena Favaro

Valentina Bertolani

2016 UCalgary Killam Laureate Valentina Bertolani

Briana Cassetta

2015 UCalgary Killam Laureate Briana Cassetta

Adrienne Offenbecker

2015 UCalgary Killam Laureate Adrianne Offenbecker


2019 Vanier Scholars

Vanier Scholars

The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship is intended to support students broadening their research horizons. The Vanier CGS was created to attract and retain world-class doctoral students by supporting those who demonstrate a high standard of scholarly achievement and exemplary leadership.

Recent Vanier Scholars


2023

  • Rebecca Booth, Physics and Astronomy
  • Prince Ekoh, Social Work
  • Fahad Iqbal, Neuroscience
  • Areefa Karan, Community Health Sciences
  • Alejandro Cuellar De Lucio, Chemistry
  • Philippa Ngaju, Biomedical Engineering
  • Julien Rimok, Biomedical Engineering
  • Ainsley Catherine Smith, Biomedical Engineering

2022

  • Allegra DePasquale, Anthropology
  • Bo Ram Lee, Community Health Sciences
  • Andrei Sabin Nataste, Neuroscience
  • Michaela Patton, Clinical Psychology
  • Govind Peringod, Neuroscience
  • Isla Shill, Kinesiology
  • Jaemyung Shin, Biomedical Engineering

Learn more about the 2022 Vanier Scholars

2021

  • Amanda Foote, Anthropology
  • Jessica Elizabeth Cooke, Clinical Psychology
  • Leah Chadwick, Clinical Psychology
  • Muflih Adnan, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
  • Seham Abdulmajed A. Elmrayed, Community Health Sciences
  • Chelsea Leann Klinke, Anthropology
  • Hanjoo Shim, Immunology

Learn more about the 2021 Vanier scholars

2020

  • Galina Belolyubsaya, Anthropology
  • Kate Bourne, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Science
  • Hannah Dimmick, Kinesiology
  • Ali Fatehi Hassanabad, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Science
  • Dion Kelly, Neuroscience
  • Chelsea Moran, Psychology
  • Oluwatomiwa Osin, Chemistry
  • Jahanara Rajwani, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Carieta Thomas, Sociology

Learn more about the 2020 Vanier Scholars

2019

  • Mohammadali Ahmadi, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
  • James Bull, Biological Sciences
  • Chelsea Christie, Community Health Science
  • Brandon Craig, Neuroscience
  • Adrianna Giuffre, Neuroscience
  • Keira Gunn, Mathematics and Statistics
  • Kimberly Manalili, Community Health Science
  • Sarthak Sinha, Veterinary Medicine
  • Mason Stothart, Veterinary Medicine

Learn more about the 2019 Vanier Scholars

2018

  • Samantha Baglot, Neuroscience
  • Breanna Borys, Biomedical Engineering
  • Leanne Dawson, Electrical Engineering
  • Albert Isaacs, Neuroscience
  • Emilie Lacroix, Psychology
  • Haydee Mesa-Galloso, Biological Science
  • Julia Poole, Clinical Psychology
  • Mallik Sezan Mahmud, Geography
  • Shasta Webb, Anthropology

Learn more about the 2018 Vanier Scholars

2017

  • Michele Bianchi, Anthropology
  • Kevin Boldt, Kinesiology
  • N. Daniel Berger, Neuroscience
  • Chelsia Gillis, Community Health
  • Lucie Nurdin, Chemistry
  • J. Mylynn Felt, Communication and Media Studies
  • Adedapo Noah Awolayo, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
  • Karla Conte, Medical Science
  • Kamala Adhikari Dahal, Community Health
  • Williams E. Miranda-Delgado, Biological Science
  • Thomas Fox, Geography

Learn more about the 2017 Vanier Scholars

2016

  • Christopher Logan Cahill, Biological Sciences
  • Erin Hetherington, Community Health Science
  • Teja Klancic, Kinesiology
  • Rachael Anne L'Orsa, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Jenine Rocha Leal, Community Health Science
  • Juan Javier Marrugo-Hernandez, Chemistry
  • Erin Laurel Stephenson, Clinical Neurosciences
  • Haley Alleson Vecchiarelli, Clinical Neurosciences

Learn more about the 2016 Vanier Scholars

2015

  • Alper Aksac, Computer Science
  • Carlos Enriquez-Victorero, Chemistry
  • Robert Mayall, Chemistry
  • Ahmed Mostafa, Computer Science
  • Elias Nyanza, Community Health Science
  • Muhammad Omer, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Alexandra Robinson, Educational Research
  • Jessica Switzer, Clinical Psychology

Learn more about the 2015 Vanier Scholars