# Exceptional scholars
**Source**: https://grad.ucalgary.ca/awards-and-funding/exceptional-scholars
**Parent**: https://grad.ucalgary.ca/
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.
[Learn More](https://www.ucalgary.ca/provost/killam)
## 2025 Killam Laureates
- Silvia Carboni
- Brendan Carswell
- Jay Cavanagh
- Alex Cuncannon
- Selena Fu
- Kazim Haider
- Jill Hoselton
- Megan Kinzel
- Queenie Li
- Adnan Mohammed
- Fatemeh Morshedi Dehaghi
- Cara Nania
- Serhat Sevgen
- Jenna Sim
- Abbygale Swadling
- Jasmine Veitch
[Learn more](https://www.ucalgary.ca/provost/killam/killam-2025)
[2025 Killam event](https://ucalgary.ca/news/2025-killam-awards-celebrate-tradition-scholarship)
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## 2024 Killam Laureates
- Milad Arabloo
- Amanda Zanco
- Emma Alvina-May Stanley
- Anees Bahji
- Brendon Chisholm Brian Besler
- Melissa Marie Brasen Glass
- Elaine Jane Atay
- Brooke Nicole Richtik
- Jenney Zhu
- Bruna Nogueira
[Learn more](https://www.ucalgary.ca/provost/killam/killam-2024)
[2024 Killam Event](https://ucalgary.ca/news/2024-killam-awards-recognize-outstanding-ucalgary-researchers)
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## 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
[Learn more](https://ucalgary.ca/news/2023-killam-awards-winners-shape-future-through-high-impact-scholarship)
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## 2022 Killam Laureates
- Rachel Katherine Eirich
- Amy Janna LeBlanc
- Dana Lowry
- D. Owen Paetkau
- Farzaneh Zangeneh-Nejad
[Learn more](https://ucalgary.ca/news/2022-killam-awards-celebrate-academia-and-leadership-ucalgary)
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## 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
[Learn more](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/news/killam-laureate-searches-permafrost-canadian-rockies)
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## Hear from past Killam Laureates
These [scholarships](https://iac01.ucalgary.ca/FGSA/Public/SpecificAward.aspx?AwardID=4655) are awarded to doctoral students of outstanding caliber. They are highly ranked in the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Graduate Studies Killam Competition by the Killam Memorial Scholarship Committee.
[View playlist](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsKmRbF9zAwA3ZEYn6iRdB4pCaEikp8c0&si=ieyQVOeRepC2uYxL)
2020 Killam Laureates
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### Vanier Scholars
The Vanier CGS is intended to support students broadening their research horizons. It 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
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#### 2025
- Madison Fullteron, Medical Science
- Syed Kazim Haider, Biomedical Engineering
- Zainab Khan, Neuroscience
- Arazdeep Minhas, Neuroscience
- Sammy Sánchez, Anthropology
- Jessica Scheufen, Neuroscience
[Learn more about the 2025 Vanier Scholars](https://news.ucalgary.ca/news/six-ucalgary-phd-students-receive-vanier-scholarships-2025)
#### 2024
- Dylan Guan, Medical Science
- Caroline Luszawski, Clinical Psychology
- Bevin Wiley, Neuroscience
- Philip Adebayo, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
- Chantelle Anderson, Biomedical Engineering
- Hailey Barrell, Biological Sciences
- Chetna Khandelwal, Sociology
[Learn more about the 2024 Vanier Scholars](https://ucalgary.ca/news/seven-ucalgary-graduate-students-win-2024-vanier-canada-graduate-scholarships)
#### 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
[Learn more about the 2023 Vanier Scholars](https://ucalgary.ca/news/8-ucalgary-grad-students-receive-prestigious-vanier-scholarships-2023)
#### 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](https://news.ucalgary.ca/news/2022-vanier-scholar-seeks-ease-pain-childhood-cancer-survivors)
#### 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](https://grad.ucalgary.ca/news/2021-vanier-scholar-transforms-greenhouse-gas-synthetic-fuels-future)
#### 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](https://ucalgary.ca/news/doctoral-student-studies-complexities-caregiving-age-apps)
#### 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](https://ucalgary.ca/news/nine-ucalgary-grad-students-win-vanier-canada-graduate-scholarships)
## Grad life
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## Graduate awards
Learn about scholarships for grad students. Find awards you qualify for and learn about the application process.
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