The Killam Trusts provide scholarships for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty at six institutions across the country. No other philanthropic effort has contributed this level of funding to higher education in Canada. These awards are open to people at Dalhousie University, the University of Alberta, The University of British Columbia, the University of Calgary, and The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital at McGill University). There are also two Killam awards adjudicated by the Canada Council: the Killam Prize and the Killam Research Fellowship. The Canada Council Killam Prize is worth $100,000 and is given annually in recognition of lifetime achievement in each of five disciplines: natural sciences, social sciences, health sciences, engineering and the humanities. The Killam Research Fellowship allows for up to two years release time to allow researchers to work on an approved project or other body of work. To date, there are over 7,000 Killam Laureates around the world.