Upcoming External Award Opportunities |
For more information, please contact: Alexandra Foster Awards Facilitator Office of the Vice-President Research University of Saskatchewan 501-121 Research Drive Saskatoon SK S7N 1K2 Tel: (306) 966-2499 Fax: (306) 966-2107 Email: alexandra.foster@usask.ca Web: http://awards.usask.ca/researchawards The Awards Facilitator is available to assist in compiling nominations for external awards and honours for faculty members. |
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Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation – Henry Friesen Award Nomination Due January 28, 2011 About the CSCI Award The Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation offers several awards each year, including: the Henry Friesen Award for a Canadian scientist (MD or PhD) who is notable for her/his contribution to biomedical or related research and who is actively involved in research at a Canadian university; Value: The award consists of $10,000, monies to cover travel and hotel expenses to the RCPSC/CSCI annual meeting and an honorary membership in the CSCI. |
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Konrad Adenauer Research Award (Germany) Nominations Due: January 31, 2011 About the Konrad Adenauer Research Award Established through the generosity of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, this award is made to highly qualified Canadian scholars whose research work in the humanities or in the social sciences has earned international recognition and who are among the group of leading scholars in their respective area of specialization. The aim of the award is to promote academic relations between Canada and the Federal Republic of Germany, and it is presented to honour lifetime academic achievement. The recipient is invited to carry out a research project of his/her choice in Germany, in cooperation with German colleagues specializing in the same areas, for a period of up to one year. Value: Up to EUR 75,000. The Humboldt Foundation will pay the return travel costs between Canada and Germany (once only) for award winners and family members (provided the latter stay with them in Germany for at least three months). |
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Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG) Awards Nominations Due: January 31, 2010 About the CAG Awards Annual awards program includes awards for: 1) Scholarly Distinction in Geography; 2) Geography in the Service of Government or Business; 3) Service to the Profession of Geography; 4) Excellence in Teaching Geography. Various other awards are also administered through CAG. See website for details. Value: Unspecified |
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SSHRC Gold Medal Nominations Due: February 1, 2011 About the SSHRC Gold Medal The SSHRC Gold Medal for Achievement in Research is SSHRC’s highest research honour. It is awarded to an individual whose leadership, dedication, and originality of thought have significantly advanced understanding in his or her field of research, enriched Canadian society, and contributed to the country's cultural and intellectual life. Value: The winner receives the Gold Medal and $100,000. The funds can only be used for research, training or other academic activities. |
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Welch Award in Chemistry Nominations Due: February 1, 2011 About the Welch Award The Robert A. Welch Award in Chemistry is intended to foster and encourage basic chemical research contributions for the benefit of mankind as set forth in the will of Robert Alonzo Welch, founder of The Welch Foundation. Welch was interested in chemistry and in its service to both the betterment and the understanding of human life. Value: $300,000 (Awardee must attend the presentation) |
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Lasker Medical Research Awards Nomination Due: February 1, 2011 About Lasker Medical Research Awards
In creating the Lasker Awards for Basic and Clinical Medical Research and Public Service, Albert and Mary Woodard Lasker sought to raise public awareness of the value of biomedical research to a healthy society. The Lasker Awards focus attention on the community of remarkable basic and clinical scientists whose work has been seminal to understanding disease and the human being's capacity to overcome it. Since 1962, 71 Lasker Award recipients have gone on to win a Nobel Prize, most within two years of receiving the Lasker Award. Value: $US100,000 honorarium plus citation and statuette. |
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CIHR Knowledge Translation Award Nomination Due: February 15 About the Knowledge Translation Award
How to apply The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Knowledge Translation Award honours and supports teams or organizations that make an outstanding contribution to the health of Canadians or to the health system through exemplary knowledge translation. The aim of the award is to recognize excellence in knowledge translation at the national and international level, and to provide financial support to further foster excellence in knowledge translation in Canada. Value: A certificate of recognition and a grant of $100,000 |
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American Society of Animal Science Awards Nominations Due February 25, 2011 About the ASAS Award The American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) presents a variety of awards each year to recognize achievements in such areas as research in animal physiology and endocrinology, ruminant nutrition, non-ruminant nutrition, and animal breeding and genetics, as well as in teaching and other related areas. There are also several Fellow awards. Nominees must be members of ASAS. Additional eligibility requirements for various awards are outlined on website. Value: Varies by award, see website for details. |
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Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering - D.G. Fisher Award Nominations Due February 28, 2011 About the D.G. Fisher Award This award is presented to an individual who has made substantial contributions to the field of systems and control engineering while a resident of Canada. The award is given in recognition of significant contributions in any, or all, of the areas of theory, practice and education. Value: A scroll, $1,000 cash and reasonable expenses, to a maximum of $500 |
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NSERC John C. Polanyi Award Nominations Due: March 1, 2011 About the NSERC John C. Polanyi Award
This award recognizes and supports a university researcher, or team of researchers, whose work has led to a recent outstanding Canadian advance in any field of the natural sciences or engineering. The nominee's or team's work must demonstrate a high degree of significance, novelty and impact on the research community and Canadian society. Value: A research grant worth $250,000. |
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Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellowships Nomination Due March 25, 2011 About the CAHS Fellowship Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) fellowships recognize individuals of great accomplishment and achievement in the academic health sciences in Canada. CAHS works in partnership with the Royal Society of Canada and the Canadian Academy of Engineering to form the three Member Academies of the Council of Canadian Academies. Fellows elected to the Academy will be well recognized by their peers nationally and internationally for their contributions to the promotion of health science. They will have demonstrated leadership, creativity, distinctive competencies and a commitment to advance academic health science in the following disciplines: Dentistry, Medicine, Pharmacy and Nutrition, Biomedical Science, Social Sciences & Humanities, Health Research, Toxicology, Multi- or Cross-Disciplinary and Nursing Value: Fellows of the Academy are entitled to use the designation FCAHS (Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences) |
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Canadian Mathematical Society Awards – Graham Wright Award for Distinguished Services Nominations Due: March 31, 2011 About the Graham Wright Award About other Mathematical Society Awards The Canadian Mathematical Society presents a number of awards and prizes each year in various categories. This award is to recognize individuals who have made a sustained and significant service contribution to the Canadian mathematical community. Contributions might include: service to the Canadian Mathematical Society and/or its activities; initiatives to advance mathematical publishing in Canada; activities in support of a strong research environment in Canada; creation of new national initiatives in support of mathematics. Value: The Award is a framed certificate and will be presented in a manner that allows full recognition of the individual amongst his/her peers and colleagues. |
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NSERC Gerhard Herzberg Gold Medal Nomination Due: April 1, 2011 About the Gerhard Herzberg Gold Medal The NSERC Herzberg Medal is the highest honour of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council. It is awarded annually to an individual who has demonstrated sustained excellence and influence in research, for a body of work conducted in Canada that has substantially advanced the natural sciences or engineering fields. Value: In addition to the medal, the winner is guaranteed $1 million to use for his or her own university-based research or to direct in some related way such as the establishment of research scholarships, fellowships or chairs in his or her name in Canadian universities. The monetary award will be distributed over a five-year period. |
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NSERC Brockhouse Prize for Interdisciplinary Research Nomination Due: April 1, 2011 About the Brockhouse Prize The Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering recognizes outstanding Canadian teams of researchers from different disciplines who have combined their expertise to produce achievements of outstanding international significance in the natural sciences and engineering in the last six years. Value: Team research grant of $250,000. Individuals received medals and certificates. |
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Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Titular Fellowships Nomination Due: April 30, 2011 About the ACT Titular Fellowships Nominations are traditionally due in late April. The call for nominations has not yet been issued and this date may be subject to change. Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Titular Fellowships are intended to enable the universities of the Commonwealth to develop the human resources of their institutions and countries through the interchange of people, knowledge, skills and technologies. They are offered in subject areas or fields of activity in which the needs of developing countries are particularly great Value: Up to $5,000 according to the actual program. This is intended to cover international return; in-country ground travel; medical insurance; board and lodging; fees (where the approved program includes a formal training program). |
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Medical Council of Canada (MCC) Outstanding Achievement Award Nomination Due: May 1, 2011 About the MCC Award Nominations are traditionally due in early May. The call for nominations has not yet been issued and this date may be subject to change. "This prestigious award, presented annually, is unique in that its nominees and recipients come from a broad range of health disciplines, such as dentistry, physical therapy and medical practice. It recognizes a particularly important and vital contribution to health care in Canada and the evaluation of clinical and professional competence in the health professions. These are the people who ensure that our health care professionals meet the high standards that Canadians enjoy and expect." (MCC website) Value: Custom-designed crystal sculpture engraved with provincial and territorial emblems |
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NSERC Synergy Award Nomination Due: May 3, 2011 About the NSERC Synergy Award Nominations are traditionally due in early May. The call for nominations has not yet been issued and this date may be subject to change. The Synergy Awards for Innovation "celebrate outstanding university-industry R & D partnerships." Administered by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), they are intended to recognize and reward innovation and superior collaborative research in the natural sciences and engineering. Value: $200,000 research grant to the university; sculpture and NSERC Industrial R&D Fellow to the industry partner (NSERC will bear the cost of the industrial portion of the fellow’s salary). |
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Killam Research Fellowships Nominations Due: May 15, 2011 About the Killam Research Fellowship Nominations are traditionally due in mid May. The call for nominations has not yet been issued and this date may be subject to change. Killam Research Fellowships are funded through lifetime and testamentary gifts to the Canada Council from Mrs. Dorothy J. Killam. They provide support to scholars of exceptional ability who are engaged in research projects of broad significance and widespread interest. The awards honour the memory and exceptional achievements of Mrs. Killam’s husband, Izaak Walton Killam. Value: Killam Research Fellowships provide two years of release time from teaching and administrative duties. They are valued at $70,000 per year. The fellowships are awarded to individuals, but the funds are paid to and administered by the institution to fund replacement costs for the fellow. Institutions are required to pay the fellow’s full salary and benefits for the two-year period. |
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Benjamin Franklin Medals Nomination Due: May 31, 2011 About the Benjamin Franklin Medals The Franklin Institute Awards identify individuals whose great innovation has benefited humanity, advanced science, launched new fields of inquiry, and deepened our understanding of the universe. Value: Laureates of The Franklin Institute are brought to Philadelphia each April for a weeklong celebration of their accomplishments, culminating with a grand awards ceremony and elegant dinner, befitting the honor and distinction of this historic awards program. |
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Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science (Franklin Institute) Nomination Due: May 31, 2011 About the Bower Awards International competition from The Franklin Institute for individuals whose work has had a significant impact in a specific scientific field (as announced by the Institute each year. See website for details.) Value: Gold medal and prize of US $250,000 |
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NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowships Nomination Due: June 7, 2011 About the E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowships Nominations are traditionally due in early June. The call for nominations has not yet been issued and this date may be subject to change. NSERC Steacie Fellowships are awarded to enhance the career development of outstanding and highly promising scientists and engineers who are Canadian university faculty members, and are earning a strong international reputation for original research. Every year, NSERC awards up to six Steacie Fellowships for a two-year period.
Value: Successful Fellows are relieved of teaching and administrative duties so that they can devote all their time and energy to research. Fellowships are held at a Canadian university or affiliated research institution. They normally include a contribution to the university in the amount of $90,000 per year toward the Fellow's salary and a $250,000 research grant. See website for details and restrictions.
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Killam Prizes Nomination Due: June 15, 2011 About the Killam Prizes The Killam Prizes are funded through lifetime and testamentary gifts to the Canada Council from Mrs. Dorothy J. Killam. They provide support to scholars of exceptional ability who are engaged in research projects of broad significance and widespread interest. The awards honour the memory and exceptional achievements of Mrs. Killam’s husband, Izaak Walton Killam. Value: Each Killam Prize recipient receives $100,000. |
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Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Nomination Due: June 27, 2011 About the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame is the only national organization dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments of Canada's medical and health-sciences heroes. Through educational programs, the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame encourages youth to pursue careers in medicine and the health sciences, fostering future generations of excellence. Inductions into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame are held every 18 months. Value: Ivey Award |
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Steacie Prize for Natural Sciences Nomination Due: June 30, 2011 About the Steacie Prize for Natural Sciences Nominations are traditionally due in late June. The call for nominations has not yet been issued and this date may be subject to change. The Steacie Prize is awarded annually to a young scientist or engineer in Canada and is administered by the trustees of the E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fund, a private foundation dedicated to the advancement of science and engineering in Canada. Value: $10,000. Winners are invited to deliver a lecture about their research work at the Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences in Ottawa. |
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Canadian Mathematical Society Awards and Prizes Nomination Due: June 30, 2011 About the Canadian Mathematical Society Awards The Canadian Mathematical Society presents a number of awards and prizes each year in various categories, including the Jeffery-Williams Prize for outstanding contributions to mathematical research, the Krieger-Nelson Prize for outstanding research by a female mathematician, the Coxeter-James Prize for research by a young mathematician and many others. Value: Varies by award, see website for details. |