Awards & Distinctions - Opportunities
Upcoming Deadlines
Order of Canda
This honour recognizes a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication to the community, and service to the nation. Any Canadian citizen may be appointed to the Order.
Deadline: Rolling
Sloan Research Fellowships
Awarded to early-career scholars in recognition of distinguished performance and a unique potential to make substantial contributions to their field.
September 16, 2019
Guggenheim Fellowships
Intended for individuals who have already demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability. Amounts vary.
September 16, 2019
Canada Gairdner Wightman Award
This $100,000 award is given annually to a Canadian who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in medicine and medical science in Canada.
October 1, 2019
Ontario Early Researcher Awards
Provides funding to recently-appointed researchers working at publicly funded Ontario research institutions to build a research team.
October 10, 2019
Heineken Prizes
International prizes worth $200,000 each awarded every other year to five internationally renowned scientists and scholars.
October 15, 2019
Other Opportunities
Success Stories
Elizabeth Gillies
9/10/2018
Membership in the RSC College
Elizabeth Greene
9/10/2018
Membership in the RSC College
William Turkel
9/10/2018
Membership in the RSC College
Danielle Way
9/10/2018
Membership in the RSC College
Tima Bansal
8/31/2018
Fellowship in the RSC
Lars Konermann
8/31/2018
Fellowship in the RSC
Catherine Ross
8/31/2018
Fellowship in the RSC
David Wolfe
8/31/2018
Fellowship in the RSC
Sharon Sliwinski
9/12/2017
Membership in the RSC College
Laura Huey
9/12/2017
Membership in the RSC College
Patrick Mahon
9/7/2017
Fellowship in the RSC
Terry Peters
9/7/2017
Fellowship in the RSC
Elizabeth Gillies
2/7/2017
E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship
Vladimir Hachinski
9/7/2016
McLaughlin Medal for Excellence in Medical Sciences
James Grier
9/7/2016
Fellowship in the RSC
Paul Potter
9/7/2016
Fellowship in the RSC
Gregor Reid
9/7/2016
Fellowship in the RSC
David Shoesmith
9/7/2016
Fellowship in the RSC
Xueliang (Andy) Sun
9/7/2016
Fellowship in the RSC
Charles Weijer
9/7/2016
Fellowship in the RSC
Anita Kothari
9/7/2016
Membership in the RSC College
Thy Phu
9/7/2016
Membership in the RSC College
T.K. Sham
6/30/2016
Order of Canada
Kim Baines
2/11/2016
Humboldt Research Award
Antonio Calcagno
9/22/2015
Membership in the RSC College
Joanna Quinn
9/22/2015
Membership in the RSC College
Chantelle Richmond
9/22/2015
Membership in the RSC College
Nadine Wathen
9/22/2015
Membership in the RSC College
Kathryn Brush
9/8/2015
Fellowship in the RSC
John Leonard
9/8/2015
Fellowship in the RSC
Jesse Zhu
9/8/2015
Fellowship in the RSC
David Bentley
4/14/2015
Awarded the 2015 Killam Prize
Daniel Ansari
2/17/2015
Awarded an E.W.R. Steacie Fellowship
Michael Kovacs
2/17/2015
Awarded the Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering
Barb MacQuarrie
2/3/2015
Appointed to the Order of Ontario
Jeremy McNeil
1/2/2015
Appointed to the Order of Canada
