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Petro-Canada Young Innovator Grant

The Petro-Canada program provides awards to early career researchers at Western to recognize, promote and support work that is particularly innovative, impacts positively on the learning environment in their department and has the potential to be of significance to society at large.

This program is intended to help attract and retain bright young minds at Canadian Universities, colleges and major research institutes and to help young researchers launch their scholarly careers and enable them to carry their research forward.

This year one winner will receive the designation of Petro-Canada Young Innovator for the period of the grant (one year) for a maximum amount of $16,000.

 

Application Process

Western Stream Grant

This year the Western award will be offered to full-time faculty members from any discipline. At the time of application, applicants must be within 8 years of their initial research-eligible appointment at a university (cumulative and not solely from the initial appointment date at Western), and currently hold an eligible research appointment at Western.

Please note that postdoctoral scholars are not eligible to apply for the Western Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award. 

A full nomination package will include:

  • A completed application form & attachments;
  • The applicant's current CV in any format, five-page limit;
  • A letter of support from the faculty Dean is strongly encouraged or a well-recognized referee from the applicant’s field; and
  • A ROLA (Research On-line Administration) proposal submitted to the Western grant.

Robarts Stream Grant

This year the Robarts stream will be administered through the Schulich School of Medcine and Dentistry, please connect with their reseach office for more information.

Western Award Program Guidelines Application Form

Dates & Deadlines

Date & Time Events & Required Steps
June 19, 2024 ROLA deadline
June 26, 2024, by/before 3 p.m. ET Application deadline, including the letter of support and all attachments, submitted via the online submission portal.

 

Contact Us

For more information about this program, please contact intgrant@uwo.ca.