Awards & Distinctions - Opportunities

Upcoming Deadlines

CAHS - Emerging Leaders in Health Sciences

Emerging Leaders in Health Sciences in Canada will be selected to be part of and work with the Academy to advance its mission for a term of five years.
Deadline: May 19, 2025

Dorothy Killam Research Fellowship

Support researchers whose superior, ground-breaking research stands to have significant impact on a national or global scale. Value: $160,000 for 2 years.
Deadline: May 22, 2025

National Killam Program Prizes

Awarded annually to provide support to Canadian scholars of exceptional ability who are engaged in research of broad significance and interest. Value: $100,000.
Deadline: May 29, 2025

RSC - Eric Jackman Prize 2025

Celebrates path-breaking and contributions to preventing harm, strengthening resilience, or benefiting humankind in behavioural and social science fields.
Deadline: May 29, 2025

RSC - Prize for Indigenous Engagement 2025

Awarded to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis in recognition of contributions to their respective field and toward advancing The Right to Participate (Article 18, UN). Value: $1,000.
Deadline: May 29, 2025

Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

Citizens whose outstanding leadership and contributions to medicine and the health sciences in Canada or abroad, have led to improvements in human health.
Deadline: June 9, 2025