Awards & Distinctions - Opportunities

Upcoming Deadlines

NSERC Brockhouse Canada Prize

Interdisciplinary research in science and engineering from different disciplines to produce acheive of international significance. Team research grant valued at up to $250,000.
Deadline: November 28, 2023

NSERC Donna Strickland Prize

Awarded to an individual or team whose research is conducted in Canada in natural science and engineering which lead to benefits for Canadian society, environment, or economy. Valued at $250,000.
Deadline: November 28, 2023

NSERC John C. Polanyi Award

Honours an individual or team whose Canadian-based research, has led to outstanding advances of high significance and impact in the natural sciences or engineering. Valued up to $250,000.
Deadline: November 28, 2023

NSERC Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships

Grants awarded to recognize early-stage academic researchers in the natural sciences and engineering, to enhance their research capacity so that they can become leaders and inspire others. Typically valued at $90,000 per year.
Deadline: Decenber 14, 2023

Royal Society of Canada: Fellowship

Part of Canada’s National Academy, a fellowship is the highest honour that can be attained by Canadian researchers. Fellows are peer-elected as the best in their field, and thus represent the pinnacle of Canadian intellectual leadership.
Deadline: December 15, 2023

Royal Society of Canada: College of New Scholars

The College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists, a branch of the Royal Society of Canada, is Canada’s first national system of multidisciplinary recognition for the emerging generation of Canadian intellectual leadership.
Deadline: December 15, 2023