Royal Society of Canada Fellowships – 2023
Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) serves Canada and Canadians by recognizing leaders in the the arts, humanities, social sciences, or sciences.
Election to Fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada, Canada’s national academy, is the highest honour that can be attained by Canadian scholars, researchers, and artists. Fellows are peer-elected as the best in their field, and thus represent the pinnacle of Canadian intellectual leadership. Their exceptional intellectual achievements are evidenced by a body of publications, intellectual endeavours, or creative activities exhibiting original contributions in the arts, humanities, or sciences, as well as activities in public life.
Deadline Summary
| September 29 | Nominee or Primary Nominator notifies Research Awards & Distinctions of intent to nominate (send your name or the name of your candidate by email to rwprizes@uwo.ca) |
| December 1 |
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| December 15 | Final Submission of complete dossiers to the Royal Society of Canada |
Please note, this is a summary, further details about other deadlines can be found under the Western Timelines heading.
Nominations
Nominees must fit the above description and, at the time of their election, be Canadian citizens or have had Canadian permanent resident status for at least three years.
Nominations for Fellowship must be made by either:
- A Fellow of the RSC (this is the preferred nomination method); or
- The President of the university (please contact rwprizes@uwo.ca to request more information).
Nomination Process
A complete nomination package includes a Nomination Form and consists of:
- An introductory letter from the Primary Nominator (one-page template; not an appraisal)
- A 70-word citation written for non-specialists
- A 1200-word detailed appraisal of achievements
- The nominee’s CV (max. 50 pages)
- Referee letters (max 750 words) with a 250-word biography of each referee respectively appended
- Academy of Arts and Humanities and Academy of Social Sciences nominations require three referees
- Academy of Science require five referees, preferably at least three from outside Canada
Resources
RSC Guide on preparing a nomination.
Deadline and Submission
The following deadlines must be met to guarantee institutional coordination and support . Details of the support offered by the Awards and Distinctions Team (A&D) can be found below.
(Note: nomination dossiers may still be submitted to the RSC by a nominating RSC Fellow).
Western Timelines
| September 29 |
Nominee or Primary Nominator notifies Western Research of intent to nominate (send your name or the name of your candidate by email to |
| October 13 | Current CV and list of all potential Nominators and Referees submitted to Western Research |
| November 20 |
ORS will not provide support for securing referees beyond this date. |
| December 1 | For Institutional Member (IM) nominations: complete dossiers including all letters submitted to Western Research. Western Research cannot guarantee institutional approval or signature on dossiers submitted beyond this date. |
| December 13 | For nominations by RSC Fellows: complete dossiers submitted to Western Research. |
| December 15 | Final Submission of complete dossiers to the Royal Society of Canada. |
Institutional Coordination and Support
The Awards and Distinctions Team will provide support for nominations including:
- Assistance with identifying suitable nominators and referees
- Outreach to nominators and referees to secure support, providing them with required materials and guidelines, assisting with developing letter content, performing quality checks for formatting and regulation adherence, identifying the strongest letters for submission
- Drafting letters of nomination and co-nomination and obtaining approvals and signatures
- Support for developing all written materials, and providing feedback and review
- Assistance with finding additional reviewers among RSC Fellows (internal to Western or external as needed)
- Completing online portal registration and creating nomination forms
- Document management: collecting and compiling all letters, forms, and written documents to create a dossier submission according to RSC guidelines
- Uploading of final nominations to the online portal by the RSC deadline
Contact
Potential nominators and nominees are encouraged to contact Research Awards & Distinctions at rwprizes@uwo.ca regarding Western Research support and coordination of your nomination. We can only guarantee support and coordination if the above deadlines are met, however nomination dossiers may still be submitted to the RSC by a nominating RSC Fellow.
