Please browse or search our calendar of major research awards supported by the Research Office. Awards are organized according to internal deadline. If you wish to be considered for VPR nomination, please:
- Inform your College Research Manager of your interest in the award.
- Create an Expression of Interest according to the Expression of Interest guidelines.
- Submit the completed Expression of Interest and a CV to ailsakay@uoguelph.ca, cc your College Research Manager.
All EOIs are reviewed by the Major Research Awards - Advisory Committee. The committee advises the VPR as to the likelihood of success against award criteria and provides constructive feedback to potential nominees.
To learn more about these awards and their external deadlines, please click on the award link to access the sponsor's website.
For more information on internal processes and program updates, please see Research Alerts - Honours and Awards.
| Award | Sponsor | Internal Deadline | External Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships 2023 | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) | February 1 | June |
| International Cosmos Prize 2023 | Expo'90 Foundation | February 1 | April |
| One Mind - Rising Star Awards 2023 | One Mind | February 1 | June |
| World Food Prize 2023 | Word Food Prize | February 1 | May |
| Award | Sponsor | Internal Deadline | External Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards (16th Ed) 2023 | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) Foundation | April 21 | June |
| Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 2023 | Women's Executive Network (WXN) | April 21 | May |
| Canadian Medical Hall of Fame 2024 | Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (CMHF) | April 21 | June |
| Douglas R. Colton Medal for Research Excellence 2023 | CMC Microsystems | April 21 | August |
| John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship 2024 | John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | April 21 | September |
| L’ORÉAL–UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards 2024 | L'Oreal Corporate Foundation and UNESCO | April 21 | June |
| Robbins - Ollivier Excellence in Equity Award | Canada Research Chairs Program | April 21 | July |
| 1907 Trailblazer Award 2023 | 1907 Research | April 21 | June |
| University Research Excellence Awards | University of Guelph | April 30 | N/A |
| Award | Sponsor | Internal Deadline | External Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of Canada Fellowship Award 2024 | Bank of Canada | June 1 | November |
| Bank of Canada Governor's Award 2024 | Bank of Canada | June 1 | November |
| Canada Gairdner Global Health Award 2024 | Canada Gairdner Foundation | June 1 | October |
| Canada Gairdner International Award 2024 | Canada Gairdner Foundation | June 1 | October |
| Canada Gairdner Momentum Award 2024 | Canada Gairdner Foundation | June 1 | July |
| Canada Gairdner Wightman Award 2024 | Canada Gairdner Foundation | June 1 | N/A |
| Canadian Cancer Society Awards in Excellence | Canadian Cancer Society | June 1 | November |
| Governor General's Innovation Award | The Office of the Governor General and the Rideau Hall Foundation | June 1 | October |
| Millennium Technology Prize | Technology Academy Finland | June 1 | October |
| Molson Prize 4 | The Molson Foundation | June 1 | October |
| Royal Society of Canada Fellows | The Royal Society of Canada | June 1 | December |
| Royal Society of Canada New Scholars | The Royal Society of Canada | June 1 | December |
| Sloan Research Fellowship | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation | June 1 | September |
| The WiSTEM2D Scholars Award | Johnson & Johnson | June 1 | September |
| NSERC Brockhouse | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) | June 1 | December |
| NSERC Donna Strickland | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) | June 1 | December |
| NSERC Gerhard Herzberg Canada Medal | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) | June 1 | December |
| NSERC John C. Polanyi | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) | June 1 | December |
| Award | Sponsor | Internal Deadline | External Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balzan Prize 2023 | International Balzan Prize Foundation | December 1 | March |
| Canadian Academy of Health Sciences 2023 | Canadian Academy of Health Sciences | December 1 | March |
| Global Energy Prize | Global Energy | December 1 | March |
| Japan Prize | Japan Prize Foundation | December 1 | February |
| Lasker Medical Research Award 2023 | Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation | December 1 | February |
| March of Dimes Canada - Jonas Salk Award | March of Dimes Canada | December 1 | TBD |
| Microsoft Research-Faculty Fellowship | Microsoft | December 1 | TBD |
| Royal Society of Canada - Medals | The Royal Society of Canada | December 1 | March |
| SSHRC Impact Awards | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) | December 1 | April |
| Volvo International Environmental Prize | The Volvo Environment Prize Foundation | December 1 | January |
| University Research Leadership Chair | University of Guelph | December 1 | None |