The University of Guelph Honours and Awards Calendar highlights selected major research honours and awards for which the Research Services Office provides institutional nomination and/or nomination support. The calendar is not a comprehensive list of all honours and awards available to U of G researchers.
Honours and awards included in the calendar generally meet one or more of the following criteria:
- a limited number of nominations are permitted from an institution; and/or
- an institutional nomination is required; and/or
- the candidate wishes to have the U of G Vice-President, Research and Innovation (VPRI) serve as their nominator.
Honours and awards in the calendar are organized according to three internal deadlines: April 1, June 1, and December 1. Candidates seeking VPRI nomination for a listed award are required to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) by the applicable internal deadline.
How to seek nomination/support
- Inform your College Research Manager of your interest in the award.
- Prepare an Expression of Interest (EOI) according to the Expression of Interest guidelines.
- Submit your completed EOI and CV to kkariyap@uoguelph.ca, copying your College Research Manager, by the applicable internal deadline.
All EOIs are reviewed by the Major Research Honours and Awards Advisory Committee. The Committee advises the VPRI on the competitiveness and alignment of potential nominations with the award criteria and provides constructive feedback to strengthen applications.
Looking for more details and other opportunities?
For detailed information on awards listed in the calendar, as well as other research honours and awards opportunities, please consult Research Alerts – Honours and Awards.
Honours and Awards Calendar
Internal Deadline to Submit EOI: April 1
| Award | Anticipated External Deadline | Research Area |
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| AXA Chairs | October |
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| BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Awards | June |
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| Canada Gairdner Global Health Award | October |
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| Canada Gairdner International Award | October |
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| Canada Gairdner Momentum Award | July |
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| Canadian Medical Hall of Fame | June |
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| Douglas R. Colton Medal for Research Excellence | October |
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| L'OREAL-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards | July |
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| Molson Prize | October |
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| Prix Galien Canada – Product Innovation Award | July |
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| Sloan Research Fellowship | September |
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Internal Deadline to Submit EOI: April 1
Internal Deadline to Submit EOI: June 1
| Award | Anticipated External Deadline | Research Area |
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| Bank of Canada Fellowship Award | November |
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| Bank of Canada Governor's Award | November |
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| Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship | December |
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| NSERC Arthur B McDonald Fellowship | December |
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| NSERC Brockhouse Canada Prize | November |
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| NSERC Donna Strickland Prize | November |
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| NSERC Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal | November |
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| NSERC John C. Polanyi Award | November |
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| NSERC Synergy Awards for Innovation | December |
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| Robbins-Olivier Excellence in Equity Award | November |
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| Royal Society of Canada - Medals | December |
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| Royal Society of Canada – Frontiers Planet Prize | November |
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| Royal Society of Canada - Fellows | December |
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| Royal Society of Canada – New Scholars | December |
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Internal Deadline to Submit EOI: June 1
Internal Deadline to Submit EOI: December 1
| Award | Anticipated External Deadline | Research Area |
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| Albert Einstein World Award of Science | March |
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| Canadian Academy of Health Sciences | March |
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| Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 | May |
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| Global Energy Prize | April |
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| Japan Prize | January |
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| Lasker Medical Research Award | February |
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| Leonardo Da Vinci World Award of Arts | March |
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| March of Dimes Canada – Jonas Salk Award | TBD |
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| Millenium Technology Prize | February |
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| Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Fellowship | May |
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| Royal Society of Canada – Eric Jackman Prize | May |
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| SSHRC Impact Awards | April |
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| Stein Rokkan Prize | May |
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| Volvo Environment Prize | January |
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| World Food Prize | May |
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Internal Deadline to Submit EOI: December 1