Canada Gairdner Early Career Investigator Competition 2027
Sponsor
The Canada Gairdner Foundation
Description
The Canada Gairdner Foundation invites early career investigators across Canada to submit an application to present their research as part of the Gairdner Science Week virtual events in October. The Gairdner Foundation was established in 1957 with the main goal of recognizing and rewarding international excellence in fundamental research that impacts human health.
Eligibility
This call is open to all faculty and professionals at the Assistant Professor or equivalent rank.
Prize
ECI Award winners will speak alongside 2026 laureates at Gairdner Science Week events taking place October 19-23, 2026, and will have the opportunity to connect with current and past laureates, leading international researchers, and outstanding peers in the lead up to attending the 2026 Awards Gala in Toronto on October 22, 2026. They will also have to opportunity to attend a unique scientific networking meeting in May 2027 alongside past laureates, post graduate students and other early career investigators. Travel and accommodations are provided by the Foundation.
This is a competitive process, with the finalists being selected by the laureates themselves.
The talks must relate to the work of the laureates:
- Ruedi Aebersold / Matthias Mann / John R Yates III - Proteomics/mass spectrometry
- Jeffery W. Kelly - Protein aggregation/misfolding, amyloid disease therapeutics
- Wolfgang Baumeister - Cellular/molecular imaging developments, cryo-ET, structural bio
- Karen Maxwell - Phage biology, antimicrobial resistance
- Aaron Phillips - Spinal cord injury, blood pressure regulation, neuromodulation
- John D. Clemens/Jan Holmgren - Cholera, infectious disease population epidemiology, vaccinology, global health funding and capacity development
Deadlines
If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.
| Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
External Deadline | Please submit applications directly to the Canada Gairdner Early Career Investigator Awards portal. Please also send a copy of the nomination and an OR-5 to research.services@uoguelph.ca. |
How to Apply
Nominations must be made through the online application found on the Gairdner website. Please note that the nomination must include a video component. Please also submit a copy of the completed application and an OR-5 to research.services@uoguelph.ca.
For More Information
Please contact sarah@gairdner.org or kkariyap@uoguelph.ca. Please also visit the Gairdner website.