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:

  1. Inform your College Research Manager of your interest in the award.
  2. Create an Expression of Interest according to the Expression of Interest guidelines.
  3. 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.

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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

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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

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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

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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