Sponsor

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

Description

The Fellowships are awarded to enhance the career development of outstanding and highly promising university faculty who are earning a strong international reputation for original research.

Every year, NSERC awards up to six Steacie Fellowships that are held for a two-year period. Successful fellows are relieved of teaching and administrative duties, so that they can devote all their time and energy to research. The Fellowships are held at a Canadian university or affiliated research institution.

Eligibility

• Candidates should have successfully defended their doctoral thesis within the last 12 years (i.e., 2007 or later) and hold a grant from NSERC. Parental leave taken for child bearing and rearing is not counted as part of the 12-year period; however, such periods must be identified in the letter from the nominator.
• The nominators must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada and be senior members of the Canadian science and engineering community. Self-nominations will not be accepted.
• The nominations must be endorsed by the executive head of the candidate's university.
• The research of the nominee must be primarily based in the fields of the natural sciences and/or engineering. 

Prize

• Each fellow receives a research grant of $250,000 over two years. The start date of the Fellowship should be between April 1, 2019 and March 31, 2020; and the award is normally paid in two installments of $125,000 per year.
• The Fellowship normally also includes a contribution of up to $90,000 per year to the university toward the fellow's salary.
• As part of the Fellowship agreement, the university is expected to fund a replacement for the fellow's teaching and administrative responsibilities. 
• ​Individuals who are awarded a Discovery Accelerator Supplement and and E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship will be entitled to receive both awards, but not concurrently. Contact NSERC Program Staff [1] for more information.  

Special Notes

The nominations will be reviewed according to the following criteria:

• Candidate's stature in the scientific or engineering community—both national and international;
• Importance and scope of the candidate's research and its impact on the field, society and, if applicable, on industry;
• Candidate's specific accomplishments within his or her field;
• Candidate's overall suitability for the award.

How to Apply

The university may endorse up to six nominations that are demonstrably outstanding.  Interested candidates are invited to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to research.honours@uoguelph.ca [2] by the internal deadline. 

An EOI will include:

• A draft letter (2-3 pages) addressed to the VPR  which outlines how you/your nominee meets the NSERC Steacie criteria [3] 
• an up-to-date CV 

For More Information

For more information, contact Ailsa Fullwood at research.honours@uoguelph.ca [2] or see NSERC Steacie Prize website [3].