Curated List of External Awards and Honours
Notable Upcoming Award and Fellowship Opportunities for Faculty in the Natural, Applied and Medical Sciences
We've curated a list of notable awards and fellowships that may be of interest to our faculty below. * Starred opportunities allow exceptions for candidates whose careers were disrupted for various reasons. Please see individual websites for details.
Opportunity |
Eligibility and Support |
Deadline |
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President's Impact Awards |
All nominations from the Temerty Faculty of Medicine must be endorsed by the Office of the Vice Dean, Research & Health Science Education. Please submit a draft of the nomination package and the completed Endorsement Form to medicine.editors@utoronto.ca. Please contact medicine.editors@utoronto.ca with any questions. |
Oct. 20, 2023 |
The Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize |
Preference given to work done in the recent past. |
Jan. 30, 2023 |
Welch Award in Chemistry |
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Jan. 31, 2023 |
Japan Prize |
The topic areas open for nomination in 2023 are expected to be: |
Internal deadline: Jan. 15, 2023 |
Harvey Prize |
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Feb. 1, 2023 |
National Academy of Medicine Membership |
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Feb. 1, 2023 |
Lasker Awards |
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Feb. 6, 2023 |
Grawemeyer Award in Psychology |
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Feb. 28, 2023 |
Princess of Asturias Awards |
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March 2, 2023 |
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellowship |
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March 6, 2023 |
Keio Medical Science Prize |
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March 7, 2023 |
Order of Ontario |
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March 31, 2023 |
King Faisal International Prizes |
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March 31, 2023 |
Henry Marshall Tory Medal |
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March 31, 2023 |
McLaughlin Medal |
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March 31, 2023 |
Rutherford Memorial Medal |
Anyone can apply, but some preference will be given to candidates whose age is not over forty in the year of the award. |
March 31, 2023 |
Community-Based Research Excellence Awards |
There are two awards offered annually; one requires that faculty members be within five years of appointment. |
April 3, 2023 |
Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships |
Eligible candidates must have held an independent academic position for 10 years or less as of June 1 of the year of nomination and hold a grant from NSERC.* |
Internal Deadline: May 1, 2023 |
Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research |
Nominees are required to be age 45 or younger on the date of the submission deadline. |
May 7, 2023 |
Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research |
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June 1, 2023 |
Killam Prize |
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June 2, 2023 |
Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Inductee |
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June 12, 2023 |
Dorothy Killam Fellowships |
Nominees are early- to mid-career researchers (typically have completed their PhD no more than 15 years prior). |
June 16, 2023 |
Steacie Prize for Natural Sciences |
Extensions beyond the 40 year age requirement are permitted for official leaves, including parental and sick leave, and must be specified in the nomination letter. |
June 30, 2023 |
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards |
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June 30, 2023 |
Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize for Mental Health Research |
Individuals under 45 years of age or teams up to three recipients under 45 years of age, who hold an MD (or equivalent) or PhD and are affiliated with Canadian academic or clinical research institutions. |
July 15, 2023 |
Canada Gairdner Momentum Awards |
Individuals who are 10-15 years past their first independent research appointment working in Canada. |
July 15, 2023 |
Gairdner Early Career Investigator Awards |
All faculty and professionals at the Assistant Professor or equivalent rank. |
August 1, 2023 |
Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award for Distinguished Work in Basic Medical Research |
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August 31, 2023 |
Karolinska Institutet Prize for Research in Medical Education |
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Sept. 10, 2023 |
Sloan Research Fellowships |
Tenure-track, but untenured, faculty in the relevant subject areas. |
Internal Deadline: Sept. 13, 2023 |
Robert Koch Award |
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Sept. 15, 2023 |
Guggenheim Fellowships |
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Sept. 17, 2023 |
Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences |
Individuals who are 52 years of age or younger as of January 1 of the year following nomination. |
Sept. 20, 2023 |
Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences |
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Sept. 30, 2023 |
Royal Society (UK) Fellowship |
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Sept. 30, 2023 |
Governor General's Innovation Awards |
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Internal deadline: Early Oct. 2023 (tentative) |
Canada Gairdner International Award |
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Oct. 1, 2023 |
John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award |
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Oct. 1, 2023 |
National Academy of Sciences Awards |
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Oct. 3, 2023 |
National Academy of Sciences Awards |
Individuals must be 50 years of age or younger and a citizen of the United States |
Oct. 3, 2023 |
National Academy of Sciences Awards |
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Oct. 3, 2023 |
National Academy of Sciences Awards |
Preference given to researchers 45 years of age or younger. |
Oct. 3, 2023 |
National Academy of Sciences Awards |
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Oct. 3, 2023 |
National Academy of Sciences Awards |
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Oct. 3, 2023 |
National Academy of Sciences Awards |
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Oct. 3, 2023 |
Wolf Prizes |
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Oct. 24, 2023 |
Ho-Am Prizes |
Applicants must be Korean or of Korean heritage. |
Oct. 31, 2023 |
University of Toronto President’s Impact Awards |
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Divisional deadline: Mid Oct. 2023 (TBA) |
Warren Alpert Foundation Prize |
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Nov. 7, 2023 |
CIHR-IPPH Trailblazer Award in Population and Public Health Research |
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Nov. 30, 2023 |
Shaw Prize |
Preference is given to individuals whose significant work was recently achieved and who are currently active in their respective fields. |
Nov. 30, 2023 |
John Charles Polanyi Prizes |
Have received their doctoral degree from any recognized university in the world within the past three years (measured from September 1).* |
Internal Deadline: Early Dec. 2023 |
RSC College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists |
Faculty within 15 years of the conferral of the PhD or equivalent qualification* |
Dec. 1, 2023 |
Royal Society of Canada Fellowship |
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Dec. 1, 2023 |
Gruber Genetics Prize |
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Dec. 15, 2023 |
Gruber Neuroscience Prize |
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Dec. 15, 2023 |
National Academy of Sciences Membership or Foreign Association |
Members must be US citizens; non-citizens are elected as foreign associates, with a maximum of 30 elected annually. |
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Order of Canada |
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