The Office of the Vice President, Research & Innovation (VPRI) supports and oversees nominations for Research Chairs and institution-led Awards and Honours.
Please review the eligibility criteria for each Award. For any questions, or to submit your name or a colleague’s name for consideration, contact VPRI@unityhealth.to.
Also available is a searchable database of national and international Honours and Awards Opportunities , maintained by the University of Toronto Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation.
| Sponsor Type | Award Title | Amount and Duration | Description | Deadline | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Canadian | Royal Society of Canada (RSC) - College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists: | -- | The College is Canada’s first national system of multidisciplinary recognition for the emerging generation of Canadian intellectual leadership. The membership enables the participation of early- and mid-career faculty in the activities of the RSC. Eligibility: Candidates must be no more than 15 years from the conferral of the PhD or equivalent qualification. | Internal Deadline: If you are interested in being considered for nomination, please send an email that indicates your interest in either the College or Fellowship to VPRI@unityhealth.to and attach your recent CV by August 30, 2024. | |
| Other Canadian | Royal Society of Canada (RSC) - RSC Fellowship: | -- | The fellowship recognizes leaders is research and innovation with exceptional intellectual achievements that have been demonstrated through a body of publications, intellectual endeavours or creative activities exhibiting original contributions in the arts, humanities or sciences, as well as in public life. Eligibility: Individual scholars who are Canadian citizens or have been Canadian permanent residents for at least 3 years. | Internal Deadline: If you are interested in being considered for nomination, please send an email that indicates your interest in either the College or Fellowship to VPRI@unityhealth.to and attach your recent CV by August 30, 2024. | |
| Other Canadian | Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC): Dr. Thomas Dignan Indigenous Health Award | An award of $1,000 and an engraved memento. | The purpose is to acknowledge and celebrate eligible nominees who epitomize a zeal and devotion to Indigenous rights in Canada and the dogged pursuit of justice for Indigenous Peoples. The award may be bestowed upon physicians, residents, medical students, Elders and Knowledge Keepers who self-identify as Indigenous, Aboriginal, First Nations, Inuit or Métis and who reside in Canada (international applicants are not eligible). If you wish to be considered for nomination, please let us know by email to VPRI@unityhealth.to by August 2, 2024. | September 4, 2024. | |
| Other Canadian | Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) - Royal College Award for Early-Career Leadership: | -- | This award honours new Royal College Fellows (with seven or fewer years of post-training full-time practice) who have shown outstanding leadership, initiative, service and/or innovation in areas aligned with one of three key areas of the Royal College mandate: Medical education and/or continuing professional development (CPD), Health policy/health systems, and Professional practice/patient care. They must have been a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada for at least one year. | September 4, 2024. | |
| Other Canadian | Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) - Royal College AMS Donald Richards Wilson Award for CanMEDS Integration: | -- | This award is given annually to a medical educator or a leader of a team, program or department who has demonstrated excellence at integrating the CanMEDS Roles into a Royal College or other health-related training program. Any medical educator (not necessarily a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada) or identified leader of a team, program, or department is eligible for this award. | September 4, 2024. | |
| Other Canadian | Gairdner Foundation: International Awards | Up to $100,000 for 3 years | This is to recognize outstanding researchers whose unique scientific contributions have increased the understanding of human biology and disease. Nominations in the field of translational research are welcome. The award is intended for seminal bodies of work, not cumulative lifetime achievement. If you are interested in being nominated, please email VPRI@unityhealth.to by August 16, 2024. | October 1, 2024. | |
| International | European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID): Excellence Award for Scientific Contributions in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases | -- | This Excellence Award shines a spotlight on extraordinary contributions in science, education, or professional affairs within clinical microbiology and/or infectious diseases. Active senior experts in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases, prepared to give a keynote lecture at ESCMID Global, are warmly invited to be nominated. Importantly, ESCMID membership is not a prerequisite. | September 2, 2024. | |
| International | American Association for Cancer Research (AACR): Joseph H. Burchenal Award For Outstanding Achievement In Clinical Cancer Research | -- | This to recognize outstanding achievements in clinical cancer research. The award honors Dr. Joseph H. Burchenal, Honorary Member and Past President of the AACR, and a major figure in clinical cancer research. | September 15, 2024. | |
| International | American Association for Cancer Research (AACR): Waun Ki Hong Award For Outstanding Achievement In Translational And Clinical Cancer Research | -- | This Award recognizes a worthy cancer researcher who has conducted highly meritorious translational and clinical cancer research anywhere in the world and who has not yet reached 51 years of age at the time of the award presentation. | September 15, 2024. | |
| International | American Association for Cancer Research (AACR): Women in Cancer Research Charlotte Friend Memorial Lectureship | -- | This is intended to give recognition to an outstanding female or male scientist who has made meritorious contributions to the field of cancer research and who has, through leadership or by example, furthered the advancement of women in science. | September 15, 2024. | |
| International | Guggenheim Fellowships | up to USD $50,000. | This fellowship is intended for mid-career individuals who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts and exhibit great promise for their future endeavors. Relevant award categories include (but not limited to): Biology, Medicine & Health, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Engineering. Candidates must self-nominate to the Guggenheim Foundation in order to be considered. | Global Excellence Initiative Review: August 4, 2024. Final: September 15, 2024. | |
| International | ARVO Foundation for Eye Research (AFER) - Bert M. Glaser, MD Award for Innovative Research in Retina: | USD $10,000. | This award is given to an early-career investigator in recognition of the discovery of a drug or technique, or the understanding of a mechanism of disease, that is novel and has profoundly changed our understanding and/or treatment of a retinal disease or condition. The discovery must have taken place within five years of the date of application. | October 1, 2024. | |
| International | ARVO Foundation for Eye Research (AFER) - Carl Camras Translational Research Awards: | USD $12,000. | This award for young investigators working in areas of translational research honors Dr. Carl Camras, who is highly respected for his work as a glaucoma specialist and a research scientist. | October 1, 2024. | |
| International | ARVO Foundation for Eye Research (AFER) - Dr. David L. Epstein Award: | USD $100,000. | The award was created by Dr. Epstein’s family to perpetuate and honor his commitment to the scientific understanding and cure of glaucoma through the support of promising clinician-scientists in exceptional research environments. | October 1, 2024. | |
| International | National Academy of Sciences (NAS): Public Welfare Medal: | -- | This prestigious award and is presented annually to honor extraordinary use of science for the public good. If you are interested in being nominated, please email VPRI@unityhealth.to by August 2, 2024 | October 7, 2024. | |
| International | National Academy of Sciences (NAS): Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology: | USD $20,000 | This recognizes a major advance in the field of microbiology. If you are interested in being nominated, please email VPRI@unityhealth.to by August 2, 2024. | October 7, 2024. | |
| International | National Academy of Sciences (NAS): Pradel Research Award: | USD $50,000. | This recognizes mid-career neuroscientists whose work is making major contributions to our understanding of the nervous system. If you are interested in being nominated, please email VPRI@unityhealth.to by August 2, 2024. | October 7, 2024. | |
| International | National Academy of Sciences (NAS): Award in the Neurosciences: | USD $25,000. | This recognizes extraordinary contributions to the progress of the neuroscience fields, including neurochemistry, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, developmental neuroscience, neuroanatomy, and behavioral and clinical neuroscience. If you are interested in being nominated, please email VPRI@unityhealth.to by August 2, 2024 | October 7, 2024. | |
| International | American Academy of Neurology (AAN): Ted Burns Humanism in Neurology Award | The recipient will receive a certificate of recognition from the American Brain Foundation (ABF) along with a monetary award. | This is to acknowledge the influence of the most benevolent and innovative in the field, who through their work, advance the field of neurology and make knowledge more accessible through their innovative teaching. The award aims to celebrate neurologists whose work embodies humanism—in patient care, in education, in advocacy, and even in everyday encounters and to inspire neurologists to improve healthcare delivery and the lives of their colleagues and patients, now and in the future, locally and internationally. | October 31, 2024. | |
| International | Broad Institute: 2025 Richard N. Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology | USD $400,000 | This recognizes pathbreaking technologies that are improving human health and the key individuals who contributed to their development. For the purposes of this prize, a technology is defined as an innovation or invention of a method or device, such as a technique used in a research or clinical laboratory, a computational method, a therapeutic medical device, or a diagnostic test. The prize illuminates the important work taking place across multiple disciplines, and in doing so supports and inspires continued innovation. The Merkin Prize has an intentional focus on real-world impact, and a goal of shining a light on novel technologies and how these advances are transforming health care. | December 06, 2024. | |
| International | US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Membership | -- | Members are elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. | Nominations are accepted at any time from current NAS members based in the US. | |
| International | American Psychiatric Association (APA): Various opportunities | varies by award. | These awards recognize psychiatrists and other mental health advocates for their contributions to the APA and the field of psychiatry, for career recognition, lifetime service, outstanding research, and other categories that improve the lives of people with mental illness. If you are interested in being considered for nomination, please contact VPRI@unityhealth.to. | varies by award. |
