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 | Temerty Awards for Excellence in Professional Values | -- | This annual award recognizes faculty members and learners from all sectors of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine who contribute to strengthening our shared professional values through their behaviour, communications, relationships, and academic, clinical, and administrative endeavours. One faculty member and one learner will be awarded for each of the following sectors: Basic Sciences, Rehabilitation Sciences, and Clinical Medicine. If you are interested in being considered for a faculty nomination, please contact VPRI@unityhealth.to ASAP. | May 6, 2024. | |
| Other Canadian | Canada Gairdner Momentum Awards | $50,000 prize, award citation, and medal. | These recognize mid-career researchers (10-15 years after first independent research appointment) working in Canada who, in their last 6 active years, have produced exceptional scientific research contributions with continued potential for impact on human health. All previous winners have been mid-career researchers who were Full Professors at the time of nomination. If you are interested in being nominated, please email VPRI@unityhealth.to by May 15, 2024. | July 15, 2024. | |
| Other Canadian | Health Research Foundation (HRF) Medal of Honour Award | $20,000 to donate to the research-based, Canadian academic institution of their choice, along with the prestigious medal of honour. | The Medal of Honour is awarded to remarkable individuals whose research or contributions to public policies supportive of research and development in Canada have achieved international recognition. All recipients have made pivotal contributions to the advancement of knowledge in the health sciences and/or the improvement of therapeutics healthcare. If you are interested in being nominated, please email VPRI@unityhealth.to by May 15, 2024. | July 15, 2024. | |
| Other Canadian | Diabetes Canada - Lifetime Achievement Award | A personalized plaque, a cash award and travel and accommodation to attend the Diabetes Canada/CSEM Professional Conference. | This is bestowed upon a prominent Canadian MD or PhD medical scientist who is recognized and nominated by their peers for longstanding contribution to the Canadian diabetes community and a leader in diabetes research. A nominee must (1) Have demonstrated career commitment to new knowledge or discovery in diabetes research and; (2) Have contributed significantly to the Canadian diabetes community through the commitment of time, skill and/or new knowledge or implementation in diabetes research. | June 28, 2024. | |
| Other Canadian | Diabetes Canada - Early Career Researcher Award | A personalized plaque, a cash award and travel and accommodation to attend the Diabetes Canada/CSEM Professional Conference. | This is to encourage, by appropriate recognition, outstanding research conducted in Canada in the field of diabetes. A nominee must: (1) Be an early career researcher, i.e. within ten years from the date of their first research-related or faculty appointment, minus eligible delays in research, where: research-related appointments are defined as those where the individual has the autonomy to conduct research independently; and all eligible leaves (e.g., maternity, parental, medical, bereavement) are credited as twice the amount of time taken, and professional leaves (e.g., training, sabbatical, administrative) are not credited; (2) Be either a Canadian citizen or resident of Canada, conducting research in the field of diabetes at an institution located in Canada, and (3) Have contributed to the Canadian diabetes community through the commitment of time, skill and/or new knowledge or discovery in diabetes research. | June 28, 2024. | |
| International | American Association for Cancer Research (AACR): Outstanding Investigator Award for Breast Cancer Research | -- | This Award is to recognize an investigator whose novel and significant work has had or may have a far-reaching impact on the etiology, detection, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of breast cancer. Such work may involve any discipline across the continuum of biomedical research, including basic, translational, clinical, and epidemiological studies. Candidates must have not yet reached 50 years of age at the time of the award presentation. | May 31, 2024. | |
| International | American Association for Cancer Research (AACR): Distinguished Lectureship On The Science Of Cancer Health Disparities | -- | This Lectureship is to recognize an investigator whose novel and significant work has had or may have a far-reaching impact on the etiology, detection, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of cancer health disparities. | May 31, 2024. | |
| International | Association of Rheumatology Professionals (ARP): Various Awards | $3,000 (for each award) | Each year ARHP recognizes its members' outstanding contributions to the field of rheumatology through an awards program. | June 1, 2024. | |
| International | European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS): Rachel Horne Prize for Women's Research in MS | USD $40,000. | This will honour a female scientist whose exceptional clinical research work has improved patient care in women with multiple sclerosis (MS). The Prize is intended for mid-to-senior career women MS scientists and neurologists. Applications are to be submitted online by the applicant. | June 11, 2024. | |
| International | Manpei Suzuki Diabetes Foundation, Tokyo, Japan: Manpei Suzuki International Prize For Diabetes Research | USD $200,000 | This prize is for original and excellent achievements in diabetes research. By providing this opportunity to researchers of the world, the foundation hopes to advance diabetes research that will contribute to the health and welfare of all people. | July 1, 2024. | |
| International | American Association for Cancer Research (AACR): Oseph 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 | 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. |
