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. | |
| International | Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF): Goldman-Rakic Prize for Cognitive Neuroscience Research: Various Awards | $40,000 - $50, 000 (Check opportunities for specific amounts) | The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation awards several prestigious prizes to physicians, scientists, and public citizens. The Outstanding Achievement Prizes are awarded to scientists recognized for outstanding research leadership and contributions to mental health research. | April 30, 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 | 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. |
