Good morning everyone,

Please see below for Upcoming External Research Awards Deadlines: up to March 31, 2026.

Please note, the deadlines that are past due are in red. The deadlines that are coming up in the next few days to weeks are in yellow.

Should you have any questions or require assistance, please contact Fei Wang (Feiyue.Wang@umanitoba.ca)

Thanks,

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Kelly Pokorny Smilinski

Executive Assistant to the Acting Dean,

Dr. Mark Hanson
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth & Resources

495 Wallace Building

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Dear Deans, Vice-Deans, and ADRs/RLOs:

I am writing to provide an update of upcoming external local, national, and international research awards, honours, and opportunities. The table below outlines pertinent deadlines up to March 31, 2026. Award names are hyperlinked to their respective websites.

A searchable database of external Research Awards opportunities is available on the University of Manitoba’s website: https://research.ad.umanitoba.ca/mrt/pubapp/awnom.php.

Note: The University’s best practices in equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) are utilized throughout the nomination selection process for all research awards.

Research Awards/Honours – Deadlines up to March 31, 2026

	Name of Award	Deadline	Potential Value (in CAD unless otherwise noted)	Complete List of Past Winners
1	~~CBC MB Future 10 under 40~~	~~October 29, 2025~~	~~Honorary~~	~~Past Winners~~
2	~~Winnipeg Citizens Hall of Fame~~	~~October 30, 2025~~	~~Honorary~~	~~Past Winners~~


3	~~The Explorers Club - The Explorer's Medal~~	~~October 31, 2025~~	~~Honorary~~	~~Past Winners~~
4	~~Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE)~~	~~October 31, 2025~~	~~Honorary~~	~~Past Winners~~


5	~~Wolf Foundation Prizes~~	November 1, 2025**	~~$100,000 USD~~	~~Past Winners~~
6	~~Canada Council for the Arts – Molson Prize~~	~~November 5, 2025~~	~~$50,000~~	~~Past Winners~~
7	~~CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program*~~	~~November 5, 2025~~	~~$100,000~~	~~Past Winners~~
8	Warren Alpert Foundation Prize*	~~November 10, 2025~~	~~$500,000 USD (split amongst winners)~~	~~Past Winners~~
9	~~Governor General's Innovation Awards~~	~~November 13, 2025 (Universities Canada internal deadline)~~	~~Honorary~~	~~Past Winners~~
10	Eni Award*	~~November 14, 2025~~	~~Various~~	~~Past Winners~~


11	Fulbright Traditional Scholar Award*	~~November 15, 2025~~	~~$12,500 USD for one semester~~	~~Past Winners~~


12	Fulbright Scholar and Research Chairs Program*	~~November 15, 2025~~	~~$25,000 - $50,000 USD for one semester (4 to 9 months)~~	~~Past Winners~~


13	~~Chanchlani Global Health Research Award (through McMaster University)~~	~~November 15, 2025~~	~~$5,000 & Public Lecture~~	~~Past Winners~~
14	~~Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) – Awards for Science Promotion~~	~~November 15, 2025~~	~~$10,000 (individual) & $25,000 (group)~~	~~Past Winners~~





15	~~Trudeau Foundation Fellowships~~	~~November 17, 2025~~	~~$300,000 per Fellow~~	~~None~~
16	NSERC - Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering	November 28, 2025	up to $1 million	Past Winners
17	Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) - Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering	November 28, 2025	up to $250,000	Past Winners


18	Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) - John C. Polanyi Award	November 28, 2025	up to $250,000	Past Winners


19	Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) - Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research	November 28, 2025	up to $250,000	Past Winners


20	Bank of Canada Governor’s Award*	November 29, 2025**	$30,000 per year for a 2-year term	Past Winners


21	Bank of Canada Fellowship Award*	November 29, 2025**	$90,000 annually for up to five years, including a $50,000 research grant and a $40,000 research expense allowance	Past Winners
22	Shaw Prizes*	November 30, 2025**	$1,200,000 USD	Past Winners


23	Natural Sciences and Engineering Research of Council of Canada (NSERC) - Synergy Awards	December 5, 2025	$200,000	Past Winners


24	Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) - Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships (formerly Steacie)	December 15, 2025	$250,000	Past Winners


25	Royal Society of Canada (RSC) – New Fellows	December 15, 2025	Honorary	Past Winners


26	Royal Society of Canada (RSC) – College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists	December 15, 2025	Honorary	Past Winners


27	Royal Society of Canada (RSC) – Awards (various)*	December 15, 2025	Various	Past Winners


28	A.M. Turing Award*	December 15, 2025	$1,000,000 USD	Past Winners


29	Gruber Prizes*	December 15, 2025	$500,000 USD	Past Winners




30	Governor General's International Award in Canadian Studies*	December 15, 2025	Honorary	Past Winners




31	Order of Manitoba	December 31, 2025	Honorary	Past Winners


32	Governor General's Performing Arts Awards*	December 31, 2025	$25,000	Past Winners


33	Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)- Institutes of Population and Public Health (IPPH) Trailblazer Award*	January 15, 2026**	$10,000 per award plus $2,500 for travel	Past Winners


34	Grawemeyer Award – Religion*	January 15, 2026**	$100,000 USD	Past Winners


35	Institute of Public Administration (IPAC) – Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration	January 15, 2026**	Honorary	Past Winners


36	Grawemeyer Award – Music Composition*	January 19, 2026**	$100,000 USD	Past Winners


37	Arctic Inspiration Prize	January 19, 2026	$1,000,000	Past Winners
38	Volvo Environment Prize*	January 20, 2026**	$140,000 USD	Past Winners




39	World Cultural Council - Albert Einstein Award for Science*	January 31, 2026	A commemorative medal & $10,000 USD	Past Winners
40	World Cultural Council - José Vasconcelos World Award of Education*	January 31, 2026	A commemorative medal & $10,000 USD	Past Winners
41	World Cultural Council - Leonardo da Vinci World Award for Arts*	January 31, 2026**	A commemorative medal & $10,000 USD	Past Winners
42	Nagamori Awards*	January 31, 2026	5,000,000 JPY	Past Winners


43	Welch Award*	January 31, 2026	$500,000 USD	Past Winners


44	Lui Che Woo Prizes*	January 31, 2025**	20,000,000 HKD	Past Winners


45	Grawemeyer Award - World Order*	January 31, 2026**	$100,000 USD	Past Winners


46	Sigma Xi Awards & Prizes*	January 31, 2026	Various	Past Winners


47	Crafoord Prize in Mathematics & Astronomy*	January 31, 2026**	6,000,000 kronor	Past Winners


48	The Japan Prize*	January 31, 2026**	100 million yen	Past Winners


49	Nobel Prize	January 31, 2026	$1,000,000 USD	Past Winners


50	Chen Awards*	January 31, 2026**	$5,000 - $10,000 USD	Past Winners


51	Harvey Prize*	February 1, 2026**	$75,000 USD	Past Winners


52	National Academy of Medicine*	February 1, 2026	Honorary	Past Winners


53	Taubman Prize for Excellence in Translational Medical Science*	February 1, 2026**	$100,000 USD	Past Winners


54	MIT Technology Review Magazine Innovators Under 35	February 3, 2026**	Honorary	Past Winners




55	Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize*	February 5, 2026**	Honorarium	Past Winners


56	International Cosmos Prize*	February 6, 2026**	40,000,000 JPY	Past Winners


57	Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize*	February 14, 2026**	$50,000	Past Winners


58	Margolese National Heart Disorders Prizes*	February 14, 2026**	$50,000	Past Winners


59	Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Prize in Cancer Research*	February 14, 2026**	$50,000	Past Winners


60	Buchanan Medal*	February 22, 2026**	£2,000	Past Winners


61	Copley Medal*	February 22, 2026**	£25,000	Past Winners


62	Clifford Paterson Medal & Lecture*	February 22, 2026**	£2,000	Past Winners


63	Hughes Medal*	February 22, 2026**	£2,000	Past Winners


64	Michael Faraday Prize and Lecture*	February 22, 2026**	£2,000	Past Winners


65	Mullard Award*	February 22, 2026**	£3,500	Past Winners



66	Grawemeyer Award - Psychology*	February 28, 2026**	$100,000 USD	Past Winners


67	Virchow Prize for Global Health*	February 28, 2026	£500,000	Past Winners


68	Right Livelihood Awards*	March 1, 2026**	3,000,000 Krona (shared)	Past Winners


69	Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize*	March 1, 2026**	1,000,000 Swiss Francs	Past Winners


70	Von Siemens Music Prize*	March 1, 2026**	€250,000	Past Winners


71	Harold J. McGraw Jr. Prize in Education*	March 1, 2026**	$50,000 USD	Past Winners


72	Bressler Prize in Vision Science*	March 1, 2026**	$25,000 USD	Past Winners


73	Princess of Asturias Awards	March 1, 2026**	€50,000	Past Winners


74	Keio Medical Science Prize*	March 1, 2026**	10,000,000 Yen	Past Winners


75	Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Scholar Award*	March 10, 2026**	$100,000 USD	Not Available


76	ACTION Canada Fellowships	March 11, 2026**	Honorary	Past Winners




77	Japan Society for the Promotion of Science: International Prize for Biology*	March 13, 2026**	10,000,000 JPY	Past Winners


78	Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS)	March 13, 2026**	Honorary	Past Winners

79	Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize*	March 14, 2026**	€120,000	Past Winners


80	WISE Prize for Education*	March 15, 2026**	$500,000 USD	Past Winners


81	Balzan Prize*	March 15, 2026**	$790,000 USD	Past Winners


82	Sobey Art Award*	March 20, 2026**	$10,000 - $100,000	Past Winners




83	Franklin Institute - Bower Award in Science*	March 31, 2026**	$250,000 USD	Past Winners


84	Alton Ochsner Award Relating Smoking and Disease*	March 31, 2026**	$15,000 USD	Past Winners


85	Institute of Public Administration (IPAC) -Vanier Medal	March 31, 2026**	Honorary	Past Winners


86	Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences*	March 31, 2026**	$100,000 USD	Past Winners


87	Vautrin Lud Prize in Geography*	March 31, 2026**	Honorary	Past Winners






88	Opus Prize*	Ongoing	$1,000,000 USD & two $100,000 prizes	Past Winners

89	John Scott Award*	Ongoing	$15,000 USD	Past Winners

90	The Dorothy & Lillian Gish Prize*	Ongoing	$250,000 USD	Past Winners

91	Praemium Imperiale*	Ongoing	15,000,000 Yen	Past Winners

92	Polar Music Prize*	Ongoing	1,000,000 Krona	Past Winners

93	Philadelphia Liberty Medal*	Ongoing	Honorary	Past Winners

94	Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize*	Ongoing	$350,000 USD	Past Winners

95	Goldman Environmental Prize*	Ongoing	$200,000 USD	Past Winners


96	Benjamin Franklin Medals*	Ongoing	$10,000 USD	Past Winners

97	John W. Kluge Prize*	Ongoing	$1,000,000 USD	Past Winners

98	Niwano Peace Prize*	Ongoing	20,000,000 JPY	Past Winners
99	Order of Canada	Ongoing	Honorary	Past Winners

*Coordinated by faculties/departments directly – Contact Brent Deere (Associate Director, Research Awards) at brent.deere@umanitoba.ca for more information or to request assistance

**Please note that some of these award deadlines are based on last year’s dates as the agencies have not yet sent out their call for nominations and are subject to change.

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1) CBC MB Future 10 Under 40 – October 29, 2025

CBC Manitoba's Future 40 recognizes Manitobans aged 40 or younger who are leaders and change-makers in their communities, making a significant impact through their work in areas like social activism, health care, business, and arts. The program highlights inspiring young individuals who are building a better Manitoba for future generations by addressing community needs, filling service gaps, and driving innovation.

For assistance in nominating someone, please contact Brent Deere (brent.deere@umanitoba.ca or by phone at 204-474-8697). Should you not require our assistance, for our record keeping purposes, we would appreciate knowing if you or your faculty will be putting a name forward.

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2) Winnipeg Citizens Hall of Fame – October 30, 2025

The Citizens Hall of Fame is a Winnipeg Regional Real Estate Board initiative recognizing citizens who have contributed to Winnipeg’s quality of life with exceptional achievements in leadership and community service. The inductee’s achievements may be local, national or international in scope.

Individuals inducted to the Citizens Hall of Fame may be honoured for their achievements in any of the following fields of endeavor:

1. Arts: for endeavors which enhance and support artistic/cultural life and well-being

2. Business: for entrepreneurial activity, including the establishment and successful operation of a business

3. Voluntary/Community Service: for voluntary activities and dedication that benefit the immediate and global community

4. Professional: for pursuit of a specific profession and advancement of that profession

5. Public Affairs: for public service in areas such as social advocacy, environmental protection, international affairs, political action or organized labour

Nominations are not restricted to these fields. Nominees can be inducted for their accomplishments in more than one area.

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3) The Explorers Club - The Explorer's Meda – October 31, 2025

The Explorers Medal is the Club’s highest honor. Awarded annually, it recognizes individuals for their extraordinary contributions directly in the field of exploration, scientific research, or to the welfare of humanity.

For assistance in nominating someone, please contact Brent Deere (brent.deere@umanitoba.ca or by phone at 204-474-8697). Should you not require our assistance, for our record keeping purposes, we would appreciate knowing if you or your faculty will be putting a name forward.

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4) Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) – October 31, 2025

Election to the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) recognizes outstanding achievements and service to engineering in Canada and the world. Fellows have distinguished themselves in different sectors including business, academia and government and in different roles such as business management, executive management, technical, and university faculty. Fellows of the CAE are nominated and elected by their peers (current CAE Fellows) in view of their distinguished achievements and career-long service.

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5) Wolf Foundation Prizes – November 1, 2025 (TBD)
The Wolf Prize is awarded annually and honors exceptional individuals who transcend barriers of religion, gender, race, geography, and political stance. In the scientific domain, the awards are conferred in Medicine, Agriculture, Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics. The awards in the arts recognize excellence in Painting and Sculpture, Music, and Architecture.

The Wolf Prize acknowledges scientists and artists worldwide for their outstanding achievements in advancing science and the arts for the betterment of humanity. By awarding the prize, we salute leaders and pioneers in these fields who have contributed to a better world.

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6) Canada Council for the Arts – Molson Prize - November 5, 2025

The Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prizes are awarded to two persons – one in the arts and the other in the social sciences and humanities, who have distinguished themselves by their outstanding achievements. The prizes are intended to encourage ongoing contributions to Canada’s cultural and intellectual heritage.

These prizes are administered by the Canada Council in collaboration with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The winners are chosen by a peer assessment committee, which is appointed jointly by the Canada Council and the SSHRC.

For assistance in nominating someone, please contact Brent Deere (brent.deere@umanitoba.ca or by phone at 204-474-8697). Should you not require our assistance, for our record keeping purposes, we would appreciate knowing if you or your faculty will be putting a name forward.

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7) CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars Program – November 5, 2025

The CIFAR Global Scholars Program offers early-career researchers the opportunity to develop and lead high-risk, high-reward interdisciplinary research, expand their professional networks and receive focused leadership training in their pivotal first years as independent investigators. These experiences accelerate the rise of research leaders who are positioned to drive new discoveries and open new fields of inquiry.

CIFAR welcomes applications from candidates across the natural, biomedical, and social sciences, as well as the humanities. Successful applicants join one of CIFAR’s interdisciplinary research programs, collaborating with global research leaders to advance transformative knowledge and address some of the most important questions facing science and humanity.

This award is coordinated directly by faculties/departments; for assistance, please contact Brent Deere (brent.deere@umanitoba.ca) or by phone at 204-474-8697. Should you not require our assistance, for our record keeping purposes, we would appreciate knowing if you or your faculty will be putting a name forward.

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8) Warren Alpert Foundation Prize – November 10, 2025

The Warren Alpert Foundation Prize recognizes one or more scientists whose scientific achievements have led to the prevention, cure or treatment of human diseases or disorders, and/or whose research constitutes a seminal scientific finding that holds great promise of ultimately changing our understanding of and/or ability to treat disease. The $250,000 Prize is open to scientists, physicians, and researchers from any country.

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9) Governor General's Innovation Awards – November 13, 2025 (Universities Canada internal deadline)

Launched in 2016, the Governor General’s Innovation Awards inspire Canadians to embrace innovation and to emulate innovative, entrepreneurial risk-takers who have developed new or better ways of creating value and who are having a meaningful impact on our quality of life. The Awards are given to individuals, teams and/or organizations whose innovations are truly exceptional, transformative, and positive in their impact on quality of life in Canada. Each year, up to six award winners are identified through a two-stage, merit-based selection process.

Nominations can only be put forward by an official nominating partner: https://innovation.gg.ca/partners/nominating-partners/.

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10) Eni Award – November 14, 2025

The Eni Award was created to develop better use of renewable energy, promote environmental research and encourage new generations of researchers. The Award, which is annual, highlights the critical importance increasingly given by Eni in recent years to scientific research and issues of sustainability.

With the aim to encourage a better use of conventional energy sources, to promote the gradual decarbonisation of the energy system through the use of renewable sources, as well as to encourage research on environmental protection and to help new generations of researchers to emerge, each year Eni will give:

a) one Energy Transition Prize;

b) one Energy Frontiers Prize;

c) one Advanced Environmental Solutions Prize;

d) two Young Researcher of the Year Prizes;

e) two Debut in Research: Young Talents from Africa Prizes;

f) three Recognitions at Innovation Eni.

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11) Fulbright Traditional Scholar Award – November 15, 2025

Traditional Fulbright awards are open to Canadian scholars in all fields and are designed to enable emerging and established scholars, post-doctoral researchers and experienced professionals to conduct research, teach, or undertake a combination of both activities for one semester or a full academic year at any university or research centre of their choice in the United States. The value of the Fulbright Traditional Scholar Award is $12,500 for one semester.

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12) Fulbright Scholar and Research Chairs Program – November 15, 2025

Fulbright Canada Research Chairs are intended for Canadian citizens who are exceptional scholars and/or experienced professionals who wish to conduct research and/or lecture in the United States.

Fulbright Canada Research Chairs are pre-arranged affiliations that allow scholars to conduct research/lecture on subjects important to that university. Partner universities are excited to welcome the Fulbright Canada Research Chairs into campus life and encourage them to engage with students, faculty, and the broader community. Fulbright Canada Research Chairs can guest lecture in university courses, mentor students, lecture in public venues, network, and promote their research, while representing the Fulbright program, and their home and host institutions. The award values range from US$25,000 to US$50,000 and from four to nine months. Awards typically begin in either September 2026 or January 2027.

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13) Chanchlani Global Health Research Award (through McMaster University) – November 15, 2025

Each year, the Chanchlani Global Health Research Award honors a distinguished individual whose groundbreaking research advances the field of global health, global health and health equity. This esteemed accolade underscores the importance of innovative research in addressing pressing health challenges worldwide.

For assistance in nominating someone, please contact Brent Deere (brent.deere@umanitoba.ca or by phone at 204-474-8697). Should you not require our assistance, for our record keeping purposes, we would appreciate knowing if you or your faculty will be putting a name forward.

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14) NSERC – Awards for Science Promotion – November 15, 2025

The NSERC Awards for Science Promotion honour people and groups that are inspirational in the way they promote science to the general public. The NSERC Awards for Science Promotion are an opportunity for Canada's science community to recognize, support and encourage outstanding science promoters.

The achievements of individual and group recipients of the NSERC Awards for Science Promotion will be celebrated at a public ceremony. Individual recipients will receive a $10,000 award and group recipients a $25,000 award. In both cases, the funds are to support further science promotion activities. Funds paid to winners of this prize are subject to the PromoScience Grants Guide.

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15) Trudeau Foundation Fellowships – November 17, 2025

Trudeau Fellowships celebrate and recognize senior academics in Canada who are leaders in their field. They are valued at $300,000 (over three years), and the title, “Trudeau Fellow” is awarded for life. Fellows join a growing community of researchers and creators in an impressive array of fields. They take regular part in events organized by the Trudeau Foundation to disseminate their work and share ideas with national and international experts. Fellowships, therefore, support outstanding individuals who have the drive and ability to take on some of the most critical issues of modern society, setting themselves apart through their research achievements, creativity, and social commitment to one or more of the Foundation’s four themes:

Human Rights and Dignity
Responsible Citizenship
Canada in the World
People and their natural environment

Up to four Fellows will be selected from among full professors in SSHRC-related disciplines at Canadian universities, for a term of three (3) years.

Nominations must be endorsed by the Office of the Vice-President (Research and International). For assistance in nominating someone, please contact Brent Deere (brent.deere@umanitoba.ca or by phone at 204-474-8697).

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16) NSERC - Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering – November 28, 2025
The Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering is awarded annually to an individual whose body of work, conducted in Canada in the natural sciences or engineering, has demonstrated persistent excellence and influence. The award celebrates Canada's most outstanding scientists and engineers and raises public awareness about the major contributions that top researchers make to science, technology and improving the lives of Canadians.

In addition to the medal, the recipient is awarded a grant of up to $1 million to support personal university-based research or to direct toward a related initiative, such as creating scholarships or establishing research chairs in their name at Canadian universities. The funding is distributed over a five-year period. Research grant funds awarded through this prize are subject to the Tri-agency Guide on Financial Administration.

If the recipient already has an NSERC Discovery Grant, that grant is increased up to a maximum of $200,000 for each of the five years. The Herzberg funding is added to the amount already scheduled through the Discovery Grant program. If the current Discovery Grant exceeds $150,000 per year, the recipient will receive an additional $50,000 top-up for each of the five years of the Herzberg award.

If the recipient does not hold a Discovery Grant, they may direct the full $200,000 per year toward university research initiatives.

17) NSERC – Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering – November 28, 2025

The Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering recognizes outstanding Canadian teams of researchers from different disciplines who have combined their expertise to produce achievements of outstanding international significance in the natural sciences and engineering in the last six years. The prize is accompanied by a team research grant of $250,000, which may be used to support the direct costs of university-based research and/or the enhancement of research facilities.

For assistance in nominating someone, please contact Brent Deere (brent.deere@umanitoba.ca or by phone at 204-474-8697). Should you not require our assistance, for our record keeping purposes, we would appreciate knowing if you or your faculty will be putting a name forward.

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18) NSERC – John C. Polanyi Award – November 28, 2025

Created in 2006, the NSERC John C. Polanyi Award is given to an individual or team whose research, conducted in Canada, has led to a recent outstanding advance in any NSERC-supported field of the natural sciences or engineering. The research leading to the advance must have been funded at least partially by an NSERC grant. The award is open to all researchers, regardless of their career stage. As part of the award, the winning individual or team will receive a research grant of $250,000.

Candidates may be nominated by any individual or group; however, the nominators must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada. Candidates can be at any stage in their career. At least one of the candidates must hold an NSERC grant. Also, the research that led to the advance described in the nomination must have been supported by NSERC.

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19) NSERC – Donna Strickland Prize – November 28, 2025

The NSERC Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research is awarded annually to an individual or team whose outstanding research, conducted in Canada in the natural sciences and engineering (NSE), has led to exceptional benefits for Canadian society, environment and/or economy.

All researchers in the NSE, regardless of their career stage, can be nominated for this award for their research conducted in Canada. The outstanding research that led to the exceptional benefits described in the nomination must have been supported, at least partially, by NSERC, and the research must be primarily in the NSE. Self-nominations will not be accepted, and current NSERC Council members are not eligible for nomination.

In order to be nominated as an individual, you must hold an NSERC research grant.

In order to be nominated as a team, at least one of your team members must hold an NSERC research grant. The majority of your team members must be employed at a Canadian university, Canadian federal or provincial government lab, or private firm active in Canada.

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20) Bank of Canada Governor’s Award – November 29, 2025 (TBD)

The Governor's Award provides funding to exceptional assistant and associate professors working at Canadian universities who have demonstrated the potential to make exemplary research contributions in their fields. The award consists of $30,000 paid annually to the recipient for a two-year term subject to an annual confirmation process.

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21) Bank of Canada Fellowship Award - November 29, 2025 (TBD)

The Fellowship Award provides financial support to academics who are recognized for their expertise and research in areas important to the Bank's core functions. The award is for a term of up to five years and consists of these annual payments, subject to an annual review and confirmation process:

a $50,000 research grant
a $40,000 research expense allowance for related research expenses and for research assistants
a sum of $5,000 for the university to administer the award funds

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22) Shaw Prizes – November 30, 2025 (TBD)

The Shaw Prize was established under the auspices of Mr. Run Shaw in November 2002 to honour individuals, regardless of race, nationality, gender and religious belief, who have recently achieved significant breakthrough in academic and scientific research or applications and whose work has resulted in a positive and profound impact on mankind. The Shaw Prize consists of three annual prizes: Astronomy, Life Science and Medicine, and Mathematical Sciences, each bearing a monetary award of US$1.2 million.

Nominations for The Shaw Prize shall only be submitted by invited nominators. Self-nominations or nominations by uninvited persons shall be discarded. The nomination of a person already deceased shall not be considered.

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23) NSERC – Synergy Awards – December 5, 2025

The Synergy Awards for Innovation were launched in 1995 by NSERC to recognize partnerships in natural sciences and engineering research and development between universities and Canadian industry. In recognition of an evolving research environment, the Synergy Awards for Innovation now also reward research partnerships taking place with colleges and research partnerships beyond those with industrial partners. Since their inception, the Synergy Awards for Innovation have honoured the most outstanding achievements of these collaborations. By working together, award-winning partner organizations and post-secondary institutions have proven that effective partnerships and innovation are the foundation of achievement. Their success has enriched the academic and research programs within Canadian post-secondary institutions while providing concrete benefits to Canadians.

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24) NSERC – Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships (formerly Steacie) – December 15, 2025

Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships recognize early-stage academic researchers in the natural sciences and engineering and support them to enhance their research capacity, so that they can become leaders in their field and inspire others. NSERC awards up to six McDonald Fellowships each year. If you are an early-stage academic researcher, meaning that you have held an independent academic position for 10 years or less as of June 1 of the year of the competition and currently hold a grant from NSERC, you can prepare a nomination for this award.

If your nomination is successful, you will receive a research grant of $250,000 over two years, held at a Canadian university or affiliated research institution. You will also be relieved from teaching and administrative duties so that you can devote your time and energy to research.

In addition, NSERC normally contributes up to $90,000 per year to the university toward your salary. NSERC expects the university to fund a replacement for the McDonald fellow’s teaching and administrative responsibilities, as part of the McDonald Fellowship agreement.

Nominations must be endorsed by the Office of the Vice-President (Research and International). For assistance in nominating someone, please contact Brent Deere (brent.deere@umanitoba.ca or by phone at 204-474-8697).

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25) Royal Society of Canada – New Fellows – December 15, 2025

The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) is the senior national body of distinguished Canadian scholars, artists and scientists. It is Canada’s national academy. The primary objective of the RSC is to promote learning and research in the arts and sciences. The RSC consists of over 2000 Fellows, men and women who are selected by their peers for outstanding contributions to the natural and social sciences, in the arts and in the humanities.

All nominations must be initiated by RSC Fellows or Institutional Members (IMs).

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26) Royal Society of Canada – College of New Scholars, Artists, & Scientists – December 15, 2025

Each year, a total of up to 100 individuals across the arts and sciences are peer-elected to the RSC’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. In order to be eligible for electoral consideration, nominees will need to be within 15 years of the conferral of their PhD degree (or equivalent qualification). Members of the College will be named for period of 7 years.

Nominations must be put forward by current RSC Fellows, RSC College Members or Institutional Members (IMs).

For assistance in nominating someone, please contact Brent Deere (brent.deere@umanitoba.ca or by phone at 204-474-8697). Should you not require assistance, for our record keeping purposes, we would appreciate knowing if you or your faculty will be putting a name forward.

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27) Royal Society of Canada – Awards (various) – December 15, 2025

The RSC administers prestigious awards in recognition of outstanding achievement:

Bancroft Award - For instruction and research in the science of geology.
Flavelle Medal - For meritorious achievement in biological science.
Ursula Franklin Award in Gender Studies - For contributions to furthering our understanding of issues concerning gender.
Innis-Gérin Medal - For a distinguished and sustained contribution to the literature of the social sciences.
J.B. Tyrrell Historical Medal - For outstanding work in the history of Canada.
John L. Synge Award - For outstanding research in any of the branches of the mathematical sciences.
Kitty Newman Award - For outstanding contributions from an emerging scholar in the field of philosophy.
Lorne Pierce Medal - For an achievement in critical or imaginative literature.
McLaughlin Medal - For important research of sustained excellence in medical science.
Michael P. Païdoussis Medal - For outstanding contributions to research, education and leadership in applied mechanics. Solid continuum mechanics, fluid mechanics and fluid-structure interaction are all included.
Miroslaw Romanowski Medal - For scientific work relating to environmental problems.
Eric Jackman Prize - For path-breaking and sustained scientific contributions to preventing harm, strengthening resilience, or otherwise benefiting humankind through research in one or more behavioural and social science fields.
Rutherford Memorial Medals - For outstanding research in physics and in chemistry.
Willet G. Miller Medal - For outstanding research in earth sciences and ocean & atmospheric sciences.
Yvan Allaire Medal - For outstanding contributions in governance of public and private organizations.

Nominations must be put forward by current RSC Fellows or Institutional Member (IM).

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28) A.M. Turing Award – December 15, 2025

The ACM A.M. Turing Award is an annual prize given by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) to an individual selected for contributions "of lasting and major technical importance to the computer field". The Turing Award is generally recognized as the highest distinction in computer science and the "Nobel Prize of computing".

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29) Gruber Prizes – December 15, 2025

The International Prize Program honors contemporary individuals in the fields of Cosmology, Genetics, Neuroscience, whose ground-breaking work provides new models that inspire and enable fundamental shifts in knowledge and culture. Each prize carries a gold laureate pin and unrestricted cash prize of $500,000.

Eligibility:

Cosmology: Individuals whose achievements have produced fundamental, advances in our understanding of the structure and evolution of the universe.
Genetics: Individuals who have made original discoveries in the fields of genetic function, regulation, transmission, or variation or in genomic organization.
Neuroscience: Individuals from anywhere in the world who have conducted highly distinguished research in the field of the brain, spinal cord, or peripheral nervous system.

Nominations may be submitted by individuals, organizations, and institution.

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30) Governor General’s International Award in Canadian Studies – December 15, 2025

The Governor General’s International Award for Canadian Studies is intended for a scholar who has made an outstanding contribution to scholarship and to the development of Canadian Studies internationally through research, teaching, outreach and the promotion of the study of Canada.

Throughout a career dedicated to Canadian Studies, the awardee will have demonstrated engagement with Canadian Studies networks and associations as well as an established commitment to the development of the public image of the Study of Canada in institutional and public spheres.

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31) Order of Manitoba – December 31, 2025

Established in 1999, the order is the highest honour in the Province of Manitoba. It recognizes individuals who have demonstrated excellence and achievement in any field of endeavor, benefiting in an outstanding manner the social, cultural, or economic well-being of Manitoba and its residents.

Any Canadian citizen who is a current citizen of the province, or was a long-time resident of Manitoba, can be nominated for membership in the Order, except Members of Parliament, senators, Members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and Judges of any court, while they are in office. Posthumous nominations are not accepted except where a nominee dies after being recommended by the Council. Only individuals may be nominated; not couples, groups or organizations.

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32) Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards – December 31, 2025

The Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) are Canada’s highest honour in the performing arts. The awards recognize a stellar array of artists and arts volunteers for their outstanding contribution to culture in Canada and abroad.

Each year, Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards are presented for Lifetime Artistic Achievement in the five categories of Stages (formerly theatre), dance, classical music, popular music, and Screens and Voices (formerly broadcasting and film). These awards recognize artists who have made an indelible contribution to Canada and the world’s cultural life. Recipients of these awards are nominated by the general public.

Two complementary awards are also conferred each year. The Ramon John Hnatyshyn (RJH) Award for Voluntarism in the Performing Arts, which recognizes outstanding contribution by an individual or group in voluntary service to the performing arts in Canada. This Award is also nominated by the general public.

The National Arts Centre Award, which recognizes the work of an extraordinary nature by an individual artist or company in the past performance year. Recipients are selected by the NAC corporate and artistic leadership.

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33) CIHR-IPPH Trailblazer Award – January 15, 2026 (TBD)

IPPH Trailblazer Award in Population and Public Health Research is a career achievement award that recognizes exceptional contributions in population and public health research. Applicants must have made substantial impacts on the field of population health and its use in policy and/or practice in Canada and/or internationally. The award also recognizes the leadership, mentorship, and innovative contributions of the recipients. Up to three awards with a value of $12,500 will be given for exceptional researchers at different career stages (early, mid-career and senior). Each application must be supported by a nomination.

The CIHR Institute of Population and Public Health will provide funding for applications that are determined to be relevant to one or more of the following research areas in domestic and global contexts:

Coherent intersectoral action for population health improvements
Scalable population health solutions
Equitable population health impacts

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34) Grawemeyer Award – Religion – January 15, 2026 (TBD)

The Louisville Grawemeyer Award honors highly significant contributions to religious and spiritual understanding. By “religion” we mean, to paraphrase a classic definition by William James, the feelings, acts and experiences of humans insofar as they apprehend themselves to stand in relation to whatever they consider the divine. The purpose of the Award is to honor and publicize annually creative and constructive insights into the relationship between human beings and the divine, and ways in which this relationship may inspire or empower human beings to attain wholeness, integrity or meaning, either individually or in community.

This award is granted by both the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and the University of Louisville to those who have presented ideas with the potential to bring about change in the world through religion. The award offers a prize of $100,000.

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35) IPAC - MB Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration – January 15, 2026 (TBD)

The Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration recognizes the exceptional achievement of a person who has shown distinctive leadership in public administration in Manitoba or who, by writings or other endeavours, has made a significant contribution in the field of public administration in Manitoba. It pays tribute to public sector practitioners whose careers exhibit the highest standard of excellence, dedication, and accomplishment. The award seeks to provide recognition on an outstanding individual and to underscore the need for creative, highly skilled individuals in the public sector. The award is granted on the basis of outstanding contributions on a sustained basis rather than as a result of any single exceptional public service deed.

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36) Grawemeyer Award – Music Composition – January 19, 2026 (TBD)

Music has the ability to inspire, to bring joy to those who hear it and those who create it. It can convey great emotion in just a few powerful notes. There is, perhaps, no greater expression of the human spirit. For this reason, the Grawemeyer Award in Music Composition honors those who bring beauty and inspiration into the world.

The University of Louisville offers an international prize in recognition of outstanding achievement by a living composer in a large musical genre. The award will be granted for a work premiered during the five-year period prior to the award deadline. The award offers a prize of $100,000.

Eligibility: Musical works including, but not limited to, choral, orchestral, chamber, song-cycle, dance, opera, musical theater, extended solo.

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37) Arctic Inspiration Prize – January 19, 2026

The Arctic Inspiration Prize is intended for multidisciplinary teams who have made a substantial, demonstrated and distinguished contribution to the gathering of Arctic knowledge and who have provided a concrete plan and commitment to implement their knowledge into real world application for the benefit of the Canadian Arctic, its Peoples and therefore Canada as a whole.

The Arctic Inspiration Prize is not intended as a "lifetime achievement" award or to give appreciation for one great accomplishment. It does not recognize individual achievements but encourages team efforts in transforming Arctic knowledge into tangible outcomes. The Prize addresses worldly issues, therefore only secular, non-ideological nominations will be considered.

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38) Volvo Environment Prize – January 20, 2026 (TBD)

Since the first award in 1990 the Volvo Environment Prize has become one of the scientific world’s most respected environmental prizes. Laureates represent all fields of environmental and sustainability studies and initiatives.

The Volvo Environment Prize is awarded by an independent foundation. A Scientific Committee does the initial screening and evaluation of candidates. The International Prize Jury, a group of internationally renowned scientists, makes the final selection of prize laureate.

The Volvo Environment Prize is awarded annually. The Prize consists of a hand-crafted diploma, a glass sculpture and a cash award for SEK 1.5 million (approximately EUR 165,000 or USD 140,000). The award ceremony is in Stockholm in November each year.

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39 - 41) World Cultural Council Awards – January 31, 2026

The World Cultural Council acknowledges individuals or institutions that have made outstanding achievements in science, education and the arts by granting the Albert Einstein World Award of Science, the José Vasconcelos World Award of Education and the Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts to eminent figures whose work has had a significantly positive impact on the cultural legacy of mankind. These prizes are widely recognized in the scientific, educational and arts communities.

1. The Albert Einstein World Award of Science was created as a means of recognition for scientists who have accomplished scientific and technological achievements which have brought progress to science and benefit to mankind. It is awarded annually.

2. The José Vasconcelos World Award of Education is granted to a renowned educator, an authority in the field of teaching, or someone who has brought about visionary development in education policy. Through his/her work, the individual or team should have had a significantly positive influence on the quality and reach of teaching and learning in our society. It is awarded in alternating years with the Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts.

3. The Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts is an acknowledgment to those who lift our existence to a higher level by the beauty or inspiration of their creative talent. It is conferred on a renowned artist, sculptor, writer, poet, cinematographer, photographer, architect, musician or other performing, creative or visionary artist, whose work constitutes a significant contribution to the artistic legacy of the world.

These awards are coordinated directly by faculties/departments; for assistance, please contact Brent Deere (brent.deere@umanitoba.ca) or by phone at 204-474-8697. Should you not require our assistance, for our record keeping purposes, we would appreciate knowing if you or your faculty will be putting a name forward.

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42) Nagamori Awards – January 31, 2026

Since motors appeared in the early 19th century, they have been used in all types of electrical appliances and are now an indispensable part of our daily lives. Today, a huge number of motors are used in a wide range of applications, so much so that it is claimed motors account for more than 55% of the world's power consumption today.

Therefore, motor research is extremely important if we are to maintain our affluent lives while also perpetually conserving the global environment. The Nagamori Awards were created to bring vitality to technological research of motors and related fields, such as generators and actuators, and also to support the researchers and development engineers who strive each day to fulfill their dreams.

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43) Welch Award – January 31, 2026

The purpose of The Robert A. Welch Award in Chemistry is to foster and encourage basic chemical research and to recognize, in a substantial manner, the value of chemical research contributions for the benefit of mankind as set forth in the will of Robert Alonzo Welch. The recipient will be required to be present at a ceremony and dinner held in October. The monetary amount of the award is $500,000.

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44) Lui Che Woo Prizes – January 31, 2026 (TBD)

Founded in 2015, the LUI Che Woo Prize – Prize for World Civilization aims to advance world civilization and inspire the building of a more harmonious world. To achieve these goals, the Lui Prize honours individuals and organisations whose outstanding achievements fall into one of three categories: Sustainability, Welfare Betterment and Positive Energy.

What has marked this international award out as unique is its scope; nominees can be drawn from anywhere in the world and be active in any field. Each Prize laureate receives a cash award of HK$20 million, around US$2.55 million, to support their future work, along with a certificate and a trophy.

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45) Grawemeyer Award – World Order – January 31, 2026 (TBD)

The Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order is given to those who have taken on issues of world importance and presented viewpoints that could lead to a more just and peaceful world. Each idea supports one noble cause: to inspire us all to work together for the common good.

The award is presented annually to the winner of a competition designed to stimulate the recognition, dissemination and critical analysis of outstanding proposals for improving world order. The award offers a prize of $100,000.

Eligibility: Submissions will be judged according to originality, feasibility and potential impact, not by the cumulative record of the nominee. They may address a wide range of global concerns including foreign policy and its formation.

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46) Sigma Xi Awards & Prizes – January 31, 2026

Sigma Xi awards recognize achievement in science or engineering research and communication. Honorees have included such varied individuals as Jane Goodall, Vannevar Bush, Margaret Mead, Sylvia Earle, E.O. Wilson, Robert Ballard, Bill Kurtis, Claudia Dreifus, Al Gore and more.

The William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement is awarded annually to a scientist who has made an outstanding contribution to scientific research and has demonstrated an ability to communicate the significance of this research to scientists in other disciplines. Important to the nomination is the impact of the nominee's work on the current state of physical, biological, mathematical, engineering or social and behavioral sciences - how it has resulted in new approaches, new ways of thinking, or led to especially promising areas of inquiry.

The Science and Society Award is presented to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to science and society. The award consists of a medal and a $5,000 honorarium. Recipients are publicly recognized and presented the award at the International Forum on Research Excellence, powered by Sigma Xi.

The Walston Chubb Award for Innovation is presented to honor and promote creativity in science and engineering. For the purposes of the award, innovation is defined as research into new areas of potential scientific importance, a novel approach to a long-standing problem in science or engineering or research that may create a new methodology of importance to science or engineering. In addition, application of expertise and insights from one area to advance another scientific discipline, or creative solutions to an important interdisciplinary problem also qualify as innovations.

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47) Crafoord Prize in Mathematics & Astronomy – January 31, 2026 (TBD)

The Crafoord Prize in Mathematics and Astronomy, Biosciences, Geosciences or Polyarthritis research is awarded in partnership between the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Crafoord Foundation in Lund. The Academy is responsible for selecting the Crafoord Laureates. The prize sum of SEK 6 million makes the Crafoord Prize one of the world´s largest scientific prizes.

Awards are offered according to the following order:

• Year 1: Astronomy and Mathematics

• Year 2: Geosciences

• Year 3: Biosciences

• (repeat)

The prize in Polyarthritis is awarded only when an investigation by the Academy’s Class for medical sciences has shown that scientific progress in this field has been such that an award is justified. Starting in 2012, there are two separate prizes in mathematics and astronomy awarded at the same time.

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48) The Japan Prize – January 31, 2026 (TBD)

The Japan Prize is awarded to people from all parts of the world whose original and outstanding achievements in science and technology are recognized as having advanced the frontiers of knowledge and served the cause of peace and prosperity for mankind. No distinction is made as to nationality, occupation, race or gender. Only living persons may be named. Fields of study for the prize encompass all categories of science and technology, with two fields designated for the prize each year in consideration of developments in science and technology. Each Japan Prize laureate receives a certificate of merit and a prize medal. A cash award of 50 million yen is also presented for each prize category. The award is intended for a single person, in principle, but small groups of researchers are also eligible.

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49) Nobel Prize – January 31, 2026

Nomination to the Nobel Prize is by invitation only. The names of the nominees and other information about the nominations and selection process cannot be revealed until 50 years later.

The Nobel Committee sends confidential invitation letters to persons who are competent and qualified to nominate candidates for the Nobel Prize. Only invited nominators can submit a nomination.

Discoveries that have changed the scientific paradigm and are of great benefit for mankind are awarded the prize, whereas lifetime achievements or scientific leadership cannot be considered for the Nobel Prize.

For assistance in nominating someone, please contact: Brent Deere (brent.deere@umanitoba.ca or by phone at 204-474-8697). Should you not require our assistance, for our record keeping purposes, we would appreciate knowing if you or your faculty will be putting a name forward.

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50) Chen Awards – January 31, 2026 (TBD)

Chen Award for Distinguished Academic Achievement in Human Genetic and Genomic Research (US$10,000 / 1 Awardee)

This award is to celebrate the achievement of a biomedical scientist:

who has performed extraordinary work in biomedical sciences which has changed the thinking in the human genomics field; and/or
who has uncovered new insights which brought forth new therapies; and/or
whose lifetime contribution has significantly impacted the Asia-Pacific region

The award recipient will be given a monetary award of US$10,000 and a plaque or medal. They will be invited to attend the award presentation ceremony and present a plenary lecture in conjunction with the annual Human Genome Organization (HUGO) – Human Genome Meeting.

Chen Award of Excellence (US$5,000 / 2 Awardees)

This award is giving out in recognition of young scientists who have made significant contributions to the field during their early career years (normally within 15 years from the time of receiving his/her highest earned degree, in the year of the award) and:

who has performed extraordinary work in biomedical sciences which has changed the thinking in the human genomics field; and/or
who has uncovered new insights which brought forth new therapies; and/or
whose contributions have significantly impacted the Asia-Pacific region

The award recipient will be given a monetary award of US$5,000 and a plaque. They will be invited to attend the award presentation ceremony and present a lecture in conjunction with the annual Human Genome Organization (HUGO) – Human Genome Meeting.

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51) Harvey Prize – February 1, 2026 (TBD)

The Harvey Prize is an Israeli scientific distinction awarded annually for breakthroughs in science and technology, as well as contributions to Peace in the Middle East, by Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa. It was named after an industrialist and inventor Leo Harvey. Two awards of $75,000 each are made each year.

Candidates to the Prize can be submitted by past recipients, Technion Senate members, and presidents of recognized institutions of higher learning and research in Israel and abroad. Generally, recipients of the Nobel or Wolf Prizes are not eligible for the Harvey Prize, unless the accomplishments cited in the nomination represent new or different work. However, some scientists who won the Harvey Prize were later presented with the Nobel Prize, e.g. Eric Kandel and Shuji Nakamura.

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52) National Academy of Medicine – February 1, 2026

Each year, the NAM membership elects up to 70 new members and 10 foreign associates. Members are elected for their excellence and professional achievement in a field relevant to the NAM's mission and for their willingness to participate actively in its work.

The election of individuals to the National Academy of Medicine begins with a confidential nomination by two NAM members who are well acquainted with the candidate’s work. In sponsoring the nomination, the NAM member affirms his or her personal assessment that the candidate meets the NAM’s primary criterion of excellence and outstanding professional achievement in a field relevant to the mission of the NAM. Each year, up to 70 regular members and 10 international members are elected to the NAM by the regular membership body at large.

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53) Taubman Prize for Excellence in Translational Medical Science – February 1, 2026 (TBD)

Presented every other year by the Taubman Institute at the University of Michigan, this award recognizes the scientist who has done the most to transform laboratory discoveries into clinical applications for patients suffering from disease. Submissions are judged by the manner in which nominee’s clinical activities connects to his or her laboratory research and/or a significant contribution to translating basic research findings into medical practice.

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54) MIT Technology Review Magazine Innovators Under 35 – February 3, 2026 (TBD)

The 35 Innovators Under 35 is our yearly opportunity to take a look at not just where technology is now, but where it’s going and who’s taking it there. More than 500 people are nominated every year, and from this group the editors pick the most promising 100 to move on to the semi-finalist round. Their work is then evaluated by our panel of judges who have expertise in such areas as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, software, energy, and materials. With the insight gained from these rankings, the editors pick the final list of 35.

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55) Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize – February 5, 2026 (TBD)

Each year, since its inception in 1967, the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize has been awarded by Columbia University for outstanding basic research in biology or biochemistry. The purpose of the prize is to honor a scientific investigator, or group of investigators, whose contributions to knowledge in either of these fields are deemed worthy of special recognition. A panel of internationally known scientists distinguished in the fields of biology, chemistry, biochemistry, and physiology.

The Prize Committee recognizes no geographical limitations. The prize may be awarded to an individual or group. When the prize is awarded to a group, the honorarium will be divided among the recipients, and each member will receive a citation. Preference will be given to work done in the recent past.

The Prize consists of an honorarium and citation that are awarded at a special presentation event. Unless otherwise recommended by the Prize Committee, the Prize is awarded annually.

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56) International Cosmos Prize – February 6, 2026 (TBD)

The International Cosmos Prize is an annual award presented by the Expo'90 Foundation. Its purpose is to honor those who have, through their work, applied and realized the ideals which the Foundation strives to preserve.

The prize will be awarded for research work that has achieved excellence and is recognized as contributing to a significant understanding of the relationships among living organisms, the interdependence of life and the global environment, and the common nature integrating these inter-relationships. It should be characterized by a global perspective which tries to illuminate the relationships between diverse phenomena, in keeping with the concepts and principle of "The Harmonious Coexistence of Nature and Mankind."

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57) Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize – February 14, 2026 (TBD)

The Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize will be awarded annually to a Canadian physician or scientist who makes outstanding contributions to the treatment, amelioration, or cure of brain disorders. The prize is awarded with the expectation that the recipient will continue to make outstanding contributions in the future, since this is not a lifetime achievement award. Among the criteria that will be considered is impact on policy and practice, forging partnerships with scientists and others to foster brain disorders research and/or to implement discoveries, and cultivating future leaders in the field. One prize of $50,000 payable in Canadian dollars will be awarded annually. The value of the prize will be reevaluated every third year.

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58) Margolese National Heart Disorders Prize – February 14, 2026 (TBD)

The Margolese National Heart Disorders Prize will be awarded annually to a Canadian physician or scientist who makes outstanding contributions to the treatment, amelioration, or cure of heart disorders. The prize is awarded with the expectation that the recipient will continue to make outstanding contributions in the future, since this is not a lifetime achievement award. Among the criteria that will be considered is impact on policy and practice, forging partnerships with scientists and others to foster heart disorders research and/or to implement discoveries, and cultivating future leaders in the field. One prize of $50,000 payable in Canadian dollars will be awarded annually. The value of the prize will be reevaluated every third year.

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59) Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Prize in Cancer Research – February 14, 2026 (TBD)

The Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Prize in Cancer Research of $50,000 will be awarded annually to a Canadian who has made outstanding contributions to the treatment, amelioration, or cure for cancer. Among the criteria that will be considered is a distinguished record of translating scientific discoveries into clinical applications, forging partnerships with scientists and others to foster cancer research or to implement discoveries, and cultivating future leaders in the field. The prize is awarded with the expectation that the recipient will continue to demonstrate excellence in their field of work and serve as leaders to other scientists in the field, sharing their insights for years to come.

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60) Buchanan Medal – February 22, 2026 (TBD)

The Buchanan Medal is awarded for distinguished contributions to the biomedical sciences. The award was created from a fund to the memory of the physician George Buchanan, former Chief Medical Officer of the UK, and was first awarded in 1897. The medal is of silver gilt, and is awarded annually.

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61) Copley Medal – February 22, 2026 (TBD)

The Copley Medal is an award given by the Royal Society, for "outstanding achievements in research in any branch of science." It alternates between the physical and the biological sciences. Given every year, the medal is the oldest Royal Society medal awarded and the oldest surviving scientific award in the world, having first been given in 1731 to Stephen Gray, for "his new Electrical Experiments: – as an encouragement to him for the readiness he has always shown in obliging the Society with his discoveries and improvements in this part of Natural Knowledge"

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62) Clifford Paterson Medal & Lecture – February 22, 2026 (TBD)

The Clifford Paterson Medal and Lecture is given for outstanding contributions in the field of engineering. The lectureship was originally endowed by The General Electric Company in memory of Clifford Paterson FRS, who founded the GEC Research Laboratories in 1919. Originally the lectures were given on electrical science and technology but this was later broadened to any aspect of engineering. The first lecture was given in 1975. The medal is of bronze, is awarded biennially and is accompanied by a gift of £2,000.

This award is coordinated directly by faculties/departments; for assistance, please contact Deere (brent.deere@umanitoba.ca) or by phone at 204-474-8697. Should you not require our assistance, for our record keeping purposes, we would appreciate knowing if you or your faculty will be putting a name forward.

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63) Hughes Medal – February 22, 2026 (TBD)

The Hughes Medal is awarded for outstanding contributions in the field of energy. The award was named after the scientist David E Hughes FRS (PDF) and was first awarded in 1902. Hughes was a Welsh-American scientist and musician who invented the first working radio communication system and the first microphone. The medal is of silver gilt, is awarded annually and is accompanied by a gift of £2,000.

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64) Michael Faraday Prize and Lecture – February 22, 2026 (TBD)

The Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize and Lecture is awarded annually to the scientist or engineer whose expertise in communicating scientific ideas in lay terms is exemplary. The award is named after Michael Faraday FRS, the influential inventor and electrical pioneer who was prominent in the public communication of science and founded the Christmas lectures at the Royal Institution. The medal is of silver gilt, is awarded annually and is accompanied by a gift of £2,500.

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65) Mullard Award – February 22, 2026 (TBD)

The Royal Society Mullard Award was provided by a gift to the Society by the Board of Directors of Mullard Ltd. The Mullard Award is awarded to those who have an outstanding academic record in any area of natural science, engineering or technology and to individuals or teams whose work has the potential to make a contribution to national prosperity. The medal is of silver gilt medal, is awarded on the occasion of a suitable candidate being identified by the award's selection committee, and is accompanied by a travel grant of £1,500 and a gift of £2,000.

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66) Grawemeyer Award – Psychology – February 28, 2026 (TBD)

The Grawemeyer Award in Psychology is given for original and creative ideas: ideas that possess clarity, power and that substantially impact the field of psychology. These ideas help us understand one another and the world around us, and provide insights into the human mind.

The purpose of this annual award is to acknowledge and disseminate outstanding ideas in all areas of psychological science. The award is designed to recognize a specific idea, rather than a lifetime of accomplishment.

The Grawemeyer Award in Psychology is accompanied by a prize of no less than $100,000, which is presented in full during the awards ceremony. Ideas eligible for nomination may have an individual author or authors. The award is designed to recognize a specific idea, rather than a lifetime of achievement. The competition does not limit the format in which the idea appears. Consistent with the intent of H. Charles Grawemeyer, the award is not given posthumously.

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67) Virchow Prize for Global Health – February 28, 2026

The Virchow Prize recognizes and celebrates groundbreaking research, major innovations and outstanding contributions with significant impact on the broad health challenges we face as a global community. With this award, stellar achievements “towards health for all” and hence for the planet’s livability are honoured.

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68) Right Livelihood Awards – March 1, 2026 (TBD)

The Right Livelihood Award was established in 1980 to “honour and support courageous people and organisations offering visionary and exemplary solutions to the root causes of global problems”. It has become widely known as the 'Alternative Nobel Prize'. Presented annually in Stockholm, the Right Livelihood Award is usually shared by four Recipients. The prize money shared by all Laureates is SEK 3 million but not all Laureates always receive a cash award. Often an Honorary Award is given to a person or group whose work the Jury wishes to recognise but who is not primarily in need of monetary support. The prize money is for ongoing successful work, never for personal use.

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69) Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize – March 1, 2026 (TBD)

The Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize rewards scientific work of high social relevance to the development of children and young people. It is of great importance to the Jacobs Foundation that scientific findings from interdisciplinary research should be applied in practice. The Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize is endowed with one million Swiss francs.

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70) Von Siemens Music Prize – March 1, 2026 (TBD)

The Ernst von Siemens Music Prize is an annual music prize given by the Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste (Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts) on behalf of the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung (Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation), established in 1972. The foundation was established by Ernst von Siemens (1903–1990) and promotes contemporary music. The prize honors a composer, performer, or musicologist who has made a distinguished contribution to the world of music. The prize is sometimes known as "the Nobel Prize of music".

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71) Harold J. McGraw Jr. Prize in Education – March 1, 2026 (TBD)

The McGraw Prize recognizes individuals and their efforts to elevate human potential in education in three categories: Pre-K–12 Education, Higher Education, and Learning Science Research. Winners are chosen by a distinguished panel of judges made up of thoughtful and influential members in the international educational community.

In addition to an award of $50,000, each McGraw Prize winner receives a Prize sculpture, designed and created by Miami-based sculptor Gary Traczyk.

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72) Bressler Prize in Vision Science – March 1, 2026 (TBD)

The Alfred W. Bressler Prize in Vision Science was established in 2001 through a generous bequest of Alfred W. Bressler. The Bressler Prize includes an unrestricted cash award of $50,000 which is presented in conjunction with a scientific symposium. The recipient is invited to join the selection committee for subsequent year’s deliberations.

The Bressler Prize is open to established mid-career vision clinicians or scientists whose leadership, research and service have led to substantive advancements in the understanding of vision loss, the treatment of eye disease or the rehabilitation of people with vision loss. Nominees should be clinically and/or scientifically accomplished, and generally under-recognized in his/her respective fields. Scientific accomplishment must exhibit immediate clinical relevance.

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73) Princess of Asturias Awards – March 1, 2026 (TBD)

The Princess of Asturias Foundation is a non-profit private institution whose essential aims are to contribute to extolling and promoting those scientific, cultural and humanistic values that form part of the universal heritage of humanity and to consolidate the existing links between the Principality of Asturias and the title traditionally held by the heirs to the Crown of Spain. Aimed at rewarding the scientific, technical, cultural, social and humanitarian work carried out at an international level by individuals, institutions or groups of individuals or institutions, these awards are granted in eight categories: Arts, Social Sciences, Communication and Humanities, Concord, International Cooperation, Sports, Technical and Scientific Research, and Literature.

Each Princess of Asturias Award is endowed with a Joan Miró sculpture (symbolizing the Princess of Asturias Awards); a diploma of accreditation; an insignia; and €50,000 (this amount is to be divided equally among the Laureates when the award is shared).

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74) Keio Medical Science Prize – March 1, 2026 (TBD)

The Keio Medical Science Prize gives recognition to the outstanding and creative achievements of researchers in the fields of medicine and life sciences, in particular those contributing to scientific developments in medicine. It aims to promote worldwide advances in medicine and life sciences, to encourage the expansion of researcher networks throughout the world, and to contribute to the well-being of humankind.

Laureates receive a certificate of merit, medal, and a monetary award. The award ceremony and commemorative lectures are held at Keio University. Nominees must be researchers in medicine or life sciences closely related to medicine, and preferably currently active in their field of research. The Keio Medical Science Prize is an international award.

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75) Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Scholar Award – March 10, 2026 (TBD)

The Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Scholar Award advances promising discoveries from academic labs to move them into clinical practice. The award combines funding and expert therapeutics development support to help researchers in the UK, US, or Canada to accelerate preclinical projects towards treatments for patients.

Awardees have access to the Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre Therapeutics Accelerator, which receives support from a partnership between University of Oxford, Oxford Science Enterprises, and University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio.

Successful applicants will receive:

£100K (UK) or USD$100K (US and CA) guaranteed grant award.
One year of drug and business development support, with potential to renew for a second year based on milestones met.
Access to Oxford facilities and infrastructure, including oligonucleotide synthesis and screening, small molecule and protein platforms, cell and gene therapy facilities, as well as genomics capabilities and links to Genomics England.
Opportunity to qualify for acceleration funds up to £250K (UK) or USD$300K (US and CA) and investment funds according to project requirements.

Eligibility:

MD or PhD researchers at accredited academic medical centers, research institutions and universities in the UK, US, and Canada. Note: IP rights are retained by the awardee and their institution

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76) ACTION Canada Fellowships – March 11, 2026 (TBD)

Action Canada and Public Policy Forum have joined forces to present the Action Canada Fellowship, a 10-month national leadership development and policy engagement program. This program brings together emerging leaders from across the country. Together, fellows learn about and experience different parts of Canada, our history, and ultimately, work together to make good policy for a better Canada.

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77) Japan Society for the Promotion of Science: International Prize for Biology – March 13, 2026 (TBD)

Each year, the International Prize for Biology is conferred upon a distinguished researcher in a field selected by the Prize Committee from among all the fields of biology. Based on nominations gathered from around the world, the Prize is awarded to a biologist judged to have a superlative record of achievements in the subject field and have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of research in fundamental biology. The Prize consists of a medal and a prize of ten million (10,000,000) yen.

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78) Canadian Academy of Health Sciences – March 13, 2026 (TBD)

The Academy recognizes the full breadth of academic health science including all of the medical and allied health sciences and ranging from fundamental science to social science and population health. Fellows elected to the Academy will be health and biomedical science leaders who are well recognized by their peers nationally and internationally for their contributions to the promotion of health science. They will have demonstrated leadership, creativity, distinctive competencies and commitment to advance academic health sciences.

Individuals are elected to the organization after a nominating and peer review procedure, which seeks to recognize those who have a demonstrated track record of academic achievement. The review places considerable emphasis on established, internationally recognized, impact leadership that has meaningfully advanced academic health sciences. At the time of election, Fellows must be Canadian citizens or have been Canadian residents for the preceding 3 years. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honours for members of the Canadian health sciences community and carries with it a covenant to serve the Academy and the future wellbeing of the health sciences irrespective of the Fellow’s specific discipline.

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79) Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize – March 14, 2026 (TBD)

This prize is Germany's most renowned medical award and is endowed with € 120,000. It is traditionally awarded on March 14, Paul Ehrlich's birthday, in Frankfurt's Paulskirche, a renowned symbol of Germany's democracy.

The prize honours scientists who have made special contributions in areas of research represented by Paul Ehrlich's achievements, namely in immunology, cancer research, haematology, microbiology and chemotherapy.

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80) WISE Prize for Education – March 15, 2025 (TBD)

Established in 2011 by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, the WISE Prize for Education is the first distinction of its kind to recognize an individual or a team for an outstanding, world-class contribution to education. The WISE Prize for Education raises the status of education by giving it similar prestige to other areas for which international prizes exist –such as literature, peace, and economics.

The WISE Prize for Education Laureates are inspiring role models for all those concerned with building the future of education as the foundation for a more secure, prosperous, and sustainable world. To learn more about the previous WISE Prize laureates please visit Laureates by year page.

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81) Balzan Prize – March 15, 2025 (TBD)

The Balzan Prize’s aim is to foster culture, the sciences and the most meritorious initiatives in the cause of humanity, peace and fraternity among peoples throughout the world.

The Prizes are awarded in the subject areas:

literature, moral sciences, and the arts;
physical, mathematical and natural sciences and medicine;
humanities, peace and fraternity among peoples.

The four subject areas, two in literature, the moral sciences and the arts, and two in the physical, mathematical and natural sciences and medicine, change every year. No more than four prizes may be awarded in any one year.

As stipulated in the Articles of the Foundation, the frequency of the special Prize for Humanity, Peace and Fraternity among Peoples is normally at intervals of no less than three years.

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82) Sobey Art Award – March 20, 2026 (TBD)

The Sobey Art Award, recognized as one of the world’s most generous privately funded prizes for contemporary visual artists, is open to Canadian artists of all ages.

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83) Franklin Institute – Bower Award in Science – March 31, 2026 (TBD)

The long, distinguished history of The Franklin Institute Awards Program dates back to 1824, when the Institute was founded by a group of leading Philadelphians to train artisans and mechanics in the fundamentals of science. Recognizing outstanding achievements in science, technology, and industry around the world is an important way the Institute preserves Benjamin Franklin's legacy. The Bower Science Award is presented in a different theme each year and carries a cash prize of $250,000 USD.

Theme: TBD

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84) Alton Ochsner Award Relating Smoking & Disease – March 31, 2026 (TBD)

The Alton Ochsner Award is supported by the Ochsner Clinic Foundation and recognizes outstanding scientific achievements that have provided pivotal insights into the fundamental biological and clinical mechanisms that relate tobacco consumption to human disease. The Award winners will receive a cash award, a special medallion, and a scroll that will be presented at the Annual Convocation of the American College of Chest Physicians.

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85) IPAC - Vanier Medal – March 31, 2026 (TBD)

First presented in 1962, The Institute of Public Administration awards the Vanier Medal as a mark of distinction and exceptional achievement to a person who has shown distinctive leadership in public administration and public service in Canada, or who has made a significant contribution in the field of public administration or public service in Canada. Georges Vanier, then Governor General of Canada, consented to have the medal known as "The Vanier Medal of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada." A five-member, independent panel of judges, appointed by the IPAC Board, reviews all nominations and makes the final determination of the medal recipient.

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86) Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences – March 31, 2026 (TBD)

The Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences recognizes outstanding achievement by promising scientists aged 52 or younger. The prize includes a $50,000 honorarium to each awardee.

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87) Vautrin Lud Prize in Geography – March 31, 2026 (TBD)

The Prix International de Géographie Vautrin Lud, known in English as the Vautrin Lud Prize, is the highest award in the field of geography. Established in 1991, the award is modeled on the Nobel Prize, and colloquially called the "Nobel Prize for Geography". The award is named after the 16th Century French scholar Vautrin Lud who is credited with naming the New World America after Amerigo Vespucci. The award is given in the autumn of each year at the International Geography Festival in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France (the hometown of Vautrin Lud) and decided upon by a five-person international jury.

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88) Opus Prize – Ongoing

The Opus Prize is an annual faith-based humanitarian award, recognizing leaders and organizations that develop creative solutions to some of the world's most pressing problems. The Prize is awarded in partnership with Catholic universities, providing new opportunities to inspire the next generation of servant leaders. From improving education in Afghanistan to supporting the families of incarcerated women in New York City, Opus Prize laureates are motivated by remarkable faith to create new opportunities for transformation.

The Opus Prize is more than just an award. It's a promise to inspire students poised to impact the future. It's when faith takes root and innovation happens. It's an opportunity to champion change and be changed.

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89) John Scott Award – Ongoing

The John Scott Award is given to "the most deserving" men and women whose inventions have contributed in some outstanding way to the "comfort, welfare and happiness" of mankind. The donor, John Scott, was an Edinburgh druggist who in the early 1800s set up a fund calling upon the "Corporation of Philadelphia entrusted with the management of Dr. Franklin's legacy" to bestow upon "ingenious men or women who make useful inventions" a premium not to exceed twenty dollars and a suitably inscribed copper medal.

Why Scott chose an American city to administer his bequest is not known, although it is believed he had a longstanding interest in America and appreciated the achievements of Benjamin Franklin. The first awards were made in 1822. Through the years, awards have been made internationally for the inventions in industry, agriculture, manufacturing, science, and medicine.

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90) The Dorothy & Lillian Gish Prize – Ongoing

Established in 1994 through the will of Lillian Gish, the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize is given annually to an individual who has “made an outstanding contribution to the beauty of the world and to mankind’s enjoyment and understanding of life.”

Prize recipients are nominated by the arts community and chosen by a distinguished committee of arts leaders for their groundbreaking work in their chosen fields.

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91) Praemium Imperiale – Ongoing

The Praemium Imperiale is a global arts prize awarded annually by the Japan Art Association. Since its inauguration in 1988, it has become a mark of the arts. Six nomination committees, each chaired by an International Advisor, propose candidates in five fields: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Music and Theatre/Film. This Site gives you a detailed introduction to Praemium Imperiale and its laureates in words, image, audio and video.

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92) Polar Music Prize – Ongoing

The Polar Music Prize was founded in 1989 by the late Stig “Stikkan” Anderson, one of the true greats in the history of popular music. As the publisher, lyricist and manager of ABBA, he played a key role in their enormous success. Its name stems from Anderson’s legendary record label, Polar Music.

The Polar Music Prize is one of the most prestigious and unique music prizes in the world, crossing over musical boundaries and awarded to individuals, groups and institutions in recognition of exceptional achievements.

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93) Philadelphia Liberty Medal – Ongoing

Established in 1988 to commemorate the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, the Liberty Medal honors men and women of courage and conviction who strive to secure the blessings of liberty to people around the globe. The medal was first administered by the National Constitution Center in 2006 when Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton were recognized for their bipartisan humanitarian efforts on behalf of victims of natural disasters in Southeast Asia and the Gulf Coast. The Medal’s roster of recipients includes many of the men, women, and organizations that have shaped and guided the world through the past three decades, including Nelson Mandela, Sandra Day O’Connor, Kofi Annan, Malala Yousafzai, and Colin Powell.

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94) Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize – Ongoing

Cultural Freedom awards and fellowships are granted to individuals in recognition of their extraordinary and courageous work promoting social justice and the human right to freedom of imagination, inquiry, and full cultural expression. These individuals are typically advocates for education justice, prison reform and abolition, environmental justice and protection, social and economic justice, human rights, and press and journalistic freedom. A Cultural Freedom Prize is an award for a lifetime of remarkable achievement.

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95) Goldman Environmental Prize – Ongoing

We recognize individuals who are fighting on the frontlines of the greatest environmental issues of our time. Prize winners protect endangered ecosystems and species, combat destructive industries and developments, promote sustainable and environmentally friendly policies, and push for environmental justice.

Goldman Prize winners work across a variety of environmental areas, advocating for progress, facilitating local engagement, and demanding systemic change to protect our natural world. While it is clear that environmental activism is inextricably linked to other forms of activism, the Goldman Prize has segmented Prize winner issue areas into the following 10 categories to allow for further exploration and engagement.

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96) Benjamin Franklin Medals – Ongoing

The Benjamin Franklin Medals are awarded annually and span seven disciplines of science and engineering: chemistry, civil and mechanical engineering, computer and cognitive science, earth and environmental science, electrical engineering, life science, and physics. Nominations for the Benjamin Franklin Medals are accepted at any time.

Eligibility:

This is an international competition for individuals whose work has a significant impact on the aforementioned fields of science and is not restricted by theme or topic.
The subject of the candidate's research must be an invention, discovery, technological development, or a body of work reflecting extraordinary insight, skill, or creativity.
The work must have scientific value and/or proven utility. It must have provided significant direction for future research, solved an important problem, or provided great benefit to the public.
There must be sufficient submitted documentation to support further investigation.

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97) John W. Kluge Prize – Ongoing

The Kluge Prize celebrates the importance of the study of humanity and recognizes individuals whose outstanding scholarship in the humanities and social sciences has shaped both public affairs and civil society. The Prize is ordinarily a $1 million award.

The Prize rewards sustained achievement in a wide range of disciplines including history, philosophy, politics, anthropology, sociology, religion, criticism in the arts and humanities, and linguistics—disciplines not covered by the Nobel Prizes.

The Prize is awarded on a semi-regular basis, usually every two to three years. In some years the Prize has been shared by two individuals. The Prize is international; the recipient may be of any nationality, and write and work in any language.

Nominations must be made in writing and include a detailed assessment of a nominee's accomplishments. Explanatory documentation is helpful, and is essential for any nomination received without prior solicitation. Self nominations are not accepted. Nominations must come from individuals worldwide in the fields of politics, academia, the diplomatic corps, public policy, business and the media.

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98) Niwano Peace Prize – Ongoing

The Foundation established the Niwano Peace Prize to honor and encourage those who are devoting themselves to interreligious cooperation in the cause of peace, and to make their achievements known as it is Foundation’s hope that this prize will further promote interreligious cooperation for peace and lead to the emergence of ever more people devoting themselves to this cause.

The prize is awarded annually to a living individual or an organization that is making a significant contribution to world peace through promoting, inter-religious cooperation. A screening committee made up of religious leaders of international stature selects the recipient from among candidates nominated by religious leaders and other persons of intellectual stature around the world.

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99) Order of Canada – Ongoing

Do you know someone who has made a difference to your community or our country? A role model whose achievements stand above the rest? Or someone whose unflagging dedication has transformed their field, our nation or the world?

From local citizens to people with national and international reputations, all Canadians are eligible to be appointed to the Order of Canada—one of our country’s highest honours. The Order of Canada recognizes people in all sectors of society. You can nominate:

Any living Canadian for admission into the Order. However, elected officials and judges are not eligible to be appointed while in office.
Non-Canadians who have made an extraordinary contribution to Canadian life.
An existing member of the Order to be promoted to a higher level within the Order. Promotions are only considered five years after the initial appointment.
A candidate who has been previously considered but not appointed to the Order of Canada.

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Sincerely,

Brent

Brent Deere, B.Comm. (Hons.)

Associate Director, Research Awards

Office of the Vice-President (Research and International)

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T 2N2

Phone: 204-474-8697

E-mail: brent.deere@umanitoba.ca

Website: www.umanitoba.ca/research

The University of Manitoba campuses and research spaces are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininiwak, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate, Dene and Inuit, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.