NSERC has recently launched its 2024 awards competition, and the Office of Research Prizes and Awards is offering support for all UBC nominations including consultation, review of nomination files, and coordination of (optional) VPRI signoff.
The prizes, which offer up to $1M (Herzberg), $250,000 (Brockhouse, Polanyi, and Strickland), $200,000 (Synergy) or $10,000-$25,000 (Science Promotion) in funding, include:
- Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering. Sponsor deadline November 28, 2023.
- Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering. Sponsor deadline November 28, 2023.
- John C. Polanyi Award. Sponsor deadline November 28, 2023.
- Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research. Sponsor deadline November 28, 2023.
- Synergy Awards for Innovation. Sponsor deadline December 14, 2023.
- Awards for Science Promotion. Sponsor deadline November 15, 2023.
(Internal selection is complete for the NSERC Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships.)
While a person or team may be nominated for more than one NSERC prize in the same year (Herzberg, Polanyi, Brockhouse, Strickland, Synergy, or McDonald), one can only receive one prize in a given year.
More info: Please visit the sponsor website for full details.
Contact: Stephanie O'Neill, Award Nomination Development Officer (stephanie.oneill@ubc.ca)