The Office of Research Prizes and Awards is offering support for NSERC Prize 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), or $200,000 (Synergy) in research funding, include:
- Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering Nov 30, 2026
- Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering Nov 30, 2026
- John C. Polanyi Award Nov 30, 2026
- Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Nov 30, 2026
- Synergy Awards for Innovation Dec 4, 2026
(The Herzberg, Brockhouse, Polanyi and Strickland prizes are due Nov 28 each year. If this falls on a weekend, they are due following business day.)
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: Meaghan Miller, Manager of Award Nomination Development (meaghan.miller@ubc.ca)
(Note that internal selection is ongoing for the NSERC Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships given UBC's nomination limit.)