Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Recognizes major achievements in advancing ideas that shape the world.

Recognizes distinguished Chinese Canadians who have made outstanding professional achievements.

Recognizes excellence in business, judgement, leadership and community contribution.

Recognizes outstanding scientific or engineering research achievements associated with the development of peaceful uses of nuclear science.

The Excellence Awards recognize and encourage exemplary achievement in the field of digital preservation stewardship.

Inspires peoples of all nations to understand the importance of preserving the environment.

Engages the broad public in informed discourse on matters related but not limited to health research and health research policy.

Celebrates the use of technology to improve the performance of large and small businesses, large and small government operations and not-for- profit organizations.

Matches early-career investigators with Gairdner laureates to network, and present their work at the Gairdner Science Week

Honours excellence in Canadian micro-nano research.

Rewards recent discoveries of particular originality and importance to basic medical research.

Awards a young scientist or engineer (under 40 years of age) for outstanding scientific research carried out in Canada

Recognizes outstanding scientific work in the field of mathematics.

Recognizes outstanding accomplishments in computing and information technology and/or outstanding service to ACM and the larger computing community.

This award recognizes an individual under the age of 35 who proposes an innovative and compelling evidence-based policy proposal that will make a positive difference to Canadians. Proposals should be connected to one or more of the themes for the CSPC listed on the website.

Stimulates fundamental research by early-career scientists and scholars of outstanding promise.

Rewards outstanding achievement on a global scale in the fields of: Biochemistry and Biophysics, Cognitive Science, Environmental Sciences, History, and Medicine

Recognizes outstanding and Internationally recognized scientific achievements.

The CSPC Trailblazer Award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated novelty, creativity and impact through leadership, vision, courage, and commitment to the overall advancement of the science and innovation policy ecosystem.

Empowers young researchers to lead International, interdisciplinary, and intergenerational dialogue with the goal to make global decision making evidence-based and inclusive.

Recognizes breakthroughs in pure or applied life science research.

Exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.

Recognizes outstanding scientific achievements in all branches of microscopy.

Honours outstanding achievements in the sustainable use and protection of the world’s water resources.

Aims to provide fresh impetus to first-class research and development in the 21st century, to bring about positive change to the global community, and to create a brighter future for all humanity.

Supports women pursuing research in STEM2D (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing & Design).

Encourages continuing contributions to the cultural and intellectual heritage of Canada.

Recognizes major contributions to solving global environmental problems.

Recognizes the world's top scientists who have made outstanding achievements in Global Health Research.

Recognizes outstanding researchers whose unique scientific contributions have increased the understanding of human biology and disease.

Recognizes and encourages innovative and interdisciplinary research that cuts across traditional boundaries and paradigms.

Supports a new or ongoing project anywhere in the world, which has capacity to improve lives, or protect the world’s natural and cultural heritage.

Recognizes renowned scientists and artists for their achievements for humanity and for friendly relations between people.

Peer recognition of distinguished achievements and career-long service to the engineering profession.

The Millennium Technology Prize celebrates the world’s greatest technological innovations that are crucial in solving global challenges.

Rewards exceptional scientists whose work actively contributes to accelerating solutions to keep humanity remain within the 9 planetary boundaries

In addition to recognizing faculty members for their contributions, the award funds bold and potentially game-changing projects that will challenge the status quo, spark change and take action to address persistent systemic barriers in the research ecosystem and academia.

Recognizes the world’s most foremost scientists, physicians and researchers for their breakthroughs in bio-medicine.

Recognizes distinguished research in the areas supported by the Foundation.

Recognizes current or recent innovations that have a positive impact on the quality of life in Canada.

Advance the skills, knowledge and experience of Cottrell Scholars.

Rewards the most advanced scientific breakthroughs in the field of energy made by the best researchers around the world.

Recognizes teams of researchers from different disciplines who have combined their expertise to produce achievements of outstanding international significance in the natural sciences and engineering.

Recognizes individuals who has demonstrated sustained excellence and influence in research for a body of work conducted in Canada that has substantially advanced the fields of natural sciences or engineering.

Recognizes a recent outstanding advance in any NSERC-supported field of the natural sciences or engineering.

Honours an individual or team whose research in Canada has led to exceptional benefits for Canadians.

Promotes collaboration and partnerships between Bank researchers and leading academics at Canadian post-secondary institutions. The award (for a term of up to five years) consists of a research grant of $50,000 per year, a research expense allowance of $40,000 per year, and $5,000 for university administration of award funds.

Honours individuals who have recently achieved significant breakthrough in academic and scientific research or applications.

Provides financial support to academics who are recognized for their expertise and research in areas important to the Bank's core functions: monetary policy, financial systems, currency, and funds management. The award (for a term of up to two years) consists of a research grant of $30,000 per year.

Recognizes remarkable contributions in the arts, the humanities and the sciences, as well as in Canadian public life.

Recognizes scientists for pioneering advances in our understanding of existence at its biggest, smallest, and most complex scales. 

Recognizes the emerging generation of Canadian intellectual leadership.

Recognizes early-stage academic researchers in the natural sciences and engineering and supports them to enhance their research capacity, so that they can become leaders in their field and inspire others.

Recognizes partnerships in natural sciences and engineering research and development between universities and Canadian industries.

Recognizes an outstanding contribution to the practice of medicinal chemistry or to an outstanding example of new drug discovery.

Recognizes major contributions of lasting importance to computing.

Recognizes a scholar who has made an outstanding contribution to scholarship and to the development of Canadian Studies internationally.

Honours individuals in the fields of Cosmology, Genetics, and Neuroscience, whose groundbreaking work provides new models that inspire and enable fundamental shifts in knowledge and culture.

Recognizes individuals whose outstanding scholarship in the humanities and social sciences has shaped both public affairs and civil society.

Recognizes outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation.

Recognizes and promotes excellence in science, technology, and industry.

A self-governing Fellowship made up of the most eminent scientists, engineers and technologists from the UK and the Commonwealth.

The CFI Innovation Fund supports transformative infrastructure projects that underpin cutting-edge, globally competitive research. The Vice-President, Research & International invites interested teams from all disciplines and Faculties to submit an internal Expression of Interest (iEOI) as part of our supportive internal selection process to decide which proposals will advance to submission to CFI within SFU's funding envelope.

Creates incentive competitions to entice the crowd to provide solutions to the world's problems.

Celebrates the contributions of individuals who have had a remarkable impact on cancer research and the cancer research community.

Awards outstanding scientific contributions of individuals from all scholarly disciplines aiming at improving the development and living conditions of children and youth.

Rewards outstanding research in any branch of astronomy, chemistry, mathematics, physics, or an allied science.

Recognizes an important publication in the history of medicine.

Rewards a distinguished contribution to knowledge in the humanities.

Recognizes important contributions in multiple domains.

Recognizes outstanding mathematical achievement for existing work and for the promise of future achievement.

Recognizes scientific achievement that has resulted in a clearer understanding of the Earth, its history, or its relation to the universe.

Establishes Canada’s biotech industry as a leader in developing the solutions that will help address the global social and economic challenges emerging from population growth and a changing climate.

Recognizes excellence in mathematical research and education, as well as outstanding contributions to the Canadian mathematical community.

Honours those who have contributed significantly to the scientific, cultural, and spiritual betterment of mankind.

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) appoints a number of Distinguished Fellows to the roster of experts who are associated with the Foundation’s work. APF Canada is currently accepting nominations for individuals who have made significant contributions to Canada-Asia relations in one of the following areas: scholarship, public policy, business, diplomacy, arts and culture, and civil society.

Science magazine recognizes the achievements of researchers at all stages of their careers through a variety of prizes and awards.

The Nature Journals offers a suite of awards, including for early-in-career researchers, that are open to Canadians