SUPPORT: Research Awards

The SUPPORT Research Awards committee plays an important role in improving nominations for prestigious external research awards through peer review by faculty members who have won major national awards and sat on selection committees for these awards. Committee members include Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada, Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, previous RSC medal winners, Members of the Order of Canada, and others who have won awards of a similar calibre.

The SUPPORT Research Awards committee will review nominations for a select list of prestigious awards, advise on the suitability of a candidate for these awards, and canvass the faculty to find suitable nominees. The committee also assists the President and Vice-President (Research) in reviewing requests for institutional nominations.

The Strategic University Proposal and Platform Opportunity Review Team (SUPPORT) is a Vice‐President (Research)-led initiative created in 2010 to help researchers at the University of Calgary to become more successful in major grant and award competitions while ensuring that institutional commitments can be fulfilled. The SUPPORT committee process is administered by the Research Services Office. 

Contact

Maryam Tahir
Specialist, Research Awards and Grants

Erin O'Toole
Specialist, Research Awards and Chairs

Email: researchawards@ucalgary.ca 

Or contact a Faculty representative.

Committee Reviews

Nomination Reviews: the SUPPORT: Research Awards committee regularly meets to review nominations for awards with upcoming deadlines, typically 1-2 months prior to the agency deadline. The committee aims to provide feedback to nominators and nominees within 3-4 weeks of submission. 

Note that SUPPORT review is not required for nominations (with the exception of quota-limited programs or institutional nominations), and SUPPORT encourages faculty to nominate as frequently as possible.

Nomination Review:

The SUPPORT: Research Awards committee is available to review and provide feedback to strengthen nominations for major research prizes and awards and advise on the suitability of award nominations. Chaired by Prof. Aritha Van Herk, this committee is comprised of distinguished University of Calgary faculty who have won major national awards and sat on national award selection committees.

Submission process:

  1. Your Faculty or Associate Dean (Research) must submit the request for review to researchawards@ucalgary.ca.
  2. Each submission must include a SUPPORT Review Form. 
  3. Each faculty must submit a short statement describing how equity, diversity and inclusion were considered in the internal Faculty selection process.

Deadline for next SUPPORT review: October 14, 2024

Feedback will be provided to applicants and faculties within 3-4 weeks of submission. Your Faculty or Associate Dean (Research) must submit the request for review to researchawards@ucalgary.ca.

Candidate Review:

In addition to reviewing nomination materials, the SUPPORT: Research Awards committee is available to review potential candidates for nominations for awards on the Prestigious Awards List (see below), providing recommendations on whether to proceed with the nomination and identifying areas to strengthen with a view towards a future nomination. For candidate reviews, please email the candidate’s CV and the name of the award to researchawards@ucalgary.ca.

Feedback will be provided to applicants and faculties within 3-4 weeks of submission. Your faculty or Associate Dean (Research) must submit the request for review to researchawards@ucalgary.ca.

 

Prestigious Research Awards

The SUPPORT: Research Awards committee reviews nominations and potential candidates for a select number of prestigious external research award programs. This list is approved and regularly reviewed by the Research Awards Working Committee. As of August 2020, this list includes:

For more information on how to submit nomination materials or candidate information for review, click on one of the above links or contact researchawards@ucalgary.ca.

If you would like SUPPORT to review a nomination for an award not on the above list, please contact your Faculty's awards representative. Requests are subject to approval by the Research Awards Working Committee.