Leadership in Advocacy Award

Eligibility

Who is eligible?

Nominees may be an individual or organization/company/institution who or which represents or is drawn from a stakeholder group across the health innovation continuum: government, academe, industry, non-governmental (not-for-profit sector), patients, health consumers. All nominees must be advocating for Canadian health research taking place in Canada. Acting Members of Research Canada’s Board of Directors are ineligible to be nominated.

Who can nominate?

Nominations are accepted from Research Canada’s Members, Supporters and Partners. A secondary nominator is required for the nomination to be considered and cannot originate from a current member of Research Canada’s Award Selection Committee. Any nomination submitted may be considered for up to two award cycles.

Summary

Recognition of Canadian health research — the kind that attracts the necessary public and political support—often comes from the dedicated and tireless efforts of health research advocates who educate policymakers, the media and the public about the social and economic benefits of health research and its promise of future cures and a better quality of life for all Canadians. It is through the work of these leaders in health research advocacy that health research becomes a high priority for all governments and for all Canadians.

The Research Canada Leadership in Advocacy Award honours these champions in health research advocacy. On an annual basis, Research Canada recognizes individual(s) and/or organization(s) who/which have made outstanding efforts in advocating for Canadian health research at the local, provincial and/or national level.

Application deadlines

Program application deadline

View Leadership in Advocacy Award Criteria and Eligibility

Leadership in Advocacy Award Nomination Form

Nominations for the 2023 Leadership in Advocacy Award are now open.
The deadline for submission is April 20.