Community-Based Research Canada Awards

Eligibility

Award for Excellence in Community-Campus Research Partnership

• Demonstrates excellence in community-based research process, quality and impact
• Has solid and deep relationships with community partners, including on the research team
• Is currently undertaking a research project (or recently finished project activities) in Canada
• Has at least one member who belongs to a CBRCanada member institution OR who is a registered individual member of CBRCanada

Award for Emerging Community-Based Researcher 

The award recipient should:

• Be an emerging community-based researcher (established within the last five years), including community researchers, PhD students or recent graduates, post-doctoral fellows, or early career researchers. Applicants should be applying no more than five years from graduation and/or five years into their current position.
• Have their research grounded in societal justice and driven by community-needs
• Be able to showcase evidence of their commitment to community-based research excellence (i.e. research process, quality and impact)
• Have conducted research with communities in Canada
• Be employed/studying at a CBRCanada member institution OR registered individual member

Summary

1. 2024 Award for Excellence in Community-Campus Research Partnership 
(Submissions due April 3rd, 2024 at 12 midnight ET)
The Award for Excellence in Community-Campus Research Partnership honours the contributions of a community-campus research partnership that has demonstrated excellence in community-based research process, rigour and impact. Up to two nominations per institution/organization (for large academic institutions a maximum of three)

• Call for Nominations 2024
• Background Information Form 2024

2. 2024 Award for Emerging Community-Based Researcher  
(Submissions due April 3rd, 2024 at 12 midnight ET)

Award for Emerging Community-Based Researcher recognizes and celebrates an individual who embodies community-based research values in their work. The award is open to community researchers, PhD students (or recent graduates), Post-Doctoral fellows, and early career researchers. Up to two nominations per institution/organization (for large academic institutions a maximum of three)

• 2024 Call for Nominations
• Background Information Form 2024

Application deadlines

RSO final internal review deadline

Program application deadline

The University of Calgary can only endorse three nominations to each award category per year. Each Faculty seeking institutional endorsement(s) must submit the two-pager sharing the rationale for the nomination for review by the SUPPORT: Research Awards committee. The deadline for SUPPORT review is February 20, 2024. 

Based on the committee's recommendations, the Vice-President (Research) will select up to three candidates per category for institutional endorsement. Research Services will then invite selected candidates to complete a full nomination package for CBRCanada.