Royal Society of Canada Awards

Eligibility

Candidates cannot apply on their own behalf and must be nominated for by an RSC Member (Fellow or current member of the College of New Scholars). To be eligible for an RSC award, candidates shall be Canadian citizens or have had status for at least three years as Canadian Permanent Residents at the time of their nomination.

Summary

The RSC administers over 20 prestigious awards in recognition of outstanding achievement.

Available for for the December 15, 2025 deadline.

Alice Wilson Award - To three women of outstanding academic qualifications in the Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences or Science who are entering a career in scholarship or research at the postdoctoral level.

Bancroft Award - For instruction and research in the science of geology.

Flavelle Medal - For meritorious achievement in biological science.

Ursula Franklin Award in Gender Studies - For contributions to furthering our understanding of issues concerning gender.

Innis-Gérin Medal - For a distinguished and sustained contribution to the literature of the social sciences.

J.B. Tyrrell Historical Medal - For outstanding work in the history of Canada.

John L. Synge Award - For outstanding research in any of the branches of the mathematical sciences.

Kitty Newman Award - For outstanding contributions from an emerging scholar in the field of philosophy.

Lorne Pierce Medal - For an achievement in critical or imaginative literature.

McLaughlin Medal - For important research of sustained excellence in any branch of medical sciences.

Michael P. Païdoussis Medal - For outstanding contributions to research, education and leadership in applied mechanics. Solid continuum mechanics, fluid mechanics and fluid-structure interaction are all included.

Miroslaw Romanowski Medal - For scientific work relating to environmental problems.

Rutherford Memorial Medals - For outstanding research in physics and in chemistry.

Willet G. Miller Medal -For outstanding research in earth sciences and ocean & atmospheric sciences.

Yvan Allaire Medal - For outstanding contributions in governance of public and private organizations. 

Application deadlines

RSO final internal review deadline

Program application deadline

SUPPORT: Research Awards Committee

The SUPPORT: Research Awards Committee is now available to review and provide feedback to strengthen nominations for major research prizes and awards and advise on the suitability of award nominations. SUPPORT will also review the CV of a potential nominee and advise on their suitability for nomination at this time.

If you wish for the SUPPORT: Research Awards committee to review and provide feedback on a nomination package, please include:

• a citation (see below - item 4)
• a detailed appraisal of the candidate's record (see below - item 5)
• an up-to-date CV (see below - item 7)

If additional components of the nomination package are available by the SUPPORT deadline, the committee would be pleased to review all available materials.

SUPPORT Nomination Review Deadline: TBA - Fall 2025

Submission:

Please ensure follow the instructions in the 2025 guide. Click here to view examples.

A complete nomination consists of the following elements

1. Nomination form
2. Letter of nomination from the Primary Nominator
3. Citation (max 70 words)
4. Detailed appraisal (max 1200 words)
5. Three letters of reference (max 750 words per letter)
6. Three bio from referees (max 250 words)
7. Curriculum Vitae (max 20 pages)