ASTEch Awards
Descriptions
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Eligibility
Who are qualified nominees?
- The ASTech Awards recognize Alberta’s innovation ecosystem’s key contributors, from companies to entrepreneurs and researchers. They provide inspiration and motivation, acknowledging various industry champions’ hard work and success. Nominees can be Companies, Entrepreneurs, Industry Champions, Researchers, and many more.
Summary
2026 Awards Categories
A. Best in Sector Categories
- Aerospace and Defense
- Agriculture and Agri-Food
- Advanced Manufacturing and Smart Cities
- Digital, AI and Quantum Technologies
- Energy Innovation
- Hydrogen, Sustainability and Cleantech
- Health, Medical and Life Sciences
- Social and Educational Innovation
B. Leadership/Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Categories
- Change Maker (Student and Early Career Professional)
- Indigenous-led Entrepreneurship and Contributions to Knowledge
- Innovation of the Year Award (Entrepreneur, Company, or Customer–Innovator Collaboration)
- Regional Innovation
- Researcher of the Year
- Women in Innovation(Company and Research)
- Community and Leadership Impact (Alberta-Wide, Special Award)
- Early Adopter of Alberta Innovation (Customer Company & Alberta Innovator)
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Additional Information
- 1. Standard Process Nomination Form (Deadline: May 23, 2025)
Nominations can come from various sources, such as principals, colleagues, institutions, companies, employers, community members, and applications (self-nominations).
The full nomination form is approximately:
– 3 pages in length
– Requests supporting documentation
– This nomination pathway is required for all nominations.
Are you curious about the nomination form, our streamlined process, or the information needed to complete it? Check out our PDF example nomination form and see just how easy it is to nominate a deserving candidate for a 2025 ASTech Award. The PDF Form is strictly for viewing purposes; an online submission must be made to be considered for a 2025 ASTech Award.
View PDF Example Nomination Form
- 2. Recommendation (Pre-Nomination) Form (Optional - Deadline: March 31, 2025)
Do you know suitable potential nominees? This is your chance to show your support - by "Recommending" that they or their organization consider completing the Nomination Process.
All submitted Recommendations are reviewed regularly by the ASTech team, and we contact the eligible candidates - notifying them of the community support (ie. that they have been "Recommended") - and encourage them to make a full (approx. 3-page) Standard Nomination submission.
Click here to nominate or recommend!
SUPPORT Review:
The SUPPORT: Research Awards committee is available to review and provide feedback to strengthen nominations for ASTech Awards nominations. This committee is comprised of distinguished University of Calgary faculty who have won major national awards and sat on national award selection committees.
SUPPORT Review deadline (optional): March 12, 2025
Please submit the request for review to researchawards@ucalgary.ca.
- Nomination Form - 3 pages in length
- Any supporting documents (articles, interviews, marketing materials, letters of support, etc.)
- Each submission must include a SUPPORT Review Form.
- Each faculty must submit a short statement describing how equity, diversity, and inclusion were considered in the internal Faculty selection process.
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Keywords
Science
Engineering
Aerospace Innovation
Agriculture/Agrifood
AI/ML Advancement and Application
Digital
Construction/Smart Cities/Transportation
Energy/Cleantech
Environment/Water
Hydrogen and Alternative Energies Initiatives
Medicine
Medical/Healthcare/Pharmaceuticals
Social Innovation/Educational Technologies
Sustainability Solutions/Approaches