Crohn’s and Colitis Canada: Rising Star Award

Eligibility

Nomination Criteria

• Open to IBD scientists and researchers in Canada within the first five years of their first faculty appointment
• Nominations must be submitted by fellow scientists or IBD researchers 

Summary

The Rising Star Award celebrates an outstanding early-career investigator, within five years of their first faculty appointment, whose basic or clinical research is already shaping the future of IBD research. Extensions to the five-year window are available for parental, medical, or other approved leaves.

This year, the Rising Star recipient will receive $20,000 to support their research program.

Nominations for this award close on August 14, 2026, 5:00 pm ET.

Nomination Criteria

• Open to IBD scientists and researchers in Canada within the first five years of their first faculty appointment
• Nominations must be submitted by fellow scientists or IBD researchers 

Application deadlines

Program application deadline