The Vice President Research & International Office maintains a directory of major external awards to raise awareness about award opportunities and improve the success of UBC faculty members in these prestigious competitions.
Major Recognition Awards & Honours
Canada Council Killam Prize
Killam Prize are among Canada’s most distinguished research awards. They are awarded annually to outstanding Canadian scholars in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences and engineering.
Canada Council Killam Fellowship
Eight Killam Fellowships are awarded each year, normally to full professors at Canadian universities and research institutes, who have an outstanding reputation in their area of research. The fellowship provides two years of release time (valued at $70,000 per year).
E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship
Each year, NSERC awards up to six, two-year Steacie Fellowships to scientists at a Canadian university or affiliated research institution. The Fellows are relieved of teaching and administrative duties so that they can devote all their time and energy to research.
The Fellowship normally includes a contribution to the university in the amount of $90,000 per year toward the fellow's salary.
Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowships are awarded to men and women who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.
Holberg International Memorial Prize
The Holberg International Prize is awarded annually for outstanding scholarly work in the fields of the arts and humanities, social sciences, law and theology. The prize amount is NOK 4.5 million (Appr. $760,000USD)
Prix Galien Canada
The Prix Galien is the most prestigious award in the field of Canadian pharmaceutical research and innovation. Referred to as the Nobel Prize of pharmaceutical research, it recognizes the efforts and achievements of pharmaceutical research and development.
Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) is the senior national body of distinguished Canadian scholars, artists and scientists. The RSC's nearly 2,000 fellows are selected by their peers for outstanding contributions to the natural and social sciences, in the arts and in the humanities.
Sloan Research Fellowships
Sloan Fellowships seek to stimulate fundamental research by early-career scientists and scholars of outstanding promise. These two-year fellowships are awarded yearly to 118 researchers in recognition of distinguished performance and a unique potential to make substantial contributions to their field.
Trudeau Fellowship
Trudeau Fellows set themselves apart through their research achievements, creativity and social commitment. Up to five, three-year fellowships are awarded each year at a total value of $225,000.
Awards Tracking and Nomination Support
Please contact Brenda Carrier, Faculty Awards Coordinator (604-822-6010) to discuss the details of any nominations you plan to submit to major recognition opportunities.
Brenda is also available to provide assistance with the administrative coordination of nominations, including requests for an institutional letter of reference or support from the Vice President Research & International or the President. These are required by the Trudeau Fellowship and several other major awards.
Some major awards competitions may require an internal vetting process, such as the E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship. The VPRI office will arrange an internal deadline and adjudication process for such awards. Notices are distributed to Associate Deans Research and Grant Facilitators well in advance.
