Below is a list of external awards with a health science focus, including prestigious awards, that may be of interest to faculty members in the Faculty of Health. For more detail on a prestigious award, see the corresponding Office of Research awards page listed in parentheses.
The Waterloo Awards Committee promotes and facilitates the submission of high-quality nominations for prestigious. From the Faculty of Health, Ken Stark (faculty), Sharon Kirkpatrick (faculty) and Julie-Anne Desrochers (staff) facilitate submitting selected high level award nominations and provide coaching on nominations for all award levels. Please contact one of these representatives with questions about nominations and assistance that they can provide.
For information about research chairs and selected Faculty of Health award recipients see Research chairs and awards.
Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences
Early career
Canadian Public Health Association - various awards
Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Early Career Investigator Award
Kitchener Waterloo Record Top 40 Under 40
Ontario Early Researcher Award
Prestigious awards
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars program (General Interest Awards)
E.W.R. Steacie Fellowships (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award for Distinguished Work in Basic Medical Science (Health Sciences Awards)
Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize (Humanities and Social Sciences)
Sloan Research Fellowships (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Steacie Prize (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Mid-career
Bloomberg Manulife Prize for the Promotion of Active Health
Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Early Career Investigator Award
Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences - various awards
J Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine
Statistical Society of Canada - various awards
Prestigious awards
Association of Commonwealth Universities Titular Fellowships (General Interest Awards)
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Canada Gairdner Global Health Award (Health Sciences Awards)
Canada's Top 40 Under 40 (General Interest Awards)
College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists Membership (General Interest Awards)
Dr. A.H. Heineken Prizes (General Interest Awards)
E.W.R. Steacie Fellowships (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Fellow of Royal Society of Canada (General Interest Awards)
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award (Humanities and Social Sciences)
The International Balzan Prize (General Interest Awards)
"José Vasconcelos" World Award of Education (Humanities and Social Sciences Awards)
Lasker Medical Research Awards (Health Sciences Awards)
Order of Ontario (General Interest Awards)
Partners in Research Biomedical Science Ambassador Award (Health Sciences Awards)
Research Canada’s Leadership Award (Health Sciences Awards)
Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize (Humanities and Social Sciences)
Rumelhart Prize (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Steacie Prize (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (Humanities and Social Sciences)
Late career
American Diabetes Association - various awards
Bloomberg Manulife Prize for the Promotion of Active Health
Canadian Cardiovascular Society - various awards
Canadian Society of Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology Scientific Excellence Award
Dietitians of Canada - various awards
Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology Fellowship
Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research
Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences - various awards
J Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine
Keck School of Medicine - Massry Prize
Statistical Society of Canada - various awards
Prestigious awards
Albert Einstein World Award of Science (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Association of Commonwealth Universities Titular Fellowships (General Interest Awards)
Banting Medal for Scientific Achievement Award (Health Sciences Awards)
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards (General Interest Awards)
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Canada Gairdner Global Health Award (Health Sciences Awards)
Canada Gairdner International Award (Health Sciences Awards)
Canada Gairdner Wightman Award (Health Sciences Awards)
Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award (General Interest Awards)
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (Health Sciences Awards)
CIHR Barer-Flood Prize for Health Services and Policy Research (Health Sciences Awards)
Dan David Prize (General Interest Awards)
Dr. A.H. Heineken Prizes (General Interest Awards)
Fellow of Royal Society of Canada (General Interest Awards)
Harvey Prize (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Health Research Foundation - Metal of Honour (Health Sciences Awards)
Henry Marshall Tory Medal (RSC Medals)
The International Balzan Prize (General Interest Awards)
"José Vasconcelos" World Award of Education (Humanities and Social Sciences Awards)
Killam Prizes (General Interest Awards)
Killam Research Fellowships (General Interest Awards)
Lasker Medical Research Awards (Health Sciences Awards)
Ontario March of Dimes Jonas Salk Award ( Health Sciences Awards)
Order of Canada (General Interest Awards)
Order of Ontario (General Interest Awards)
Research Canada’s Leadership Award (Health Sciences Awards)
Rumelhart Prize (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (Humanities and Social Sciences)
Any career level
American Society of Biomechanics - various awards
Association of Canada Ergonomists - International Ergonomics Association Fellow Award
Canadian Association on Gerontology - various awards
Canadian Society of Biomechanics - Fellow of the Society
Cancer Quality Council of Ontario - various awards
Governor Generals Innovation Awards- various awards
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada's Special Awards - various awards
Hypertension Canada - various awards
International Society of Biomechanics - various awards
International Statistics Institute - various awards
Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade - various awards
Parkinson’s Foundation Impact Awards
Prestigious awards
Benjamin Franklin Medal (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
BIOTECanada's Gold Leaf Awards (Health Sciences Awards)
Canadian Cancer Society - various awards (Health Sciences Awards)
Copley Medal (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Ernest C. Manning Innovation Awards (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals Merit Awards (General Interest Awards)
Flavelle Medal (RSC Medals)
Henry Marshall Tory Medal (RSC Medals)
Inbev-Baillet Latour Health Prize (Health Sciences Awards)
Jason A. Hannah Medal (RSC Medals)
J.B. Tyrell Historical Medal (RSC Medals)
Johnson & Johnson WISTEM2D Scholars Program (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
L'Oreal-Unesco for Women in Science (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
McLaughlin Medal (RSC Medals)
McNeil Medal (RSC Medals)
National Humanities Center Fellowships (Humanities and Social Sciences)
Northern Science Award (General Interest Awards)
NSERC Awards for Science Promotion (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Vanier Medal (General Interest Awards)
Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences (Health Sciences Awards)
Yvan Allair Medal (RSC Medals)
Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies
Early career
Mid-career
Academy of Leisure Sciences Fellowship
Statistical Society of Canada - various awards
Prestigious awards
Association of Commonwealth Universities Titular Fellowships (General Interest Awards)
Canada's Top 40 Under 40 (General Interest Awards)
College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists Membership (General Interest Awards)
Dr. A.H. Heineken Prizes (General Interest Awards)
Fellow of Royal Society of Canada (General Interest Awards)
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award (Humanities and Social Sciences)
The International Balzan Prize (General Interest Awards)
"José Vasconcelos" World Award of Education (Humanities and Social Sciences Awards)
Order of Ontario (General Interest Awards)
Research Canada’s Leadership Award (Health Sciences Awards)
Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize (Humanities and Social Sciences)
Trudeau Foundation Fellowships (Humanities and Social Sciences)
Late career
Academy of Leisure Sciences Fellowship
International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry Lifetime Achievement Award
Statistical Society of Canada - various awards
Travel and Tourism Research Association Canada JR Brent Ritchie Lifetime Contribution Award
World Leisure Organization Academy - various awards
Prestigious awards
Association of Commonwealth Universities Titular Fellowships (General Interest Awards)
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards (General Interest Awards)
Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award (General Interest Awards)
Dan David Prize (General Interest Awards)
Dr. A.H. Heineken Prizes (General Interest Awards)
Fellow of Royal Society of Canada (General Interest Awards)
The International Balzan Prize (General Interest Awards)
"José Vasconcelos" World Award of Education (Humanities and Social Sciences Awards)
Killam Prizes (General Interest Awards)
Killam Research Fellowships (General Interest Awards)
Order of Canada (General Interest Awards)
Order of Ontario (General Interest Awards)
Research Canada’s Leadership Award (Health Sciences Awards)
Trudeau Foundation Fellowships (Humanities and Social Sciences)
Any career level
Canadian Association on Gerontology - various awards
Canadian Parks and Recreation Association - various awards
Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association - various awards
Cancer Quality Council of Ontario - various awards
Governor Generals Innovation Awards - various awards
International Statistics Institute - various awards
North American Society for Sport Management - various awards
Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade - various awards
Ontario Parks Association - various awards
Parks and Recreation Ontario - various awards
Therapeutic Recreation Ontario - various awards
World Tourism Organization - various awards
Prestigious awards
Canadian Cancer Society - various awards (Health Sciences Awards)
Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals Merit Awards (General Interest Awards)
J.B. Tyrell Historical Medal (RSC Medals)
Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize (Humanities and Social Sciences Awards)
National Humanities Center Fellowships (Humanities and Social Sciences)
Northern Science Award (General Interest Awards)
Vanier Medal (General Interest Awards)
Yvan Allair Medal (RSC Medals)
School of Public Health Sciences
Early career
Kitchener Waterloo Record Top 40 Under 40
Ontario Early Researcher Award
Prestigious awards
Alton Ochsner Award (Health Sciences Awards)
CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars program (General Interest Awards)
E.W.R. Steacie Fellowships (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award for Distinguished Work in Basic Medical Science (Health Sciences Awards)
Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize (Humanities and Social Sciences)
Steacie Prize (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Mid-career
CM Hincks Award from Canadian Mental Health Association
Donner Prize - Award for the Best Public Policy Book by a Canadian
Medical Council of Canada - W Dale Dauphinee Fellowship
Statistical Society of Canada - various awards
Prestigious awards
Alton Ochsner Award (Health Sciences Awards)
American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellowship (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Association of Commonwealth Universities Titular Fellowships (General Interest Awards)
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Canada Gairdner Global Health Award (Health Sciences Awards)
Canada's Top 40 Under 40 (General Interest Awards)
College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists Membership (General Interest Awards)
Dr. A.H. Heineken Prizes (General Interest Awards)
E.W.R. Steacie Fellowships (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Fellow of Royal Society of Canada (General Interest Awards)
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award (Humanities and Social Sciences)
Health Research Foundation - Metal of Honour (Health Sciences Awards)
The International Balzan Prize (General Interest Awards)
"José Vasconcelos" World Award of Education (Humanities and Social Sciences Awards)
Lasker Medical Research Awards (Health Sciences Awards)
Order of Ontario (General Interest Awards)
Research Canada’s Leadership Award (Health Sciences Awards)
Royal-Mach-Gaensslen Prize (Humanities and Social Sciences)
Rumelhart Prize (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Steacie Prize (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Trudeau Foundation Fellowships (Humanities and Social Sciences)
Tang Prize in Sustainable Development (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (Humanities and Social Sciences)
Late career
CM Hincks Award from Canadian Mental Health Association
Donner Prize - Award for the Best Public Policy Book by a Canadian
Medical Council of Canada - various awards
Ontario Public Health Association - various awards
Statistical Society of Canada - various awards
Prestigious awards
Albert Einstein World Award of Science (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellowship (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Association of Commonwealth Universities Titular Fellowships (General Interest Awards)
Banting Medal for Scientific Achievement Award (Health Sciences Awards)
BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards (General Interest Awards)
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Canada Gairdner Global Health Award (Health Sciences Awards)
Canada Gairdner International Award (Health Sciences Awards)
Canada Gairdner Wightman Award (Health Sciences Awards)
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (Health Sciences Awards)
Canadian Public Honorary Life Member Award (Health Sciences Awards)
CIHR Barer-Flood Prize for Health Services and Policy Research (Health Sciences Awards)
Dan David Prize (General Interest Awards)
Dr. A.H. Heineken Prizes (General Interest Awards)
Fellow of Royal Society of Canada (General Interest Awards)
Harvey Prize (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Health Research Foundation - Medal of Honour (Health Sciences Awards)
The International Balzan Prize (General Interest Awards)
"José Vasconcelos" World Award of Education (Humanities and Social Sciences Awards)
Killam Prizes (General Interest Awards)
Killam Research Fellowships (General Interest Awards)
Lasker Medical Research Awards (Health Sciences Awards)
Order of Canada (General Interest Awards)
Order of Ontario (General Interest Awards)
Prix Galien Canada - Innovative Product Award (Health Sciences Awards)
Prix Galien Canada - Research Award (Health Sciences Awards)
Research Canada’s Leadership Award (Health Sciences Awards)
Rumelhart Prize (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Tang Prize in Sustainable Development (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Trudeau Foundation Fellowships (Humanities and Social Sciences)
Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (Humanities and Social Sciences)
Any career level
Canadian Association on Gerontology - various awards
Canadian Public Health Association - various awards
Canadian Sociological Association - various awards
Cancer Quality Council of Ontario - various awards
Dietitians of Canada - various awards
Governor Generals Innovation Awards - various awards
Health Promotion Canada - various awards
International Statistics Institute - various awards
Microsoft Azure for Research Award: Public Health
Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade - various awards
Prestigious awards
Benjamin Franklin Medal (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
BIOTECanada's Gold Leaf Awards (Health Sciences Awards)
Canada Gairdner Global Health Award (Health Sciences Awards)
Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award (General Interest Awards)
Canadian Cancer Society - various awards (Health Sciences Awards)
Copley Medal (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Douglas R. Colton Medal for Research Excellence (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Ernest C. Manning Innovation Awards (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals Merit Awards (General Interest Awards)
Flavelle Medal (RSC Medals)
Henry Marshall Tory Medal (RSC Medals)
Inbev-Baillet Latour Health Prize (Health Sciences Awards)
Innovators in Science Award (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Jason A. Hannah Medal (RSC Medals)
J.B. Tyrell Historical Medal (RSC Medals)
Johnson & Johnson WISTEM2D Scholars Program (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
L'Oreal-Unesco for Women in Science (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
McLaughlin Medal (RSC Medals)
McNeil Medal (RSC Medals)
National Humanities Center Fellowships (Humanities and Social Sciences)
Northern Science Award (General Interest Awards)
NSERC Awards for Science Promotion (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards)
Optical Society of America Awards (Health Sciences Awards)
Vanier Medal (General Interest Awards)
Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences (Health Sciences Awards)
Yvan Allair Medal (RSC Medals)