Presidents pre-approved list of awards

Pre-approved list of awards due January to April

Due date Award
Rolling deadline Order of Canada
January 20 Volvo Environment Prize
January 31 Japan Prize in Science and Technology
February 1 Harvey Prize
February 16 Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research
March 6 Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
March 15* Balzan Prize
March 31 Order of Ontario
March 31 Innovators in Science Award
April 1 Breakthrough Prizes
April 1 Charles Stark Draper Prize for Engineering
April 1* SSHRC Impact Awards
April 15 International Cosmos Prize
April 17 VinFuture Prize

*Awards indicated with * require the President’s signature and/or letter of support

Pre-approved list of awards due May to August

Pre-approved list of awards due September to December

Due date Award
September 1 Abel Prize
September 30 Stockholm Water Prize
October 5 Molson Prize
October 31 (annually) Blue Planet Prize
October31 (awarded bi-annually in even years) Millennium Technology Prize
November 8 Fondation Fyssen International Prize
November 24 (anticipated) Governor General's International Award for Canadian Studies
November 28 (before 8 p.m. ET; anticipated) Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research
November 28 NSERC John C. Polanyi Award
November 28 (before 8 p.m. ET; anticipated) Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering
November 28 (anticipated) Brockhouse Prize for interdisciplinary Research in Science 
November 30 (anticipated) Bank of Canada Fellowship Award
November 30 (anticipated) Bank of Canada Governor’s Award
November 30 (Apply in even years) Jose Vasconcelos World Award of Education
November 30* Albert Einstein World Award of Science
November 30 Leonardo da Vinci's World Award of Arts
December 14 Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships
December 14 Synergy Awards for Innovation
December 15 (required for Institutional Nominations only) Fellow of Royal Society of Canada
December 15 (required for Institutional Nominations only) RSC College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists
December 15 (annually) Gruber Prizes
December 31, 2025 (every 4 years) Fields Medal
Rolling deadline Benjamin Franklin Medals

*Awards indicated with * require the President’s signature and/or letter of support