Presidents pre-approved list of awards

Pre-approved list of awards due January to April

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 18 Stockholm Water Prize
October 31 (annually) Blue Planet Prize
October31 (awarded biannually in even years) Millennium Technology Prize
November 5 Molson Prize
November 8 Fondation Fyssen International Prize
November 28 (before 8 p.m. ET; anticipated) Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research
November 28 (before 8 p.m. ET) NSERC John C. Polanyi Award
November 28 (before 8 p.m. ET) Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering
November 28 (before 8 p.m. ET) 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 Leonardo da Vinci's World Award of Arts
December 6 Synergy Awards for Innovation
December 15 Governor General's International Award for Canadian Studies
December 15 Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships
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 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