Health Sciences

This award is intended to recognize published research in a peer-reviewed journal that has significantly contributed to the advancement of the field of HSPR in Canada. The research article must report on original research conducted by the author (commentaries and editorials will not considered).

• Research that demonstrates a clear or potential impact on policy, practice, or health outcomes (e.g., inform the design or implementation of health services policies or interventions, decision maker uptake, change management for improved practice);

OR

• Research that breaks ground in the way health services or policy research is conducted (e.g., innovations in methodology, novel theory or application of theory, new approaches to existing problems, new methods for engaging ‘hard-to-reach’ populations).

1. The award will be granted to the lead author(s). a. In the case where lead authorship is shared, the award will be shared equally between the authors.
2. Lead author(s) of the article must have a primary appointment with a CIHR eligible institution or a Canadian institution.
3. Lead author(s) can be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or a citizen of another country.  
4. The article must be original research or original research synthesis and must have been published (i.e., published and accessible online, not accepted to be published at a future date) in a peer-reviewed journal between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023. 
5. At least one author of the article (lead or co-author) must be affiliated with a CIHR Eligible institution to receive the funds. 
6. Applicants may only submit one article per competition year. This article must not have been submitted in the previous competition cycle. 
7. Applicants cannot have previously received the Article of the Year award. 
8. Articles involving members of the CIHR Governing Council, CIHR Scientific Directors and CIHR and institute staff as lead author (first or last) are ineligible for this award.

Medal, grant, presentation and free publication opportunity

This is only open to individuals.

Canadian citizens whose outstanding leadership and contributions to medicine and the health sciences, in Canada or abroad, have led to extraordinary improvements in human health. Laureates will be recognized for:

1. Leadership in building excellence in health for Canadians & the world      
2. Leadership in health promotion, illness prevention and care             
3. Leadership in research with national and international recognition for a scientific contribution  

• Their work may be a single meritorious contribution or a lifetime of superior accomplishments. Pioneers in their field, they are role models who inspire young Canadians to pursue careers in the health sciences.
• The CMHF perceives health leadership to be inclusive of many professions and roles including doctors, researchers, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, policy makers - to name only a few. Nominations of Canadians, living or posthumous, who meet the criteria from the many aspects of health are encouraged.
• The CMHF recognizes that contributions deemed worthy of Laureate status evolve over time and differ across diverse communities, requiring that the selection process recognize excellence in the context of time and place.
• Up to six individuals may be selected for induction annually; only one individual may be inducted posthumously each year.

Eligible candidates are individuals who have completed their education within the last five (5) years. Nominees may be an individual who represents or is drawn from a stakeholder group across the health innovation continuum: government, academe, industry, non-governmental, patients, health consumers. All nominees must be advocating for Canadian health research taking place in Canada.

$20,000 CAD; Medal

Nominations are accepted from any Canadian individual or organization and is not limited to industry. A secondary nominator is required for the nomination to be considered and cannot originate from a current member of the Medal of Honour Committee.

The nomination deadline is June 21 of the award granting year. Any nomination submitted may be considered for up to two award cycles. The nominee’s work/research must have been performed in Canada by a Canadian Resident and have achieved international recognition for its contribution to the advancement of knowledge in the health sciences, health policy and/or the improvement of therapeutics and healthcare.

$30,000 USD

You must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2024. You must have made ground-breaking research and a significant contribution advancing clinical and experimental investigations. You must be nominated by senior scientists.

Up to $150,000 USD

The MMRF Fellowship Program does NOT require applicants to be US citizens. Researchers with a Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent degree at the post-doctorate, clinical fellow, or junior faculty level are encouraged to apply.  Post-doctorate and medical fellows applying for the award must work under the supervision of a research mentor in the multiple myeloma field. Applicants must have obtained their highest degree within 10 years of the application date. Applicants may not hold a position higher than Assistant Professor. Applicants who are beginning studies in the multiple myeloma field must have a research sponsor/mentor at their institution who is active in the multiple myeloma field, and who can provide guidance to the applicant in the proposed area of research.

Nominations are accepted from physicians and scientists from around the world.  Self nominations are not accepted. Nominees must be living.