Prestigious awards

Prestigious awards are an opportunity for University of Waterloo researchers to be recognized and rewarded by external organizations for the value of their research.

The list below provides detail categorized by discipline with further detail about eligibility requirements, etc.

Please note that deadlines or anticipated deadlines change often so check the website for the organization that is presenting the award regularly to be sure of the deadline.

General Interest

Applied Health Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards

RSC Medals

Recent awards

Donna Strickland Waterloo professor wins Nobel Prize in Physics

Jennifer Clapp Environment professsor awarded Royal Society of Canada Innis-Gérin Medal

Waterloo researchers named Royal Society of Canada fellows and members

Keith Hipel Engineering professor named to the Order of Canada

Professor receives Lifetime Achievement Award for research excellence in Artificial Intelligence

Slim Boumaiza Researcher honoured at Rideau Hall for wireless work

Don Cowan Waterloo computer scientist receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Ric Holt Waterloo computer scientist receives Lifetime Achievement Award

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Awards Committee

The Waterloo Awards Committee promotes and facilitates the submission of high-quality nominations of Waterloo scholars across all disciplines for prestigious awards and honorific titles.

Upcoming Deadlines

All dates and links are anticipated but may change between now and the final deadline. Please note that many sponsors do not update their websites until 2-3 months before the deadline date. Always double-check sponsor websites before committing to a nomination.

General Awards

Nov, 30: Dan David Prize

Dec, 1: Fellow Royal Society & College of New Scholars, Artists & Scientists

STEM

Sept, 28: AAAI Fellows Program

Sept, 30: Stockholm Water Prize

Oct, 31: Simon Investigators

Nov, 1: Priestly Medal

Nov, 1: Ruth I Michler Memorial Prize of the Association for Women in Math

Nov, 6: Fellow of the Association for Industrial & Applied Mathematics

Nov, 25: NSERC Award for Science Promotion

Nov, 30: CAP/DCMMP Brockhouse Award