Royal Society of Canada Awards and Medals
Alice Wilson Award
Deadline: December 15
| Description | The award is given yearly to three women of outstanding academic qualifications in the Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences or Science who are entering a career in scholarship or research at the postdoctoral level. |
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| Value | The award consists of a diploma and a cash amount of $1,000 and is offered every year |
| Eligibility | The recipients are chosen from the current year’s female winners of postdoctoral fellowships from the three granting Councils - the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) |
Bancroft Award
Deadline: 2026 (Biennially)
| Description | The award is given for publication, instruction, and research in the earth sciences that have conspicuously contributed to public understanding and appreciation of the subject. It consists of a diploma and is offered every two years if there is a suitable candidate. |
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| Value | Diploma |
| Eligibility |
Not specified |
Flavelle Medal
Deadline: 2026 (Biennially)
| Description | For an outstanding contribution to biological science during the preceding ten years or for significant additions to a previous outstanding contribution to biological science. |
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| Value |
Gold plated silver medal |
| Eligibility |
Not specified |
Henry Marshall Tory Medal
Deadline: December 15
| Description | For outstanding research in any branch of astronomy chemistry, mathematics, physics, or an allied science. |
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| Value |
Gold plated silver medal |
| Eligibility |
Not specified |
Innis-Gérin Medal
Deadline: 2026 (Biennially)
| Description | Awarded for a distinguished and sustained contribution to the literature of the social sciences including human geography and social psychology. |
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| Value |
Bronze medal |
| Eligibility |
Not specified |
Jason A. Hannah Medal
Deadline: December 15
| Description | For an important publication in the history of medicine. |
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| Value |
Medal; $1500 cash |
| Eligibility |
Not specified |
J.B. Tyrell Historical Medal
Deadline: 2026 (Biennially)
| Description | For outstanding work in the history of Canada. |
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| Value |
Gold plated silver medal |
| Eligibility | Not specified |
John L. Synge Award
Deadline: December 15
| Description | To acknowledge outstanding research in any of the branches of the mathematical sciences. |
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| Value |
Diploma |
| Eligibility |
Not specified |
Kitty Newman Award
Deadline: December 15
| Description | The Kitty Newman Memorial Award was endowed by Dr. Jay Newman, FRSC, in 2007 to be awarded to an outstanding emerging Canadian scholar in the field of philosophy. |
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| Value | $1500 |
| Eligibility | Not specified |
Lorne Pierce Medal
Deadline: 2026 (Biennially)
| Description | Awarded for an achievement of special significance and conspicuous merit in imaginative or critical literature written in either English or French (critical literature dealing with Canadian subjects has priority over critical literature of equal merit that does not deal with Canadian subjects). |
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| Value |
Gold plated silver medal |
| Eligibility |
Not specified |
McLaughlin Medal
Deadline: December 15
| Description | For important research of sustained excellence in medical science. |
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| Value |
Gold plated silver medal |
| Eligibility |
Not specified |
Michael P. Paidoussis Medal
Deadline: December 15
| Description | For recognition of an individual who has made outstanding contributions to research, education and leadership in applied mechanics. Solid continuum mechanics, fluid mechanics and fluid-structure interaction are all included. |
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| Value |
A medal and cash award of $1,000 is offered in recognition of the candidate’s outstanding contribution in applied mechanics. |
| Eligibility |
Nominees from any country will be considered. Each candidate will be proposed by a nominator with a nomination letter (maximum three pages) together with three reference letters (maximum two pages each). The nominator must be a member of a national (of any country) or international academy, or a member of a national committee for IUTAM, while there are no restrictions for the reference letters. In addition to the nomination letter and reference letters, the nomination package must include an updated CV (maximum five pages), a complete publication list (no page limit) and the list of candidate’s best ten publications related to applied mechanics. |
Miroslaw Romanowski Medal
Deadline: December 15
| Description | For scientific work relating to environmental problems. |
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| Value |
$3,000; Bronze medal |
| Eligibility |
Not specified |
Pierre Chauveau Medal
Deadline: December 15
| Description | For a distinguished contribution to knowledge in the humanities. |
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| Value |
Silver medal |
| Eligibility |
Not specified |
RSC Eric Jackman Prize
Deadline: December 15
| Description | The Prize celebrates path-breaking and sustained scientific contributions to preventing harm, strengthening resilience, or otherwise benefiting humankind through research in one or more behavioural and social science fields. |
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| Value | Cash award of $10,000 |
| Eligibility | Open to both individual Canadian researchers (or permanent residents of Canada) and established research teams led by a Canadian (or permanent resident of Canada) |
RSC Prize for Indigenous Engagement
Deadline: December 15
| Description | For outstanding contributions including research / scholarship, advancement of Indigenous knowledge, and engagement with reconciliation. |
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| Value | A diploma and a cash award of $1000 |
| Eligibility | First Nations, Inuit, and Métis who are either Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada |
Rutherford Memorial Medal
Deadline: December 15
| Description | For outstanding research in physics and in chemistry. |
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| Value |
Gold plated silver medal |
| Eligibility |
Not specified |
Sir John William Dawson Medal
Deadline: December 15
| Description | For important contributions of knowledge in multiple domains. |
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| Value |
Silver medal |
| Eligibility |
Not specified |
Ursula Franklin Award in Gender Studies
Deadline: 2026 (Biennially)
| Description | For contributions to furthering our understanding of issues concerning gender. |
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| Value |
Diploma |
| Eligibility |
Not specified |
Willet G. Miller Medal
Deadline: 2026 (Biennially)
| Description | For outstanding research in earth sciences and ocean & atmospheric sciences. |
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| Value | Silver medal |
| Eligibility |
Not specified |
Yvan Allaire Medal
Deadline: December 15
| Description | Recognizes an outstanding contribution in governance of public and private organizations. |
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| Value |
Medal and cash award of $5,000 |
| Eligibility |
Not specified |