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Canada's Top 40 Under 40

Annual awards program for outstanding young achievers in Cdn business, visionaries, and innovators changing the way things are done. 

Nomination deadline: May

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Canadian Academy of Engineering Fellowship

Peer-nominated fellowship for distinguished achievements and career-long service to the engineering profession.

Nomination deadline: October

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Alberta Science and Technology Foundation (ASTech) Awards


Researcher of the Year

This award honours leadership and significant contribution to a science, engineering, mathematics or technology (STEM) research, innovation or breakthrough.

Nominiation deadline: May

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Outstanding Women in Innovation

This award honours leadership and significant contribution to a science, engineering, mathematics or technology (STEM) innovation or breakthrough through researcher entrepreneurial activity.

Nomination deadline: May

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Outstanding Achievement in Digital Innovation

This award is honouring leadership and significant contribution through the discovery, application and/or implementation of technology products or processes.

Nomination deadline: May

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Outstanding Change Maker

This award honours leadership potential in science, technology, engineering and mathematics teaching, research, entrepreneurship or a technology-based business. Nominees must exemplify qualities which are expected to make him/her a future leader in Alberta's innovation community.

Nomination deadline: May

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Outstanding Achievement in Energy and Environmental Innovation

This award honours work leading to innovations in the energy sector that advance the science or technology and have a positive environmental impact.

A nomination may be made in any one of the following areas:

  • Significant research leading to an improved understanding of any process
  • Research leading to the advancement of knowledge
  • Development of novel processes or systems in the energy industry
  • Advance in process or research targeting environmental improvement in the energy industry

Nomination deadline: May

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Innovator of the Year

This award honours outstanding leadership in the innovation ecosystem by leveraging new thinking, new solutions and a new path to create global impact in a science or technology-driven sector. 

The Innovator of the Year inspires innovation in those around him/her, promotes excellence, builds entrepreneurship and supports education and training.

Nomination deadline: May

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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Awards


Synergy Awards for Innovation

Recognizing examples of collaboration that stand as models of effective partnerships between industry and colleges/universities.

Nomination deadline: April

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Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships

These fellowships recognize early-stage academic researchers in the natural sciences and engineering and support them to enhance their research capacity, so that they can become leaders in their field and inspire others. 

Application deadline: June 

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Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering

Annual award for outstanding and influential research work in science and engineering.

Nomination deadline: April 

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Science Promotion

Recognizing researchers who make outstanding effort at promoting interest in science and technology in Canada.

Nomination deadline: November

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NSERC: John C. Polanyi Award

Honours an individual or team whose Canadian-based research has led to a recent outstanding advance in the natural sciences or engineering.

Nomination deadline: April

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Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering

Recognizes outstanding Canadian teams of researchers from different disciplines who came together to engage in research drawing on their combined knowledge and skills, and produced a record of excellent achievements in the natural sciences and engineering in the last six years.

Nomination deadline: April

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Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research

Awarded annually to an individual or team whose outstanding research, conducted in Canada in the natural sciences and engineering, has led to exceptional benefits for Canadian society, environment and/or economy.

Nomination deadline: April

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Royal Society of Canada


Royal Society of Canada Fellowship

Comprised of Canadian scholars who have made remarkable contributions to the arts, humanities and sciences, as well as in Canadian public life.

Nomination deadline: August

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College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists

A new body created by the RSC to recognize earlier career scientists and scholars.

Nomination deadline: September

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Alice Wilson Award

Awarded annually 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.

Nomination deadline: March

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Miroslaw Romanowski Medal

The medal is awarded for significant contributions to the resolution of scientific aspects of environmental problems or for important improvements to the quality of an ecosystem in all aspects - terrestrial, atmospheric and aqueous - brought about by scientific means. 

Nomination deadline: March

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Sir John William Dawson Medal

Awarded for important and sustained contributions in two domains of interest to the RSC or in interdisciplinary research. Awarded every two years. 

Nomination deadline: March

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Awards from the Governor General of Canada


Order of Canada

Outstanding contributions to their field and have enriched the lives of all Canadians through their work.

Nominations are ongoing

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Innovation Award

Outstanding Canadians who make long-lasting contributions to the country's success. These awards are given to individuals, teams and/or organizations whose innovations are truly exceptional, transformative, and positive in their impact on quality-of-life in Canada.

Nomination deadline: October

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Lieutenant Governor of Alberta: Alberta Order of Excellence

Outstanding Albertans whose contributions have made an outstanding impact within the province, country, or worldwide.

Nominations are ongoing

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Awards


University of Calgary: Diversity Awards

Recognizing outstanding achievement in a practice, event, applied research, policy, program, or other activities that foster equitable, sustainable and measurable change for those who traditionally have been under-represented (women, visible/racialized minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and LGBTQ2S) on campus. The Awards recognize ongoing work, or an outstanding accomplishment at a point in time.

Nomination deadline: January

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APEGA Summit Awards: Women in Engineering and Geoscience Champion

This award is presented to an individual, team, or organization that supports women in engineering and geoscience with diversity initiatives and inspirational support.

Nomination deadline: September

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Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF): Claudette MacKay-Lassonde Graduate Award

Leaders, ambassadors for the profession and serve as role models for other women who dream of being engineers. Must be current PhD student.

Nomination deadline: January

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Johnson & Johnson: Women in STEM2D Scholars Award

Recognizing global women leading in both their research fields and leading as mentors, that support the vision for girls and other women in STEM2D.

Application deadline: October

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AWSN: Minerva Mentoring Award

AWSN offers an annual award to recognize significant contributions made towards the mentoring of women of all ages. This award is made to one outstanding mentor of any gender.

Nomination deadline: June

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Engineers Canada: Award for the Support of Women in the Engineering Profession

Recognizes engineers who, through their engineering and career achievements, have demonstrated noteworthy support for women in the profession, and have established a benchmark of engineering excellence.

Nomination deadline: January

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Women in Engineering Proactive Network (WEPAN) Awards


Advocates and Allies Award

Mentoring, supporting and advocating for the success of women in engineering, or for climate and culture change that supports such success.

Nomination deadline: January

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Bevlee A. Watford Inclusive Excellence Award

Active and creative support for the success of women of colour in engineering.

Nomination deadline: January

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Inclusive Culture and Equity Award

Development and implementation of successful inclusive practices, policies, or initiatives that promote positive change wrt climate or culture for women in engineering within their institution.

Nomination deadline: January

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Betty Vetter Award for Research

Notable achievement in research related to women in engineering.

Nomination deadline: January

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Women in Engineering Initiative Award

Outstanding project or initiative that may serve as a model for other institutions. 

Nomination deadline: January

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Leader in Engineering Education Award

Creation of new methods or approaches to enhance engineering education.

Nomination deadline: January

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Research Awards


Innovators and Entrepreneurs Foundation


Product Innovation Award

Awarded for products creating innovative solutions to a real-world problem.

Nomination deadline: March

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Changemaker Award

Awarded to start-ups that have caused disruption in their industry and elevate the innovative landscape.

Nomination deadline: March

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Innovative Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Awarded to organizations that have demonstrated excellence and outstanding impact in Canadian entrepreneurship and innovation.

Nomination deadline: March

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Entrepreneur of the Year

For exceptional leadership and ongoing impact in Canadian entrepreneurship.

Nomination deadline: March

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APEGA Summit Awards


Centennial Leadership Award

This award is presented to a member of APEGA who has attained the highest distinction relating to engineering or geoscience through directorship of an outstanding project, original research or invention, or an exemplary career in teaching.

Nomination deadline: September

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Community Service Award

This award is presented to individuals who have made significant improvements to a community in need through efforts in the engineering or geoscience profession.

Nomination deadline: September

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Early Accomplishment Award

This award is presented to APEGA members who are recognized by their peers for their integrity, expertise, and outstanding accomplishments in fields related to engineering or geoscience at an early stage in their professional career.

Nomination deadline: September

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Environment and Sustainability Award

This award is presented to members of APEGA who have demonstrated excellence in the application of engineering or geoscientific methods towards preservation of the environment and the practice of sustainable development.

Nomination deadline: September

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Frank Spragins Technical Award

This award is presented to an individual who has been recognized by their peers for their integrity, technical expertise, and accomplishments in engineering or geoscience.

Nomination deadline: September

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Project Achievement Award

This award is presented to an engineering or geoscience project that contributes new technologies, processes, or innovations for the improvement of society.

Nomination deadline: September

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Research Excellence Award

This award is presented to an individual, team, or project that has conducted research in engineering and geoscience that has improved our economic and social well-being.

Nomination deadline: September

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Canada Council for the Arts: Killam Prize

Recognizes and celebrates our most inspiring scholars and thought leaders. The Canada Council for the Arts awards five Killam Prizes of $100,000 each year (one prize in each of the fields of humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences and engineering).

Nomination deadline: June

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UCalgary Office of Sustainability: Sustainability Research Award

Recognizes exceptional faculty members, instructors and postdoctoral fellows conducting collaborative, community‐engaged research that promotes cross‐cultural understanding and social justice, improves quality of life and helps to secure a sustainable future.

Nomination deadline: February

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UCalgary Office of the Vice-President Research: Peak Scholars in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Knowledge Engagement

Celebrating the accomplishments of UCalgary scholars whose academic work in knowledge engagement, entrepreneurship, tech transfer, innovation or collaborative research has resulted in a positive social or economic impact in our communities.

Nomination deadline: September

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Fulbright Canada: Traditional Fulbright Scholar Awards

Traditional Fulbright awards are open to Canadian scholars in all fields and are designed to enable emerging and established scholars, post-doctoral researchers and experienced professionals to conduct research, teach, or undertake a combination of both activities for one semester or a full academic year at any university or research center of their choice in the United States.

Nomination deadline: November

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Mitacs Award for Exceptional Leadership - Professor

Given to an academic supervisor with an exemplary record of developing collaborations with industry and other partners, providing valuable research and training experiences to their interns and initiating research projects with significant outcomes through their Mitacs funding.

Nomination deadline: September

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City of Calgary: Environmental Achievement Award

Recognizes leadership, innovation and action in environmental stewardship that reduces the impact on and/or restores our city's natural environment. Contributions may include: application of advanced technology; climate resilience; conservation and efficiency; local volunteer-driven initiatives; and public education.

Nomination deadline: February

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UCalgary Killam Trust


Emerging Research Leader Award

Presented to up to three individuals (one per Tri-Council) who have, at an early career-stage equivalent to 10 years post-awarding of the highest degree, made outstanding contributions to research in an area of research recognized by CIHR, NSERC or SSHRC.

Application deadline: August

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Research Excellence Award

Presented to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to research. Each year, one of the Tri-Council-eligible areas has been selected and will rotate on a three-year schedule.

Application deadline: August

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Annual Professors Awards

The Killam Annual Professors are awarded annually to outstanding nationally and/or internationally recognized professors at the University of Calgary. Winners of the Killam Annual Professor award will have demonstrated excellence in one or more of the following primary areas: 

  • Research
  • Student supervision and undergraduate and/or graduate teaching
  • Service to their academic discipline, in addition to one of the above

Application deadline: August

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Killam Memorial Chair

The Killam Memorial Chair is the most prestigious research chair available at the University of Calgary. The successful nominee will be an internationally recognized scholar in any discipline of the sciences (health, natural or social) or engineering, with a superior record of attracting and supervising graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. The holder of the Killam Memorial Chair is expected to pursue a research program that advances university and faculty research priorities, to be a major catalyst for interdisciplinary research initiatives on campus, and to obtain major research and infrastructure funding from peer-reviewed competitions.

Nomination deadline: April

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Killam Memorial Emerging Leader Chair

The Killam Memorial Emerging Leader Chair is one of the most prestigious research chairs available at the University of Calgary. The chair is to be held by a current University of Calgary faculty member who has, at an early career stage, made outstanding contributions to their field of research or scholarship. The purpose of the chair is to accelerate the scholar’s career, and the impact of their research, to a level of international leadership. The chair provides unrestricted research funds and dedicated research time at a critical juncture in the chairholder’s career. 

Nomination deadline: April

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Engineering Institute of Canada


Sir John Kennedy Medal

Awarded in recognition of outstanding services rendered to the engineering profession, or of noteworthy contributions to the science of engineering, or to the benefit of the Institute. Awarded once every two years.

Nomination deadline: November

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K.Y. Lo Medal

Recognizes significant engineering contributions at the international level. 

Nomination deadline: November

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EIC Fellowship

Up to 20 members of EIC constituent societies are awarded EIC Fellowships by the Council of the Institute in recognition of their excellence in engineering and their services to the profession and to society.

Nomination deadline: November

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Engineers Canada


Gold Medal Award

Bestows distinction on outstanding engineers and recognizes exceptional achievements in their chosen fields.

Nomination deadline: January

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Fellowships

Honour individuals who have given noteworthy service to the engineering profession through their work with either Engineers Canada or its provincial and territorial engineering regulators.

Nominations are ongoing

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Teaching Awards


UCalgary Writing Symbols Lodge: Rev. Dr. Chief John Snow Sr. Award

This award, offered by the First Nations Student Association and Native Centre, honours a faculty member who has demonstrated dedication to academic instruction and research, with a professional and personal commitment to the Indigenous peoples of Canada.

Nomination deadline: TBD

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UCalgary Killam Trust: McCaig-Killam Teaching Award

The McCaig-Killam Teaching Award is given to an individual for outstanding contributions to teaching and learning at the University.

Nomination deadline: August

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Baylor University: Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching

This award honours outstanding professors in the English-speaking world who have proven records as extraordinary teachers with positive, inspiring and long-lasting effect on students, along with records of distinguished scholarship. Recipients receive $250,000 and teach in residence at Baylor University for a semester.

Nomination deadline: November

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City of Calgary: Community Achievement Award for Education

Awarded to an individual Calgarian who has enhanced learning opportunities for Calgarians or brought recognition to Calgary due to outstanding academic achievement in their field.

Nomination deadline: February

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UCalgary Office of Sustainability


Sustainability Teaching Award

This award recognizes exceptional educators who have integrated sustainability into their classrooms and across the curriculum at UCalgary. Strong nominations will illustrate how the nominee’s classroom teaching, course design and/or assignments engage their students and prepare them to make positive and innovative contributions towards a sustainable future. 

Nomination deadline: February

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Sustainability Experiential Learning Award

This award recognizes exceptional curricular or co-curricular programs or projects related to sustainability that uphold UCalgary’s definition of experiential learning: “Experiential learning (EL) is learning-by-doing that bridges knowledge and experience through critical reflection. 

Nomination deadline: February

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Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning


Award for Curriculum Development

Recognizes the teaching excellence of any combination of academic and/or non-academic colleagues who contribute as a team to the creation or revitalization of a curriculum at the program level.

Nomination deadline: March

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Award for Educational Leadership (Group)

Recognizes the outstanding educational leadership of groups that demonstrate formal or informal leadership in initiatives that have a significant and sustained impact on learning at a departmental, faculty and/or institutional level.

Nomination deadline: March

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Award for Educational Leadership (Individual)

Recognizes the outstanding educational leadership of individuals that demonstrate formal or informal leadership in initiatives that have a significant and sustained impact on learning at a departmental, faculty and/or institutional level.

Nomination deadline: March

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Award for Experiential Learning

Recognizes the teaching excellence of an individual or team of academic staff members on Continuing, Contingent, Limited-Term or Sessional appointments who have taught two or more courses that integrate experiential learning.

Nomination deadline: March

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Award for Full-Time Academic Staff

Recognizes the teaching excellence of full-time, individual colleagues on Continuing, Contingent and Limited-Term appointments.

Nomination deadline: March

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Award for Graduate Supervision

Recognizes excellence in graduate supervision.

Nomination deadline: March

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Award for Graduate Assistants (Teaching)

Recognizes the teaching excellence of individual, graduate students who are employed as Graduate Assistants (Teaching) in undergraduate courses.

Nomination deadline: March

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Award for Non-Academic Staff (Group)

Recognizes outstanding contributions of non-academic, full-time staff who support student learning experiences at a departmental, faculty and/or institutional level.

Nomination deadline: March

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Award for Non-Academic Staff (Indvidual)

Recognizes outstanding contributions of non-academic, individual, full-time staff who support student learning experiences at a departmental, faculty and/or institutional level.

Nomination deadline: March

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Award for Sessional Instructors

Recognizes the teaching excellence of individual colleagues on Sessional appointments who have taught a minimum of two courses at the University of Calgary.

Nomination deadline: March

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Award for Teaching in Online Environments

Recognizes the teaching excellence of an individual, academic staff member on Continuing, Contingent, Limited-Term or Sessional appointments who have developed and taught two or more different courses in blended or fully online environments, or integrated online learning environments as a significant element of two or more courses.  

Nomination deadline: March

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Award for Team Teaching

Recognizes the teaching excellence of teams of two or more academic staff on Continuing, Contingent and Sessional (formerly “Term-Certain”) appointments who have contributed to the development and teaching of a team-taught course in disciplinary or interdisciplinary contexts, in online, blended or face-to-face formats.

Nomination deadline: March

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Award for Work-Integrated Learning

Recognizes the teaching excellence of an individual teaching in workplace-based settings, including full or part-time academic staff, adjunct and clinical appointees, and professional practitioners who have had a sustained impact on student learning in workplace settings.

Nomination deadline: March

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Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education


3M National Teaching Fellowship

Offered in partnership between 3M Canada and the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, teaching fellowships recognize exceptional contributions to teaching and learning at Canadian universities.

Nomination deadline: February

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Alan Blizzard Award

Named for Dr. Alan Blizzard, president of the STLHE from 1987-1995, this award was established to encourage, identify and publicly recognize those whose exemplary collaboration in university teaching enhances student learning.

Nomination deadline: February

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D2L Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning

This award celebrates individuals with demonstrated records of innovation that enhance learning and have significant impact on post-secondary education, in areas including pedagogical approaches, teaching methods, course design, curriculum development, assessment methods and tools and technologies.

Nomination deadline: February

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Christopher Knapper Lifetime Achievement Award

This award is named for Christopher Knapper, founding president of STLHE. It honours individuals who have, over their career, made significant contributions to teaching, learning and educational development in Canadian higher education.

Nomination deadline: February

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AGEGA Summit Awards: Excellence in Education Award

This award is presented to members of APEGA who have made exemplary contributions to teaching and learning at a recognized post-secondary institution in Alberta.

Nomination deadline: September

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Canadian Association of University Teachers: Lee Lorch Award

Given annually to recognize an academic who has excelled in each of the three principal aspects of academic life: teaching, research, and service to the institution and the community.

Nomination deadline: August

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Engineers Canada: Medal for Distinction in Engineering Education

Recognizes exemplary contribution to the teaching and learning of the engineering profession at a Canadian Higher Education Institution.

Nomination deadline: January

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International Federation of Engineering Education: Duncan Fraser Global Award for Excellence

Recognizes individuals who have made innovative and meritorious contributions with a significant impact on the advancement of engineering education. IFEES encourages nominations of outstanding candidates from all regions of the world. 

Nomination deadline: August

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International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: ISSOTL Fellows Program

The ISSOTL Fellowship empowers communities of learners committed to scholarship, mentorship, leadership, and engagement in SoTL in its many forms.

Nomination deadline: March

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Canadian Engineering Education Association


Fellowships

The designation of Fellow honours individuals who have demonstrated noteworthy service to engineering education, engineering leadership, or engineering design education through their work with CEEA-ACEG.

Nomination deadline: May

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Ron Britton Engineering Education Vanguard Award

This award goes to a person who, early in their career, has committed to the development of engineering education in Canada through practice and/or research.

Nomination deadline: April

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Lifetime Service Award

This award recognizes those individuals who have, over the span of at least 15 years, contributed significantly to the development of engineering education in Canada, and have been significantly committed to CEEA-ACEG.

Nomination deadline: April

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Alumni Awards


UCalgary Women's Resource Centre: Distinguished Alumna Award

Awards given to those who exhibit wisdom, resilience, and compassion through professional/academic excellence, overcoming barriers, dedication to community.

Nomination deadline: February

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UCalgary Alumni ARCH Awards


Distinguished Alumni Award for Lifetime Achievement

The highest honour awarded by the by the UCalgary Alumni Association, the Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes a graduate who, over the course of their life, has made a notable contribution that’s improved their profession and community. Having reached the pinnacle of professional and personal success, they enrich the lives of others through their leadership, shared knowledge, creativity and innovation.

Nomination deadline: February

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International Career Achievement Award

Recognizes international career achievement or creative leadership in any international field by an alumnus. The award honors those whose international career achievements have brought distinction to themselves, credit to the university, and real benefit to their communities.

Nomination deadline: February

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Career Achievement Award

Recognizes a graduate whose leadership and accomplishments have had a positive impact in their field and whose innovation has made significant contributions to their community. This individual will have achieved excellence and distinction in their career.

Nomination deadline: February

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Community Commitment Award

Recognizes a graduate who has made outstanding and significant contributions to their community through their professional or volunteer service. The award honors those whose service has brought distinction to themselves, credit to the university, and real benefit to their communities.

Nomination deadline: February

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Alumni Service Award

Recognizes a graduate whose philanthropy and or volunteer commitment has served to advance the University of Calgary and its alumni. The award honors those who inspire fellow graduates.

Nomination deadline: February

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Early Career Achievement Award

Recognizes professional achievement or creative leadership in any field by an alumnus aged 30 or younger. The award honors recent graduates whose career achievements have brought distinction to themselves, credit to the university, and real benefit to their communities.

Nomination deadline: February

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Schulich Alumni Awards


Alumni Leadership Excellence Award

Recognizes an individual whose sustained leadership has resulted in significant change or advancement through activities in engineering-related business, industry and/or the education sectors.

Award deadline: August

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Diversity and Equity Alumni Award

Recognizing a member of our alumni community who is making exceptional contributions that promote and advance diversity and equity in the engineering profession and the community. They can also be making contributions related to diversity and equity advancement in the Schulich School of Engineering.

Nomination deadline: August

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Early Achievement Alumni Award

Recognizing a graduate whose latest degree was awarded at the Schulich School of Engineering within the last 10 years, and has achieved exceptional professional development and accomplishment during their young career.

Nomination deadline: August

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Entrepreneurship Alumni Award

Recognizing a member of our alumni community who has made exceptional entrepreneurial contributions to a business, public or non-profit organization.

Nomination deadline: August

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Environment and Sustainability Alumni Award

Recognizing a member of our alumni community who's made exceptional contributions that promote and enhance sustainability and environmentally friendly practices in the engineering profession.

Nomination deadline: August

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Technical Achievement Alumni Award

Recognizing a member of our alumni community whose technical excellence in the engineering area is leading to significant and innovative advancement.

Nomination deadline: August

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Community Awards


Avenue Magazine: Top 40 Under 40

Celebrates young Calgarians who are moving the city forward.

Nomination deadline: April

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City of Calgary: International Achievement Award

Recognizes an exceptional Calgarian whose volunteer and/or professional activities have gained international acclaim and brought recognition to Calgary.

Nomination deadline: February

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Immigrants of Distinction


Achievement Under 35

Presented to an immigrant or refugee under 35 years of age who has had remarkable success and made significant achievements in their chosen career path in a relatively short period of time. By overcoming significant obstacles, this person has demonstrated perseverance and dedication.

Nomination deadline: December

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Lifetime Achievement

Presented to an immigrant or refugee who has achieved outstanding success in his or her chosen career path, professional field, or in the area of immigrant services. This individual will have made significant contributions to our city in the areas of professional achievement, community building and philanthropic endeavors.

Nomination deadline: December

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Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

Presented to an immigrant or refugee who has achieved success in or made outstanding contributions to promote science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) in Calgary.

Nomination deadline: December

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Service Awards


UCalgary: U Make a Difference

Excellence and ability to reach above and beyond the expected in the University community.

Nomination deadline: March

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Engineers Canada: Meritorious Service Award for Professional Service

Recognizes outstanding service and dedication to the Canadian engineering profession through Canadian professional, consulting or technical associations and societies, and to enhance the role of the associations and societies in the career of the professional engineer.

Nomination deadline: January

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Mentorship Awards


APEGA Summit Awards: Outstanding Mentor Award

This award is presented to an individual who has excelled as a mentor and who have supported and contributed to their mentees’ or proteges’ ongoing development.

Nomination deadline: September

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Graduate Students' Association Excellence Awards: Excellence in Supervision

This category refers to UCalgary faculty members who have supervised master’s and doctoral students.

Nomination deadline: January

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UCalgary Killam Trust


Undergraduate Mentorship Award

Recognizes excellence in mentorship at the undergraduate level, which may include extensive involvement of undergraduates in research, supervision of undergraduate research projects, and pedagogical practices that promote the integration of teaching and research.

Nomination deadline: August

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Graduate Supervision and Mentorship Award

Presented to an individual who has a record of supervision and mentorship of master's and/or PhD students at the University of Calgary. 

Nomination deadline: August

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University of Calgary: Institutional Honours


Order of the University of Calgary

Honours recipients who have a record of exemplary and distinguished service to the university. It is available to any current or past member of the university community. Candidates nominated for membership in the Order may include, but are not limited to, current or former faculty, staff, alumni and volunteers.

Nominations are ongoing

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Honorary Degree

An Honorary Degree (HD) is the university's highest accolade, bestowed on those individuals whose extraordinary achievements and service to the community are deemed worthy of praise and note.

Nominations are ongoing

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Internationalization Achievement Award

Outstanding contributions in progressing our institutional commitment to excellence and leadership in internationalization.

Nomination deadline: November

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Lecture of a Lifetime

Recognize UCalgary’s accomplishments in teaching, research, collaboration and a lifetime’s worth of wisdom.

Nomination deadline: December

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