CRIS Spotlight on …
Honours & Awards Nominations
Find tips and resources on how to complete a successful awards and honours nomination.
- Divisional Honours & Awards Coordinators List: A list of the Honours & Awards coordinator for your academic division. These staff oversee strategic goals and nomination processes in each academic division and are the primary contacts for faculty members and units seeking to discuss nominations.
- U of T Honours & Awards Opportunities Database (UTORid-protected): A database profiling major national and international honours and awards opportunities, including up-to-date deadlines, eligibility requirements, U of T processes, and past U of T winners.
- Pivot Funding Opportunities Database: A comprehensive international funding database available to all U of T faculty and staff; select Advanced Search: Funding Type: Prizes and Awards to search for more honours and awards opportunities in your discipline.
- Year-at-a-Glance: Notable Award Deadlines 2022 (PDF): A visual of notable annual award nomination timelines, with links to the U of T Honours & Awards database for more information about each opportunity.
- Award Nomination Tips & Resources: Access tips and resources for developing and supporting honours and awards nominations.
- Best Practices and Resources for Developing Your Research Honours & Awards Strategy – May 5, 2022
Session details, Video recording (UTORid-protected) - The Award Track: A Workshop for Humanities Early-Career Researchers – Nov. 17, 2021
Session details, Video recording (UTORid-protected) - Lunch and Learn: Strategies for Success with Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Nominations – Oct. 19, 2021
Session details, Video recording (UTORid-protected) - Strategies for Success with Sloan Fellowships and Other Early-Career Opportunities – Aug. 12, 2021
Session details, Video recording (UTORid-protected) - Preparing Your Nomination: RSC College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists – Oct. 29, 2020
Session details, Video recording (UTORid-protected)
- Honours and awards are available for researchers and innovators at each career stage. If your research has already had a demonstrable impact on your field, evidenced through such measures as publications, citations, speaking invitations or other recognitions, and supportive colleagues, you may be well positioned for nomination.
- Consult with your colleagues and chair or dean’s office to learn about awards and timelines specific to your discipline, and explore opportunities in the U of T Honours & Awards Opportunities and Pivot Funding Opportunities databases.
- If you think you may be eligible and competitive, discuss the opportunity with your divisional coordinator who may be able to help you develop your nomination.
- Consider who might advocate for your research and write you a strong nomination letter.
- Reduce the time involved in preparing nominations by repurposing content or preparing dossier materials proactively, using our guide to Recommended Components of a Faculty Award Dossier (PDF).
- Pursuing nominations for honours and awards contributes to your career development. Receiving awards as an early- or mid-career scholar helps you become more competitive for major national and international awards later in your career.
U of T faculty regularly receive notable national and international honours and awards for research and innovation through nominations by peers and institutional leaders. Explore our recent award winners at U of T Celebrates, including recipients of such major recognitions as:
- Canada Gairdner International Awards
- CIHR Gold Leaf Prizes
- Guggenheim Fellowships
- Killam Prizes
- New Horizons Prize in Mathematics
- NSERC Herzberg Gold Medal, Prizes and Fellowships
- Royal Society of Canada Fellowships, Medals and Awards
- Sloan Research Fellowships
- SSHRC Gold Medal and Talent Award
U of T’s winners of major international awards are also featured in the Universities Canada Global Excellence Initiative’s annual publication, Canadian Excellence, Global Recognition.