Nominations & Process
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Nominations
Awards Timeline & Internal Process
President's Advisory Committee
Resources
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Nominations
Institutional Strategic Awards (ISA) coordinates the internal selection of nominees, institutional endorsements, and/or external expert reviews of draft nomination packages through Universities Canada's . To promote equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), departments and faculties should ensure that all eligible candidates are considered and given the opportunity to self-identify (please see the ). To recommend a candidate to the President's Advisory Committee on Awards, Honours and Prizes, please submit a candidate suggestion form by the internal deadline. Suggestions received after the internal deadline will still be considered, but we cannot guarantee in which competition year a candidate will be reviewed or nominated. For more information, please contact awards@sfu.ca.
Additional research award opportunities in your topic of interest may be found in the and the
All Disciplines
Award | Internal deadline for candidate suggestions/ requests for support |
External deadline (check against agency website) |
Contact awards@sfu.ca | Varies | |
Ongoing | Ongoing | |
Feb. 15 | May 29 | |
June 15 | Nov. 28 | |
June 15 | Sep. 15 | |
June 15 | Dec. 13 | |
June 15 | Dec. 12 | |
June 15 | Nov. 28 | |
Nov. 15 | March 31 | |
Nov. 15 | Jan. 31 | |
Nov. 15 | April 4 |
Science, Applied Sciences and Engineering
Award | Internal deadline for candidate suggestions/ requests for support |
xternal deadline (check against agency website) |
Feb. 15 | Aug. 31 | |
June 15 | Sep. 19 | |
June 15 | Nov. 1 | |
June 15 | Nov. 28 | |
June 15 | Dec.14 | |
June 15 | Dec. 8 |
Health Sciences
Award | Internal deadline for candidate suggestions/ requests for support |
External deadline (check against agency website) |
Feb. 15 | May 19 | |
s | Nov. 15 | March 10 |
Nov. 15 | Jan. 15 |
Arts, Social Sciences & Humanities
Award | Internal deadline for candidate suggestions/ requests for support |
External deadline (check against agency website) |
June 15 | Nov 3 | |
June 15 | Oct 5 | |
Nov. 15 | Apr 1 |
Awards Timeline & Internal Process
Internal deadline (limited submission and institutional nominations):
- Ideally four to six months in advance of agency deadline, depending on award
- Candidates will be reviewed at next scheduled Awards Advisory Committee meeting
- Typically held in March, July, and December
- ISA will facilitate and submit nominations for candidates recommended to advance to institutional nomination
Nomination preparation period:
- Ideally three months leading up to agency deadline, depending on award
- This may include sending out draft nomination materials for external review through
President's Advisory Committee
Committee Membership as of April 2025:
Chair: Valorie Crooks, Associate Vice-President, Research
Majid Bahrami, FCAE, Professor, Mechatronics Systems Engineering, Faculty of Applied Sciences
Isabelle Cote, FRSC, Distinguished SFU Professor, Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science
Robert Hogg, FCAHS, FRSC, Distinguished SFU Professor and Associate Dean, Research, Faculty of Health Sciences
Marianne Ignace, FRSC, Distinguished SFU Professor, Linguistics and Indigenous Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Bohdan Nosyk, RSC College, Faculty of Health Sciences
Betty Schellenberg, FRSC, Distinguished SFU Professor, English, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Nathalie Sinclair, RSC College, Distinguished SFU Professor and Associate Dean, Research, Faculty of Education
Owen Underhill, FRSC, Professor, Contemporary Arts, Faculty of Communication, Arts & Technology
David Vocadlo, RSC College, Distinguished SFU Professor, Chemistry, Faculty of Science
Secretary: Melanie Monk, Associate Director, Researcher Excellence and Recognition
Resources
The national Global Excellence Initiative aims to boost Canada鈥檚 research profile on the global stage through nominating more scholars and scientists for major awards. Universities Canada offers support by:
- Offering two up-to-date inventories of prestigious national and international research awards;
- Supporting organizations in on their candidates during the application process for research awards;
- Coordinating and
- Proposing a for researchers.
Institutional Strategic Awards serves as SFU's primary liaison with Universities Canada's Global Excellence Initiative program officer.