Honours & Awards
UTM’s Office of the Vice-Principal, Research & Innovation is proud to support research, teaching, service across our Division. We encourage nominations for internal and external awards and are committed to recognizing and celebrating the scholarly achievements of our faculty. Learn how our team can help.
Current Opportunities
Candidates from the UTM research community are being sought for the following award opportunities:
The objective of the CAHS is to support informed and effective policy making, applying its vision of “Evidence for a Healthier Canada” and positively impacting the health concerns of Canadians. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honours for members of the Canadian health sciences community; the Academy recognizes the full breadth of academic health science, including all of the medical and allied health sciences ranging from fundamental science to social science and population health.
Fellows elected to the Academy will be health and biomedical science leaders who have achieved national and international peer recognition for their contributions to the health sciences, and who have demonstrated leadership, creativity, distinctive competencies that will contribute to the body of expertise of the CAHS, and commitment to advancing academic health sciences. The Academy expects that Fellows will be active in promoting improved health, health care and health-related policies.
At the time of election, Fellows working in a university will normally hold the rank of Full Professor. Nominees must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents, unless exceptional circumstances prompt the Board to rule otherwise.
Deadline: March 10, 2025
The RSC serves Canada and Canadians by recognizing these leaders in research and innovation. The RSC administers prestigious awards in recognition of outstanding achievement.
- Henry Marshall Tory Medal - For outstanding research in any branch of astronomy, chemistry,mathematics, physics, or an allied science.
- Jason A. Hannah Medal - For an important publication in the history of medicine.
- John L. Synge Award - For outstanding research in any of the branches of the mathematical sciences.
- McLaughlin Medal - For important research of sustained excellence in any branch of medical sciences.
- Michael P. Païdoussis Medal - For outstanding contributions to research, education and leadership in applied mechanics. Solid continuum mechanics, fluid mechanics and fluid-structure interaction are all included.
- Miroslaw Romanowski Medal - For scientific work relating to environmental problems.
- Pierre Chauveau Medal - For a distinguished contribution to knowledge in the humanities.
- Rutherford Memorial Medals - For outstanding research in physics and in chemistry.
- Sir John William Dawson Medal - For important contributions of knowledge in multiple domains.
- Yvan Allaire Medal - For outstanding contributions in governance of public and private organizations.
Deadline: March 14, 2025
The Order of Ontario is the province’s highest civilian honour. It is awarded to an Ontarian who has shown the highest level of excellence and achievement in their field, and whose impact has left a legacy in our province, in our country and around the world.
Members of the Order are a collective of Ontario’s finest citizens, whose contributions have shaped — and continue to shape — the province’s history and place in Canada. Around 25 appointees are named each year.
Deadline: March 31, 2025
Please see Award Opportunities for a complete list of current and archived awards.
OVPRI Awards & Honours Support
Award Coordination
OVPRI is happy to support the coordination of award nominations for UTM faculty. This includes internal and external awards, tri-agency and discipline specific awards. We rely on departmental involvement to help identify qualified individuals and/or disciplinary level awards. If you are interested in awards, please speak to your Chair or reach out to us directly (Self-Nomination Form) for more information.
Award Information and Benchmarking
OVPRI award tip sheets and guidelines (available in Resources) will be circulated to department Chairs and available on our website approximately four months prior to an award deadline. OVPRI will, upon request, support nominations by benchmarking potential nominees to recent award winners and by providing career trajectory advice and logical award ladders.
Equitable and Transparent Selection Processes
OVPRI is committed to the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion and maintaining a supportive and inclusive culture surrounding award nominations. We will support all qualified individuals for award nominations and provide unbiased and high-quality support to all UTM candidates. If you are interested in a particular award, you can self-nominate on our website, and we will work with you to help find a suitable nominator, if required. In addition, if you have any feedback on how to make our process more equitable or inclusive, please contact us.
Divisional Review Process
The divisional review process is designed to support and provide feedback for individuals being nominated for selected major awards. The process is designed and managed by OVPRI and generally includes editorial review of the draft nomination material and help with identifying strong referees. We are also happy to offer support to any UTM candidates for disciplinary level or other awards on an ad hoc basis.
Recognition & Celebration
OVPRI strives to recognize and celebrate outstanding UTM faculty members who have obtained honours, awards and distinctions to encourage a positive award culture at UTM. Recent award winners will be featured on our UTM Awards Winners page and promoted through social media and UTM communications. If you would like to be featured on our page or in our communications, please use the Award Reporting Tool.
Reach out to get started:
Stefanie Bernaudo, PhD
Strategic Research Development Officer
stefanie.bernaudo@utoronto.ca