Sponsor
The Royal Society of Canada
Description
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) was created in 1883 by an Act of Parliament as Canada’s National Academy, the senior collegium of Canada’s leading artists, public intellectuals, scholars, scientists and creative writers.
As Canada's national academy The Royal Society of Canada serves Canada and Canadians by recognizing Canada's leading intellectuals, scholars, researchers and artists by mobilizing them in open discussion and debate, advancing knowledge, encouraging integrated interdisciplinary understandings and addressing issues that are critical to Canada and Canadians.
The Royal Society of Canada consists of three bilingual Academies embracing a broad range of scholarly disciplines and artistic fields.
The Academies include:
- the Academy of the Arts and Humanities,
- the Academy of Social Sciences, and
- the Academy of Science.
Today the fellowship comprises four categories: Honorary Fellows, Regularly Elected Fellows, Specially Elected Fellows, and Foreign Fellows.
Since 1882, new Fellows have been nominated and elected by their peers who are themselves Fellows of the Society.
Eligibility
All nominations must be initiated by RSC Fellows or Institutional Members.
A nomination requires a letter from the primary nominator, signed by either an RSC Fellow or university president (from the RSC Institutional Members).
If you have questions about the Fellow nomination process, please contact ailsakay@uoguelph.ca, nominations@rsc-src.ca or the RSC Nominations web page.
Prize
Fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada is lifetime recognition as a leader in research and innovation.
Up to 75 nominees may be elected each year.
Deadlines
If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.
| Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Internal Deadline | If you wish to be considered for VPR nomination:
Career interruptions due to parental leave, family care, extended illness or community responsibilities will not negatively impact the committee’s assessment of a candidate’s research productivity. These will be taken into consideration when EOIs are assessed. If you were nominated the previous year and would like to be renominated if you were not successful, simply email ailsakay@uoguelph.ca and let us know. | |
External Deadline | If your nomination will be submitted by a nominator other than the VPR, please submit directly to the sponsor by the external deadline. Please also submit a copy of the full nomination to research.services@uoguelph.ca. |
How to Apply
The VPR encourages nominations to this prestigious organization, and will support a maximum of three nominations recommended by the Major Research Awards Committee. If you wish to be considered for VPR nomination:
- We recommend discussing your interest in this award with your College Research Manager and Associate Dean (Research).
- Complete an Expression of Interest .
- Send the completed Expression of Interest and a CV to ailsakay@uoguelph.ca and copy your College Research Manager.
Career interruptions due to parental leave, family care, extended illness or community responsibilities will not negatively impact the committee’s assessment of a candidate’s research productivity. These will be taken into consideration when EOIs are assessed.
If your nomination will be submitted by a different nominee (this person must be a member of the Royal Society), and therefore does not require the Vice-President's endorsement, please submit a complete nomination to research.services@uoguelph.ca by the external deadline.
If you would like to resubmit a previously unsuccessful nomination, there is no need to submit a new EOI. Simply contact ailsakay@uoguelph.ca .
For More Information
For more information, contact ailsakay@uoguelph.ca or visit the RSC website.