Details
| Award Name | RSC Medals and Awards |
| Agency | Royal Society of Canada (RSC) |
| Value | N/A |
Deadlines
| Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review | 01-06-2025 |
| Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review | 01-10-2025 |
| Final application and fully signed ORS checklist due to SIRI for mandatory review | 01-15-2025 |
| Agency deadline | 03-14-2025 |
Please contact sciapps@yorku.ca as soon as possible to notify us of your intention to apply.
Background
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) was established under an Act of Parliament in 1883 as Canada’s National Academy, the senior collegium of distinguished scholars, artists and scientists in the country. The primary objective of the Society is to promote learning and research in the arts, the humanities and the natural and social sciences. To that end, the RSC offers medals and awards for excellence in learning, research and artistic achievement. Not all of RSC’s medals are open to receive nominations every year.
The following medals and awards will be open to receive nominations in the 2024 cycle:
- Yvan Allaire Medal (governance)
- Henry Marshall Tory Medal (astronomy, chemistry, mathematics, physics)
- Jason A. Hannah Medal (publication in the history of medicine)
- John L. Synge Award (mathematical sciences)
- McLaughlin Medal – (medical sciences)
- Michael P. Païdoussis Medal (applied mechanics)
- Miroslaw Romanowski Medal (environmental issues)
- Pierre Chauveau Medal (humanities)
- Rutherford Memorial Medals (physics and in chemistry)
- Sir John William Dawson Medal (interdisciplinary)
Eligibility
To be eligible for an RSC medal or award, candidates must be Canadian citizens or have had the status of Canadian Permanent Resident for at least three years. Nominations are valid for one competition only.
Nomination Process
As an Institutional Member of the RSC, the President or Vice-President on behalf of York University may nominate individuals for a medal or award. For such institutional nominations only, the selection process to identify these nominees is managed by the Office of Research Services (ORS) and includes a review of internal nominations by the Major Awards Advisory Committee (MAAC). The MAAC will then provide advice to VPRI to inform the final selection of nomination(s) to be advanced to the RSC.
The institutional nomination process is as follows:
- Internal nomination packages are due by January 15, 2025, via email to Abby Vogus (avogus@yorku.ca) including the following, which will then be reviewed by MAAC:
- Draft detailed appraisal (1,200 words)
- Names and short biographical sketches of three confirmed reference letter writers
- CV (maximum 20 pages) [For Direct Fellow Nominations seeking MAAC review, please include the name and affiliation of nominator]
- Selected nominees will work with the SIRI Specialist and Faculty-based research support personnel (as appropriate) to prepare the full application package for submission.
How to Apply
York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency. For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Checklist, which requires the Dean’s signature. Please send the complete application, with the finalized budget and a completed ORS checklist to sciapps@yorku.ca, five days prior to agency deadline.
ORS is accepting electronic applications – the process is outlined here.