Petro-Canada Emerging Innovator Award

Details

Award Name	Emerging Innovator Award
Agency	Petro-Canada, York University
Value	$7,500

Deadlines

Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review	08-12-2024
Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review	08-19-2024
Electronic copy of complete nomination due to avogus@yorku.ca	08-26-2024

Applications will be nominated for advancement to the VPRI’s Office (avogus@yorku.ca) by the Associate Dean Research. A maximum of two nominations may be submitted by each Faculty.

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Background

The 2024 Petro-Canada Emerging Innovator Award results from a commitment by Petro-Canada (now Suncor Energy Inc.) and York University to encourage excellence in teaching and research that will enrich the learning environment and contribute to society.

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Eligibility

• All full-time faculty members who are no more than five years from having started their independent academic research career as of July 1, 2024, are eligible.
• For faculty members who have taken approved leaves for family, illness, etc., this eligibility window is extended by the same amount of time.
  • This accommodation does not apply to sabbatical or other professional leaves.
• Researchers may be awarded only one Petro-Canada Emerging Innovator Award during their career. However, researchers who are not successful may submit an application in a later competition, providing they continue to meet all eligibility requirements.

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Required Materials

• A research proposal that describes the nature of the research to be undertaken and its innovative nature, feasibility and potential for impact, activities that will be undertaken, how the funds will be used, and the plan to leverage the funds for larger scale funding in the near future. The future funding opportunity should be named.
  • Equity, diversity and inclusion should be addressed in the research design and in the research practice, as applicable.
  • Four pages max.
• A one-page biographical narrative that summarizes research accomplishments to date, including other awards and prizes, impact on training and teaching, the discipline and/or society.
  • Please do not submit a standard CV.

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Evaluation Criteria

• The nominee’s track record of research excellence
• The potential impact of the proposed research
• The strength of the nominee’s plan to leverage the award for future external research funding
• Preference will be given for faculty who are conducting research in science, information technology, environmental studies or business

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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.

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