York University Professor Bridget Stutchbury has been named one of five finalists in the Canadian Museum of Nature’s Nature Inspiration Awards in the “Adult” category for her work on saving Canada’s most vulnerable animals that are at risk of extinction. Stutchbury, a Distinguished Research Professor in biology at the Faculty of Science, is among five […]
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) has elected three York Science faculty members as part of the Class of 2022. Recognition by the RSC is the highest honour an individual can achieve in the arts, social sciences and sciences. Congratulations to Professor Jianhong Wu, who was elected to the rank of Fellow, Academy of Science; […]
Faculty of Science Mathematics and Statistics Professor, Jianhong Wu, has been elected as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Seventy-one new Fellows were elected to the academy for 2022 in recognition of their exemplary contributions to health sciences. In total, 129 nominations were submitted. Election to fellowship in the academy is considered […]
Details Award Name John G. Diefenbaker Award Agency Canada Council for the Arts Value $80,000 + Up to $15,000 for travel expenses Duration 12 months Deadlines Internal notice of intent to apply due to SIRI at avogus@yorku.ca 10-16-2023 Agency deadline 11-01-2023 Background The award is given annually, and it enables a distinguished German scholar in […]
Details Award Name Early Researcher Award Agency Ontario Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science Value Up to $100,000 (Must be matched by an additional $50,000 from the researcher’s institution. In addition, up to $40,000 will be provided to the researcher’s Faculty by the Ministry for indirect costs.) Duration 5 years Deadlines Advise sciapps@yorku.ca of intent to apply […]
Congratulations to Science students Ashlyn Nguyen and Gurnoor Kaur Brar for receiving a Robert J. Tiffin Student Leadership Award from York University. They were among 10 recipients of the award, which recognizes their leadership at York University and their contributions to the growth, development and vitality of the York community. Nguyen has demonstrated proactive leadership […]
Rui Wang, dean of York University’s Faculty of Science, has been named one of the Top 25 Canadian Immigrants of 2022. The award program, now in its 14th year, recognizes inspirational immigrants who have made a positive impact on their communities since arriving in Canada. This year’s winners were chosen from a list of 75 […]
A team of York University students placed in the top three in the STEM Fellowship Inter-University Big Data Challenge, an inquiry-driven experiential learning program focused on data science skills. The competition brought together 213 teams representing 69 universities from all over the world. The York team was the only team representing the University that made […]
Details Award Name York Research Chair Agency York University Value Up to $25,000/year Duration 5 years Deadlines Notice of Intent (NOI) Full administrative review by FSc at sciapps@yorku.ca 08-28-2023 All NOI materials due to sciapps@yorku.ca internal adjudication by FSc’s Research and Awards Committee 09-11-2023 Full Nomination Stage (by invitation of the VPRI’s Office only) Full administrative review […]
Details Award Name Governor’s Award Agency Bank of Canada Value $30,000/year Duration Up to 2 years Deadlines Notify SIRI of intent to apply at skogan@yorku.ca 09-15-2024 Nomination files due to SIRI at skogan@yorku.ca 09-20-2024, by 12:00PM MAAC review and feedback to nominees Early October Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 11-15-2024 Application and fully […]