NSERC Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research
Arctic and Northern Regions
Environment, Energy and Natural Resources
Information and Communication Technology
Oceans, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery
Deadlines
Academic Unit: Inquire with unit
Memorial Deadline: Friday 15th, August 2025
External Deadline: Friday 28th, November 2025
Description
Nominators are advised to contact Ellen Steinhauer , Awards and Honours, for information on this program.
The NSERC Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research is awarded annually to an individual or team whose outstanding research, conducted in Canada in the natural sciences and engineering, has led to exceptional benefits for Canadian society, environment and/or economy.
Exceptional benefits can be demonstrated in one or more interacting spheres of Canadian life. Examples include:
- – Improvements to specific procedures in society (e.g., laws, regulations, protocols)
- – Stimulation of new approaches to social issues
- – Improvements to quality of life
- – Informing public debate
- – Improvements to policymaking
- – Reduction of waste and pollution
- -Protection of species
- – Reduction of the impact of pollutants on ecosystems and humans
- – Improvements in the sustainable use of resources
- – Protection of ecosystems
- – Reduction in the impacts of climate change
- – Contributions to economic growth and wealth creation
- – Introduction of a disruptive technology
- – Creation of a new industrial sector
- See here for more information.
Nomination deadline: November 28 before 8 p.m. (ET).
If the deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday, NSERC must receive your nomination before 8:00 p.m. (ET) the next working day.