The NSERC John C. Polanyi Award recognizes and supports a university researcher or team of researchers whose work has led to a recent outstanding Canadian advance in the natural sciences or engineering.

The Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering is awarded annually to an individual whose body of work, conducted in Canada in the natural sciences or engineering, has demonstrated persistent excellence and influence.

if you are interested in being nominated for this award, contact Dr. Batia Stolar, Associate VP, Research & Graduate Studies at bstolar@lakeheadu.ca.

The NSERC Awards for Science Promotion recognize individuals and groups who inspire others by promoting science to the general public.

Examples of science promotion activities that could be considered for the award include:

• organizing science camps, fairs, clubs or mentorship programs with youth organizations
• enhancing equity, diversity and inclusion in existing programs
• creating new learning materials
• sharing best practices for science and engineering outreach
• developing co-op programs or job shadowing opportunities related to science and engineering
• arranging demonstrations, visits or lectures
• writing books or articles
• creating radio or television programs
• engaging the public through multimedia programs

• Canadian Cancer Society Lifetime Contribution Prize 

• Canadian Cancer Society Inclusive Excellence Prize 

• Canadian Cancer Society Robert L. Noble Prize 

• Canadian Cancer Society O. Harold Warwick Prize

• Canadian Cancer Society Bernard and Francine Dorval Prize

• Canadian Cancer Society William E. Rawls Prize 

Researchers are invited to submit proposals for investigator-led research to enhance military training through immersive technologies. These should specifically focus on the development and evaluation of virtual scenarios for personnel confronting moral-ethical dilemmas in military operations, aiming to improve readiness and moral resilience.

SSHRC and UK Research and Innovation’s Arts and Humanities Research Council invite researchers to submit expressions of interest to participate in a humanities-led, interdisciplinary research “sandpit” (a facilitated, collaborative process through which new research teams and project ideas are developed and selected for funding) to put humanities insights and methodologies at the heart of artificial intelligence tech design.

The funding Call for projects Canada from the Biocodex Microbiota Foundation (BMF) supports early-career researchers working on the microbiome in human health and diseases. Studies in translational animal models are encouraged. The grant is intended as a seeding or bridging grant to help investigators initiate a project to become independent.

Applicants must hold an MD, PhD, and/or equivalent degree for no more than 7 years, and must be full-time faculty or equivalent position at an institution in Canada by the start date of this award.

The award provides 50,000 CAD over 1 to 2 years, including up to 10% indirect costs.

Applications close on October 31, 2025.

The Warren Alpert Foundation Prize, in association with Harvard Medical School, recognizes and honors one or more scientists, physicians and researchers whose scientific achievements have led to the prevention, cure, or treatment of human disorders or for seminal research that holds great promise to change our ability to treat disease.

If you are interested in being nominated for this award, please contact Dr. Batia Stolar, Associate VP, Research & Graduate Studies at bstolar@lakeheadu.ca.

The objectives of the Team Grants: Health Effects of Ultra-Processed Foods funding opportunity are to fund new interdisciplinary research that will generate evidence on the health impacts of UPFs to inform policies and regulations that will improve health equity and the health of Canadians across the lifespan by:

• Investigating the biological mechanisms through which UPFs as a whole or their specific components contribute to the development and progression of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) at different ages and life stages and/or lead to accelerated biological aging with onset of frailty and cognitive decline. 
• Understanding the structural determinants of UPF production, distribution, regulation and consumption in Canada and globally and their inequitable impacts on population health.

Note that applicants will not be required to meet both objectives in their respective application.