Internal Honours and Prizes
Our Terms of Reference are under review and will be posted shortly. The Award deadlines have been updated for 2023.
The Office of the Vice-President (Research and Innovation) administers the following internal research awards:
J. Gordin Kaplan Award for Excellence in Research
Field: Sciences or Engineering; Social Sciences, Humanities, Fine Arts, Education, and Law
Value: Two awards ($5,000 each) and plaque of recognition
Deadline: September 29, 2023
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Martha Cook Piper Research Prize
Field: Sciences or Engineering; Social Sciences, Humanities, Fine Arts, Education, and Law
Value: Two awards ($3,000 each) and commemorative plaque
Deadline: June 9, 2023
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Killam Accelerator Research Award
Field: Early career faculty members
Value: $75,000 per year, for 3 years
Deadline: December 15, 2023
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Killam Annual Professorships
Field: Open
Value: Maximum of eight awards ($3,500 each) and a plaque
Deadline: April 11, 2023
Terms of Reference | Application Form | Previous Winners
Petro-Canada Emerging Innovator Award
Field: Early career faculty members
Value: One award at $10,000
Deadline for VPRI Submission: May 5, 2023
Submit applications to the Dean's Office of the appropriate faculty. Faculty deadlines may be earlier.
Internal Honours and Prizes contact: Leslie Parsad (parsad@ualberta.ca)