January 2026
- Call for inputs to the 2025 UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) global survey on SDG challenges and means for implementation (deadline: January 30, 2026).
- Call for applications: Co-Editor-in-Chief, FACETS, seeking candidates specializing in evolutionary ecology, conservation biology, biodiversity, environmental, or earth sciences (succeeding Dr. Fanie Pelletier, term ends Aug 2026; deadline: January 31, 2026).
- Call for nominations for the Plowright Prize, which recognises the work of individuals who have made a significant contribution to the control, management, and eradication of infectious diseases of animals (deadline: January 31, 2026).
February 2026
- Get involved in the 5th International Polar Year, a major international initiative advancing polar research and cooperation to address global challenges (deadline: February 6, 2026).
- Call for bids to host the International Polar Year 2032-33 (IPY-5) International Coordination Office for the planning and implementation of the IPY-5 (deadline: February 6, 2026).
Nominations are now open for the Royal Society (London) medals and awards, including the following premier awards:
- Copley Medal: The world's oldest scientific prize will be awarded for sustained, outstanding achievements in any field of biological sciences. Open to international nominations.
- Croonian Medal and Lecture: The premier lecture in biological sciences. Open to international nominations.
- Bakerian Medal and Lecture: The premier lecture in physical sciences. Open to international nominations
Nominations close on February 20, 2026.
April 2026
- Applications are open for the 2026 Grand Prix of the Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie, a scientific award designed to recognise original work of excellence in the field of chemistry, with a cash prize of €35,000 (deadline: April 30, 2026).
June 2026
- Nominations are open for the 2026 Holberg Prize, an international prize (worth NOK 6,000,000) awarded annually for outstanding contributions to research in the humanities, social sciences, law and theology (deadline: June 15, 2026)
- Nominations are open for the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards, which recognize and encourage world-class research and cultural creation, prizing contributions of singular impact for their originality and significance. The award content includes €400,000, a diploma and a commemorative artwork (deadline: June 30, 2026).
Ongoing Opportunities
- Call for members to the operational committees of the ISC Regional Focal Point for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Call for resources that promote gender equality in scientific organizations
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FACETS is Canada’s first and only multidisciplinary open access science journal that publishes and shares rigorously peer-reviewed research in seven areas:
- Biological and Life Sciences
- Biomedical and Health Sciences
- Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Engineering, Technology, and Mathematics
- Physical Sciences
- Data Science
- Integrative Sciences (including topics such as ethics, public health, science education, science communication, and science and policy)
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Join your peers: More than 40 RSC-authored publications in FACETS
We are proud to share that the RSC community has contributed over 40 papers to the journal and RSC Members serve on the FACETS Editorial Board.
For more information, please visit the FACETS partnership website.
Board of RSC Peer Reviewers
Building on the momentum of several years of working closely together to publish the multidisciplinary, open-access journal FACETS, Canadian Science Publishing (CSP) and the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) are expanding the scope of their collaboration by inviting multidisciplinary contributions germane to the social sciences, and through the establishment of a board of RSC peer reviewers. For more information, please click here.