Alice Wilson Award
Bancroft Award
Centenary Medal
Flavelle Medal
Ursula Franklin Award in Gender Studies
Henry Marshall Tory Medal
Innis Gérin Medal
J.B. Tyrrell Historical Medal
Jason A. Hannah Medal
John L. Synge Award
Kitty Newman Memorial Award
Lorne Pierce Medal
McLaughlin Medal
Miroslaw Romanowski Medal
Pierre Chauveau Medal
Rutherford Memorial Medals
Sir John William Dawson Medal
Willet G. Miller Medal
Yvan Allaire Medal
Alice Wilson Award
To three women of outstanding academic qualifications in the Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences or Science who are entering a career in scholarship or research at the postdoctoral level.
Awarded: 2018
The Alice Wilson Award was established by the RSC in 1991, at the behest of the Committee for Advancement of Women in Scholarship, to honour the memory of Alice Evelyn Wilson (1881-1964), FRSC, the first woman elected to the RSC (1938). Dr. Wilson was a world-renowned palaeontologist and one of Canada’s foremost geologists. Her career with the Geological Survey of Canada lasted from 1909 to 1946, while she advanced from museum assistant to geologist. In addition to her research contributions, she brought geology to the public, especially to children, in many ways.
The award is given yearly to three women of outstanding academic qualifications in the Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences or Science who are entering a career in scholarship or research at the postdoctoral level.
The recipients are chosen from the current year’s female winners of postdoctoral fellowships from the three granting Councils - the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The award consists of a diploma and a cash amount of $1,000 and is offered every year.
* Not open for nomination
Bancroft Award
For instruction and research in the science of geology.
Awarded: Biennially
Next deadline: 2018
The Bancroft Award was endowed by Mrs. J.A. Bancroft in 1968 for instruction and research in the science of geology to honour Joseph Austin Bancroft (1882-1957), FRSC who was Dawson Professor at McGill University, 1913-1929.
The award is given for publication, instruction, and research in the earth sciences that have conspicuously contributed to public understanding and appreciation of the subject. It consists of a diploma and is offered every two years if there is a suitable candidate.
Centenary Medal
For outstanding contributions to the objectives of the Society.
Awarded: Irregular intervals
The Centenary Medal was created in 1982 to honour individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the object of the RSC and to recognize links to international organizations.
Those who received it during the centenary celebrations of the Society are listed in the Proceedings for 1982. Since then the medal has been awarded by decisions in Council, at irregular intervals, in recognition of exceptional achievements in scholarship and research.
* Not open for nomination
Flavella
For meritorious achievement in biological science.
Awarded: Biennially
Next deadline: 2018
The Flavelle Medal was established in 1924 and was endowed by Sir Joseph Wesley Flavelle (1858-1939), a financier and businessman.
The medal is awarded for an outstanding contribution to biological science during the preceding ten years or for significant additions to a previous outstanding contribution to biological science. The gold plated silver medal is offered every two years if there is a suitable candidate.
Ursula Franklin Award in Gender Studies
For contributions to furthering our understanding of issues concerning gender.
Awarded: Biennially
Next deadline: 2018
The Ursula Franklin Award in Gender Studies was established by the RSC in 1999, through the generous donation of Fellows, to recognize significant contributions by a Canadian scholar in the humanities and social sciences to furthering our understanding of issues concerning gender.
The award, in the form of a diploma, is offered every two years if there is a suitable candidate.
Henry Marshall Tory Medal
For outstanding research in any branch of astronomy chemistry, mathematics, physics, or an allied science.
Awarded: Biennially
Next deadline: 2019
The Henry Marshall Tory Medal was established in 1941 by Henry Marshall Tory (1864-1947), FRSC. Founder of the Universities of British Columbia and Alberta, the National Research Council Laboratories and Carleton University, and President of the RSC (1939-1940), he bequeathed funds upon his death in 1947 to endow the medal.
The medal is awarded for outstanding research in a branch of astronomy, chemistry, mathematics, physics, or an allied science, carried out mainly in the eight years preceding the date of the award, but all the research of the candidate is taken into account. The gold plated silver medal is offered every two years if there is a suitable candidate.
Innis-Gérin Medal
For a distinguished and sustained contribution to the literature of the social sciences.
Awarded: Biennially
Next deadline: 2018
The RSC established a medal in 1966 to honour economic historian Harold A. Innis (1894-1952), FRSC and sociologist Léon Gérin (1863-1951), FRSC, who were Presidents of the RSC from 1946-1947 and 1933-1934 respectively.
The medal is awarded for a distinguished and sustained contribution to the literature of the social sciences including human geography and social psychology. The bronze medal is offered every two years if there is a suitable candidate.
J.B. Tyrrell Historical Medal
For outstanding work in the history of Canada
Awarded: Biennially
Next deadline: 2018
The J.B. Tyrrell Historical Medal was established in 1927 and was endowed by Joseph Burr Tyrrell (1858-1957), FRSC, a geologist, geographer, explorer, engineer and amateur historian, for the furtherance of the knowledge of the history of Canada.
The medal is awarded for outstanding work in the history of Canada. The gold plated silver medal is offered every two years if there is a suitable candidate.
Jason A. Hannah Medal
For an important publication in the history of medicine.
Awarded: Biennially
Next deadline: 2019
The Jason A. Hannah Medal was established in 1976 by RSC with the generous assistance of Associated Medical Services Incorporated, through its Hannah Institute for the History of Medicine. The medal was established to honour the late President and Managing Director of AMS Inc., Dr. Jason A. Hannah, and to bring recognition to the work of Canadian research in the history of medicine.
The medal is awarded for an important publication in the history of medicine. The award is for a book published in the five years preceding its nomination. The bronze medal and a cash amount of $1,500 are offered every year if there is a suitable nomination.
This award is made possible with the support of the Associated Medical Services Incorporated (AMS)
John L. Synge Award
To acknowledge outstanding research in any of the branches of the mathematical sciences.
Awarded: Irregular intervals
Next deadline: 2018
The John L. Synge Award was established in 1986 by the RSC to honour John Lighton Synge (1897-1995), FRS, FRSC, one of the first mathematicians working in Canada to obtain international recognition through research in mathematics. Professor Synge, a Member of the Royal Irish Academy, was Head of the Department of Applied Mathematics at the University of Toronto and later a senior Professor at the Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies. He was the first recipient of the Henry Marshall Tory Medal of the RSC. The award was endowed by friends of J.L. Synge, RSC Fellows, the McLean Foundation and his daughter, Cathleen Synge Morawetz, FRSC.
The award is given for outstanding research in any of the branches of the mathematical sciences. In cases where there are two or more strong candidates, some preference is given to those whose age is not over forty in the year of the award. It consists of a diploma and is offered at irregular intervals if there is a suitable candidate.
Kitty Newman Award
For outstanding contributions from an emerging scholar in the field of philosophy.
Awarded: Annually
Next deadline: 2018
The Kitty Newman Memorial Award was endowed by Dr. Jay Newman, FRSC, in 2007 to be awarded to an outstanding emerging Canadian scholar in the field of philosophy. The award is given for excellence in the field, which is broadly understood to include philosophy of culture, religion, law, ethics, and logic, or any other branch of philosophy deemed appropriate by the committee. The cash amount of $1500 is awarded every year if there is a suitable candidate.
* Not open for nomination
Lorne Pierce Medal
For an achievement in critical or imaginative literature.
Awarded: Biennially
Next deadline: 2018
The medal was established in 1926 by Lorne Pierce (1890-1961), FRSC, who was Editor of Ryerson Press for forty years and contributed greatly to the development and appreciation of Canadian literature.
The medal is awarded for an achievement of special significance and conspicuous merit in imaginative or critical literature written in either English or French (critical literature dealing with Canadian subjects has priority over critical literature of equal merit that does not deal with Canadian subjects). The gold plated silver medal is offered every two years if there is a suitable candidate.
McLaughlin Medal
For important research of sustained excellence in medical science.
Awarded: Annually
Next deadline: 2018
The McLaughlin Medal was established in 1978 by the RSC through the generosity of the R. Samuel McLaughlin Foundation to recognize distinguished achievement in medical sciences in Canada.
The medal is awarded for important research of sustained excellence in any branch of medical sciences. The gold plated silver medal is awarded every year if there is a suitable candidate.
Miroslaw Romanowski Medal
For scientific work relating to environmental problems.
Awarded: Annually
Next deadline: 2018
The Miroslaw Romanowski Medal was established in 1994, at the generous bequest of the estate of internationally renowned metrologist Miroslaw Romanowski.
The medal is awarded for significant contributions to the resolution of scientific aspects of environmental problems or for important improvements to the quality of an ecosystem in all aspects - terrestrial, atmospheric and aqueous - brought about by scientific means. The bronze medal and a cash amount of $3,000 are awarded every year if there is a suitable candidate. An annual lecture series for the award recipient is also associated to the medal.
Pierre Chauveau Medal
For a distinguished contribution to knowledge in the humanities.
Awarded: Biennially
Next deadline: 2019
The Pierre Chauveau Medal was established in 1951 to honour the memory of Pierre J.O. Chauveau (1820-1890), FRSC, writer, orator, educator, Canadian statesman and the second President of the RSC (1883-1884). He was the first Premier of Quebec (1867-1872) and Speaker of the Senate (1874).
The medal is awarded for a distinguished contribution to knowledge in the humanities other than Canadian literature and Canadian history. The silver medal is offered every two years if there is a suitable candidate.
Rutherford Memorial Medals
For outstanding research in physics and in chemistry.
Awarded: Annually
Next deadline: 2018
The Rutherford Memorial Medals were established in 1980 by the RSC in memory of Lord Rutherford of Nelson, a great scientist and a leader in nuclear research. They replace the Rutherford Memorial Scholarship founded in 1952 thanks to donations from the Lord Rutherford Memorial Fund.
The medals are awarded for outstanding research in any branch of physics and chemistry and in recognition of Lord Rutherford’s own research carried out in Canada at a relatively young age. Some preference will be given to candidates whose age is not over forty in the year of the award. Each gold plated silver medal is offered every year if there is a suitable candidate.
Sir John William Dawson Medal
For important contributions of knowledge in multiple domains.
Awarded: Biennially
Next deadline: 2019
The Sir John William Dawson Medal was established in 1985 by the RSC to honour the man who was its first President (1882-1883) and who was the foremost Canadian scientist and educator of his day: geologist, naturalist, teacher, author, man of religion, educational administrator and promoter of learning. The medal was endowed by McGill Graduates Society (founded by Sir William in 1857), the Henry Birks Foundation and the RSC itself, with contributions from Fellows, and staff and friends from McGill, to commemorate his term as Principal and to honour “the man who built McGill”.
To commemorate Dawson’s great versatility, the award is made for important and sustained contributions in two domains of interest to the RSC or in interdisciplinary research. The silver medal is awarded every two years if there is a suitable candidate.
The RSC Awards and Medals Committee shall serve as the selection committee.
Willet G. Miller Medal
For outstanding research in any branch of earth sciences.
Awarded: Biennially
Next deadline: 2018
Twelve friends of Willet G. Miller (1867-1925), FRSC, a distinguished geologist and a guiding force in the development of the Ontario mining industry, subscribed funds in 1941 to provide the Willet G. Miller Medal for geology.
This medal is offered for outstanding research in the solid earth sciences and a second in the ocean and atmospheric sciences, if suitably worthy candidates are nominated.
Yvan Allaire Medal
For an outstanding contribution in governance of private and public organisations.
Awarded : Annual
Next deadline: *** March 31, 2018***
The Institute for governance of private and public organisations in partnership with the RSC established the Yvan Allaire medal to honour the examplary contribution of Yvan Allaire in promoting healthy governance practices in public and private organizations of all sizes. M. Allaire has been President of l'IGOPP since its creation in 2005.
The medal and a cash award of $5,000 are offered in recognition of outstanding research in governance.