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The Office of the Vice President Research and Innovation is excited to celebrate our research community and welcomes nominations for a broad suite of Dalhousie research awards:

1. President’s Research Excellence Awards – Emerging Investigator
2. President’s Research Excellence Awards - Impact
3. Distinguished Research Professorship

Deadline: Nomination packages for each must be submitted by end of day Friday, May 10, 2024.

Submission: Each package should be formatted in a single pdf file and can be sent directly to research@dal.ca.

Recognizing that Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (EDIA) strengthens research, consideration for EDIA practices must be given in each nomination.

Descriptions for each award can be found below and details regarding eligibility and the elements of a complete nomination package can be found in the Terms of Reference.

Dalhousie University President’s Research Excellence Awards

These Awards have been created to recognize the research achievements of Dalhousie faculty members at all stages of their careers.

There are two categories of award:

1. The President’s Award for Emerging Investigators will be presented annually to outstanding young career researchers who are within seven (7) years of their first independent academic appointments;
2. The President’s Award for Research Impact will be awarded annually to outstanding investigators, in any field, to recognize and celebrate major research contributions within the last three to five years that have had significant impact.

Up to six (6) awards will be presented to Emerging Investigators. Read the Terms of Reference [Word]

Up to three (3) awards will be presented for Research Impact. Read the Terms of Reference [Word]

Distinguished Research Professorships

The title of Distinguished Research Professor is granted to a limited number of individual Dalhousie faculty members who have achieved distinction in scholarship. The title recognizes significant contributions to research and scholarship made throughout a career. It is an acknowledgement of a faculty member’s research productivity and impact.

*Note: Distinguished Research Professors were formerly known as University Research Professors.

There are currently three (3) slots available. Read the Terms of Reference [PDF]

Any questions regarding these awards may be directed to Maureen Keough, Manager, Research Awards and Special Projects (Maureen.Keough@dal.ca)