Prize for Excellence in Research for Outstanding Emerging Researchers

The Prize for Excellence in Research for Outstanding Emerging Researchers celebrates early career researchers at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노게임사이트 who have distinguished themselves through their significant contributions to research. Early career researchers are defined as those who have earned their most recent highest degree (e.g., PhD, MD, LLB) in the last ten years.카지노 게임 컬렉션 
 
Up to three (3) $5,000 prizes will be awarded annually to early career researchers in any of the fields or disciplines in which research is carried out at Queen's. 

Nominations must be submitted by Deans by Friday, March 6, 2026. Deans are encouraged to consider nominating individuals from equity deserving groups such as women, racialized/visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity, and others who reflect the diversity of Canadian society. 

The selection committee will endeavour to award prizes in a way that represents broad research foci and disciplinary or interdisciplinary approaches. Preference will be given to nominees who have not yet received a major, non-discipline-specific, provincial, national or international prize or award (e.g., Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists; Canadian Institute for Advanced Research Scholars; Sloan Fellowship, etc.).

2025 Recipients

Winners Departmental Affiliation
Dr. Heather Aldersey Rehabilitation Therapy
Dr. George diCenzo Biology
Dr. Suraj Persaud Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Read more about these award winners 

Eligibility

Nominees must hold an academic appointment (tenure, tenure-track, and clinician) at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s and have earned their most recent highest degree (e.g., PhD, MD, LLB) in their last ten years. Career interruptions (e.g., parental leave, extended sick or disability leave, clinical training, family care, impact of COVID-19 pandemic) may be excluded from the ten-year limit and should be explained in the nomination letter. Under a nominee카지노 게임 컬렉션s appointment, they will be able to supervise students and publish research results.

Selection Committee

The Selection Committee will be comprised of the following members: 

  • Vice-Principal Research카지노 게임 컬렉션or delegate 
  • Three recipients of major awards (e.g., Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada, Tri-Agency, etc.) 
  • Vice-Principal (Culture, Equity, and Inclusion)카지노 게임 컬렉션or delegate 
  • One graduate student 
  • One undergraduate student 

Nominations

In alignment with the relative size of Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Faculties, Deans are invited to submit up to the maximum number of nominations annually as outlined below: 

  • Faculty of Arts and Science 카지노 게임 컬렉션 up to three (3) nominations 
  • Faculty of Education 카지노 게임 컬렉션 one (1) nomination 
  • Smith Engineering 카지노 게임 컬렉션 up to two (2) nominations 
  • Faculty of Health Sciences 카지노 게임 컬렉션 up to three (3) nominations, one of which is reserved for a clinician researcher 
  • Faculty of Law 카지노 게임 컬렉션 one (1) nomination 
  • Smith School of Business 카지노 게임 컬렉션 one (1) nomination 

Each nomination must include the following:

A nomination letter (maximum two pages) from the Dean of the researcher카지노 게임 컬렉션s Faculty outlining the rationale for the nomination, including the nominee카지노 게임 컬렉션s:

  • research contributions; 
  • promise of future distinction; and  
  • why the nominee deserves an award as an outstanding emerging researcher. 

The nominee카지노 게임 컬렉션s full curriculum vitae (maximum 10 pages), which includes the following knowledge mobilization activities:

  • publications (referred and non-referred); 
  • invited lectures (referred and non-referred); 
  • prizes and awards received; and  
  • graduate students supervised. 

*Note: pages submitted in excess of the 10-page maximum will not be reviewed.

Two letters of reference from individuals who are experts in the nominee카지노 게임 컬렉션s field.

  • Referees should not be present or former collaborators of the nominee 
  • Referees should be external to Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s 카지노게임사이트 

*Note: referees must be 카지노 게임 컬렉션arms length카지노 게임 컬렉션 referees. An arm카지노 게임 컬렉션s length referee must not be:

  • a relative, friend, or anyone else with whom the applicant has a personal relationship;
  • in a position to benefit from the funding of the application;
  • affiliated with the applicant's current and/or proposed institution(s); or
  • professionally affiliated with the applicant (currently, in the past, or in the immediate future), as a result of but not limited to:
    • being the applicant's supervisor or trainee,
    • collaborating, publishing or sharing funding with the applicant.

Reference: (March 15, 2024)

A short biographical note should be included for each nominee (can be compiled):

The biographical note (maximum 100 words) will be read at convocation when the recipient receives their prize 
 
Please note that nomination and reference letters should be persuasive, rather than summarizing information about the nominee카지노 게임 컬렉션s scholarly output and publication record, and should achieve the following: 

  • Explain convincingly to a non-specialist audience the significance of the nominee카지노 게임 컬렉션s discoveries and work; and 
  • Make clear in what way(s) the nominee카지노 게임 컬렉션s work is especially original, creative or ground-breaking. 

Faculty members must be nominated by their Faculty.

Application deadline: March 6, 2026.

For questions, please contact

Rebecca Pero:  pero.rebecca@muwangwooden.com

Recipients will typically receive their prize at spring convocation.