The Vice-Principal Research (VPR) Portfolio is accepting nominations for three awards this Fall.
Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Fellowship and College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
The VPR Portfolio is gearing up for the next RSC Competition cycle for potential Fellows and Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. The criterion for nomination for either category is excellence.
RSC Fellows are nominated into one of the 3 Academies: Academy I (Arts and Humanities); Academy II (Social Sciences); Academy III (Science).
For RSC College, candidates must be no more than 15 years from the conferral of the PhD or equivalent qualification (conferred no earlier than January 1, 2008); an exemption period of up to 3 years is considered for those who have had a career interruption for the purpose of maternity, childrearing, illness, or health-related family responsibilities.
If you would like to suggest a colleague (or yourself) for consideration as a candidate for RSC Fellowship or for Membership in the RSC College, please contact Mona Rahman (Research Awards Officer) at rahmanm@queensu.ca with a copy of their current curriculum vitae by August 19, 2022. Potential candidates will be assessed by our RSC Advisory Committee for internal selection.
Submission Deadline: December 1, 2022
Sloan Research Fellowships
The Sloan Research Fellowships seek to stimulate fundamental research by early-career scientists and scholars of outstanding promise.
These two-year, $75,000 fellowships are awarded yearly to early career researchers in recognition of distinguished performance and a unique potential to make substantial contributions to their field.
Eligibility:
- Candidates must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in chemistry, computer science, Earth system science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, physics, or a related field.
- Candidates must be members of the faculty of a college, university, or other degree-granting institution in the U.S. or Canada.
- Candidates must be tenure-track, though untenured, as of September 15 of the nomination year.
- Candidate’s faculty position must carry a regular teaching obligation.
More than one candidate from a department may be nominated, but no more than three. If interested in nominating a candidate, please contact Mona Rahman (Research Awards Officer) with a copy of their current curriculum vitae at rahmanm@queensu.ca by August 15, 2022.
Submission Deadline: September 15, 2022
WiSTEM2D Scholars Award Program
The Scholars Award is a three-year award in the gross amount of $150,000, which will be paid to the University (the “Recipient”) for the benefit of the Johnson & Johnson Scholar and her research, with the understanding that the Recipient will administer the funds. The Scholars Award will be paid in three (3) installments of U.S. $50,000 per year of the three-year scholarship period, payable in 2022, subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the program’s Agreement. Winners’ achievements will also be showcased at a symposium.
The following award criteria applies:
Standards for evaluation:
- Judges will use the following criteria to evaluate the applications:
- Scientific/technical expertise exhibited
- Novelty/innovation of the research
- Potential impact of the research
- Feasibility of the research
You must be a woman working in the field(s) of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Manufacturing and Design (STEM2D).
You must be an early to mid-career women working within a STEM2D university department at the time of application at an accredited academic university, institution or design school. Examples include a non-tenured assistant professor, assistant professor or associate professor.
The female scholar should have a minimum degree for the appropriate field:
- Science; M.D., Ph.D.
- Technology; Ph.D.
- Engineering; Ph.D.
- Math; M.S., Ph.D.
- Manufacturing; Ph.D.
- Design; M.A., M.S., MDes, MArch, MFA, MLA, Ph.D.
If you are interested in applying for the WiSTEM2D award, please send your name, curriculum vitae and the field(s) in which you are eligible to apply to Mona Rahman (Research Awards Officer) at rahmanm@queensu.ca by August 31, 2022. Note: each university / institution can support one applicant per STEM2D discipline; six applicants in total. An internal selection process will determine the applicants to be supported by the institution. In order to maximum the number of applicants please indicate your primary field of relevance as well as any others that could apply.