NSERC prizes - Polanyi

About the award

Created in 2006, the NSERC John C. Polanyi Award is given to an individual or team whose research conducted in Canada has led to a recent outstanding advance in any NSERC-supported field of the natural sciences or engineering. The research leading to the advance must have been funded at least partially by an NSERC grant. The award is open to all researchers, regardless of their career stage.

The award includes a research grant of up to $250,000, which is paid in three annual instalments. Research grant funds paid to recipients of this prize are subject to the Tri-agency Guide on Financial Administration.