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The NSERC Awards for Science Promotion recognize individuals and groups who inspire others by promoting science to the general public.
These awards are an opportunity for Canada’s science community to recognize, support and encourage outstanding science promoters.
Individual recipients receive a $10,000 award, and group recipients receive a $25,000 award. The funds are intended to support further science promotion activities in Canada, and must be used in accordance with the
Dr. Sheila Colla is a pioneering conservation scientist and educator whose work bridges the gaps between pollinator health, urban ecosystems, and social justice. As one of the first scientists to quantitatively document the decline of a wild bee species, Dr. Colla played a pivotal role in the…
The Aurora Research Institute’s (ARI) STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) Outreach Program inspires and empowers youth across the Northwest Territories (NWT) through hands-on STEM education. For over eight years, ARI has engaged around 8,000 kindergarten to Grade 12 students…
Pierre Chastenay began his career in astronomy at age 16, when he worked as a host and guide at the observatory of the Cégep de Trois-Rivières. Now he travels all over Quebec and around the world to speak before various organizations, such as amateur astronomy clubs, and to participate in various…
Women in Scholarship, Engineering, Science, and Technology (WISEST) has been engaging women and other underrepresented groups in science, engineering and technology since 1982.
As a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) outreach trailblazer in Canada, WISEST heightens awareness and…
You can’t talk about math literacy and outreach in Canada without mentioning Dr. Joseph Khoury. Dr. Khoury has more than two decades of furthering mathematics through community outreach activities, while also helping advance the importance of having a solid foundation in Mathematics among young…
The Royal Canadian Institute for Science (RCIScience) is the recipient of the NSERC Award for Science Promotion (Organization). Since its founding in 1849, the Institute has helped shape the scientific landscape of Canada and it currently fills a critical need: to foster public engagement with…
Dr. Jennifer Campos is a Canada Research Chair (II), Senior Scientist, and Associate Director – Academics at the KITE (Knowledge Innovation, Talent, Everywhere) Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network. She is also an Associate Professor of Psychology at the…
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