2027 NSERC John C. Polanyi Award

Recognises an individual or team responsible for a recent major advance arising from Canadian research in natural sciences or engineering. Provides up to CAD 250,000 over three years. Nominations close 30 November 2026 before 20:00 Eastern Time.

Self-nomination is excluded. Individual nominees must be eligible to hold NSERC grant funds. For teams, an eligible spokesperson is required and most members must work at Canadian universities or Canadian public/private organisations. Previous Herzberg recipients are ineligible.