NSERC Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research

The NSERC Donna Strickland Prize for Societal Impact of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research is awarded annually to an individual or team whose outstanding research, conducted in Canada in the natural sciences and engineering, has led to exceptional benefits for Canadian society, environment and/or economy. The prize recognizes researchers at any career stage for their research conducted in Canada where the outstanding research that led to the exceptional benefits must be primarily in the natural sciences and engineering. The award provides up to $250,000 paid over 3 years to support continued research and knowledge dissemination. Nominees are evaluated based on research impact within their field (30%), knowledge mobilization activities (20%), and the significance of benefits to Canadian society (50%). Benefits may include improvements to societal procedures, new approaches to social issues, improvements to quality of life, contributions to policy making, environmental protections, sustainable resource use, climate change mitigation, economic growth, disruptive technologies, and increased equitable participation in research.