Synergy Awards for Innovation

The annual Synergy Awards for Innovation recognize examples of collaboration that stand as models of effective partnership between partner organizations and colleges or universities. The awards honour partnerships of strong, complementary and collaborative teams who have generated new knowledge and accelerated the application of research results to create benefits for Canada and Canadians. The awards recognize outstanding teams that have combined their expertise and resources to create partnerships resulting in significant impacts. Synergy Awards for Innovation include two categories: University partnerships (focusing on natural sciences or engineering between Canadian universities and non-academic partner organizations) and College partnerships (across the spectrum of natural and social sciences, engineering, humanities or health between Canadian colleges and non-academic partner organizations). These awards are an opportunity to showcase what Canadian ingenuity and collaboration can accomplish.