Canada Gairdner International Award

The Foundation's aim is to honour and reward outstanding biomedical scientists who have made original contributions to medicine with the ultimate goal of contributing through research to the conquest of disease and relief of human suffering. The Foundation invites the scientific community to nominate qualified scientists from every branch of biomedicine.

The evaluation of the contributions of the nominees depends heavily on the quality of information supplied. Therefore, nominations should be accurate, detailed, current, complete and with supporting letters reflecting the nominee's accomplishments 

Purpose and Conditions

1.         The Prize will be valued at $100,000 CDN each.  In addition a framed citation and a commemorative item will be presented at the awards dinner in October 2011.

2.         Several recipients may receive awards for achievements in the same field, but each individual receives the full prize.

3.         The Prize is for the personal use of the recipient.

4.         The Prize will be presented at the annual Awards dinner on October 27, 2011.

5.           Awards are made to residents of any country without restriction of gender, race, religion, creed or nationality.

All necessary travel and accommodation expenses for Awardees and their partners to accept the Award are paid by the Foundation according to its regulations.

Nominations

1.          Provide a short introduction and summary in 150 words or less of the Nominee's contribution to biomedical and clinical research.

2.          Present a brief biography including academic, administrative and research positions, awards or recognitions and identify five top publications.

3.         Outline in an analytical manner, how and why the work of the Nominee(s) has advanced basic, clinical and/or population health sciences and clearly delineate how it is set apart from the work of others in the field.

4.         Define whether an individual or shared award would be pertinent to the nomination and if so, who the shared Nominee(s) would be.

5.         Provide a Nominee's full current curriculum vitae and bibliography and a contact sheet listing full position, titles, letters, business address, telephone number, fax, e-mail address and support person contact.

6.         Arrange for at least two (2) letters of support from colleagues familiar with the Nominee's work. These are particularly valuable when analytically evaluated as regards a discovery or major contribution to biomedical science.

7.         Nominations will be kept on file for 3 years but must be updated annually.

Selection Process

Nominations are reviewed on two levels.  A Medical Review Panel (MRP) made up of mid-career scientists from across Canada is comprised of 30 eminent scientists in various fields who review and prepare a short list of potential recipients from received nominations.

A Medical Advisory Board (MAB) comprised of 20 eminent international scientists select the Awardees for recommendation to the Gairdner Foundation Board of Directors.

All selections are final and are not subject to review or challenge.

Announcement

1.         A formal announcement of the recipient will be made at least three months prior to the annual Canada Gairdner Awards presentation.

2.         The Gairdner Foundation will ensure that a prime time slot is allotted for a major lecture by the awardee at the annual recipients' symposium.

3.          It is expected the winners will spend a week participating in the annual National Program of Gairdner Lectures held across Canada in late October.

Nominations for 2011 should be postmarked no later than October 1, 2010. (Please note that this is a strict deadline date.) Nominations received after that date will be considered the following year.

Please submit in electronic format (MS Word or PDF) Email Nominations

John H. Dirks, MD
President & Scientific Director
The Gairdner Foundation
4 Devonshire Place
Toronto, ON

Phone: 416-596.9996
Fax: 416-596-9992
E-Mail: Email Nominations