CIHR Gold Leaf Prizes: Questions and Answers

1. What is the purpose of the CIHR Gold Leaf Prizes?

The CIHR Gold Leaf Prizes will honour and celebrate Canadian discoveries as well as our best and brightest health researchers who are making a difference in the lives of Canadians.  The prizes cover achievements across all pillars of research (biomedical, clinical, health services and policy, and population and public health). They will be awarded to individuals or teams, except for the CIHR Gold Leaf Prize for Outstanding Achievements by an Early Career Investigator, which will always go to an individual.

2. What happened to CIHR's previous prize programs, such as the Health Researcher of the Year?

CIHR has redesigned its prize programs to recognize and celebrate the most outstanding health research achievements in the categories below. These prizes are among the highest honours bestowed for excellence in health research and incorporate and expand the kinds of achievements celebrated with CIHR's legacy prize program.

3. What is the value of the CIHR Gold Leaf Prizes?

Each prize has a value of $100,000. Winners also receive a medal.

4. How often will the CIHR Gold Leaf Prizes be awarded?

The prizes will be awarded every two years.

5. What are the eligibility criteria for the CIHR Gold Leaf Prizes?

Please see the eligibility criteria on the ResearchNet website for more information.

6. Do nominees need to currently, or have formerly, received CIHR funding in order to be nominated for the CIHR Gold Leaf Prizes?

No, this is not a requirement.

7. How do I nominate someone for a CIHR Gold Leaf Prize?

Please follow the nomination instructions on the ResearchNet website.  

8. What is the nomination deadline?

The deadline to nominate an individual or team for a CIHR Gold Leaf Prize was October 10, 2018.

9. How are the prize winners chosen?

Prize winners will be selected by a Gold Ribbon Panel comprised of individuals with a broad array of expertise who are able to assess excellence and impact across all four CIHR health research theme areas: biomedical, clinical, health services and policy, and population and public health.

10. When will the winners be selected?

The winners of the CIHR Gold Leaf Prizes will be selected by the Gold Ribbon Panel in February 2019. The public announcement of the winners and medal presentations will occur at an awards ceremony at a later date.

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