Our Awards
The CSC awards recognize professionals and students who have made outstanding contributions to the chemical sciences.
The 2026 awards are now open for submission.
Nominate yourself or a colleague deserving of recognition.
Press release: Award winners will be recognized at the x2026 Conference.
Our list of awards and latest winners includes:
Award for Research Excellence in Materials Chemistry
Biological and Medicinal Chemistry Lectureship Award
Canadian Journal of Chemistry Best Paper Award
Canadian Light Source T. K. Sham Award in Materials Chemistry
Gilead Award for Excellence in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Gilead Early Career Award for Excellence in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Strem Award for Pure or Applied Inorganic Chemistry
Submit a Nomination
The deadline for most 2026 CIC Awards, CSC Awards, CSChE Awards nominations has been moved to Jul. 1, 2025 in preparation for the x2026 conference occurring May 24 – 28, 2026.
Please note that changes may be required to the specified selection committees (in consultation with the specific division(s)) due to conflicts of interest, committee gender balance, or other issues that may arise.
Fellowships
We also award CIC Fellowships and CIC Honorary Fellowships every year.