Prizes

• SSHRC Gold Medal for Achievement in Research
• SSHRC Aurora Prize
• SSHRC Postdoctoral Prize
• SSHRC William E. Taylor Fellowship
• Molson Prize

SSHRC Gold Medal for Achievement in Research ($100,000)

The SSHRC Gold Medal for Achievement in Research is the Council’s highest research honour. It is awarded to an individual whose leadership, dedication, and originality of thought have significantly advanced understanding in his or her field of research, enriched Canadian society, and contributed to the country's cultural and intellectual life.

• 2011: Constance Backhouse, University of Ottawa
• 2010: J.R. (Jim) Miller, University of Saskatchewan
• 2009: Jean-Jacques Nattiez, Université de Montréal
• 2008: Ian Hacking, University of Toronto
• 2007: Margaret Lock, McGill University

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SSHRC Aurora Prize ($25,000)

The SSHRC Aurora Prize recognizes an outstanding new scholar who is building a reputation for exciting and original research in the social sciences or humanities.

• 2011: James Stewart, The University of British Columbia
• 2010: Alan Durston, York University
• 2009: Sylvia Fuller, The University of British Columbia
• 2008: Anthony Glinoer, University of Toronto
• 2007: Vinh-Kim Nguyen, Université de Montréal

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SSHRC Postdoctoral Prize ($10,000)

The SSHRC Postdoctoral Prize is awarded each year to the most outstanding SSHRC postdoctoral fellowship recipient.

• 2011: May Chazan, University of Toronto
• 2010: Owen Ware, University of Toronto
• 2009: Bruce Maxwell, Université de Montréal
• 2008: Sarah Desmarais, The University of British Columbia
• 2007: Richard G. Delisle, Université de Montréal

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SSHRC William E. Taylor Fellowship ($5,000)

The William E. Taylor Fellowship is awarded each year to the most outstanding SSHRC doctoral award recipient.

• 2011: Agnès Blais, Université Laval
• 2010: Jean-François Bissonnette, University of Toronto
• 2009: Erin Soros, University of East Anglia
• 2008: Katherine Madjidi, University of Toronto
• 2007: Abninder Litt, Stanford University

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Molson Prize ($50,000)

Each year, the Canada Council for the Arts, in conjunction with SSHRC, awards two $50,000 prizes to distinguished Canadians, one in the arts and the other in the social sciences and humanities. Funded by a $1 million endowment from the Molson Family Foundation, the Molson Prizes honour Canadians who have made important contributions to Canada’s cultural and intellectual heritage.

• 2011: Peter Victor, York University
• 2010: Linda Hutcheon, University of Toronto
• 2009: Wayne Sumner, University of Toronto
• 2008: Angus McLaren, University of Victoria

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