CSV Awards 2026

 

Trainee Awards

Master’s and PhD student research excellence award
These awards are given on a biannual basis to recognize the outstanding research of Master’s and PhD students studying in Canada in the field of virology. Awardees will be recognized with a certificate and research Biography post features on the CSV website and social media accounts. Applicants will be evaluated on criteria including peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations and abstracts, and technological achievements within the field. Applicants and their supervisors must be members of CSV. 
 
Applications should be sent to cansocvirol@gmail.com by March 1st, 2026. Applications should include: a 300-word biography and lay summary of their research suitable for social media; a 1-page summary of their outstanding progress, contributions, and achievements to date; a 2-page (max) biosketch CV; and a letter of support from the applicant’s supervisor. Students in their first year of their degree (MSc or PhD) program are not eligible to apply.
 
Postdoctoral Award
These awards are given on a biannual basis to recognize the outstanding progress of postdoctoral trainees carrying out their research in Canada in the field of virology. Awardees will be recognized with a certificate and research Biography post features on the CSV website and social media accounts. Applicants will be evaluated on criteria including published abstracts and papers, technological achievements within the field, and scientific outreach. Applicants and their supervisors must be members of CSV. 
 
Applications should be sent to cansocvirol@gmail.com by March 1st, 2026. Applications should include: a 300-word biography and lay summary of their research suitable for social media; a 1-page summary of their outstanding progress, contributions and achievements to date; a 2-page (max) biosketch CV; and two letters of support from Faculty members, one letter must be from the applicant’s postdoctoral supervisor. 

 
Faculty Awards
 

ECR Award
The Early Career Researcher (ECR) Award is designed to recognize scientists in the initial stages of their independent research position. The research position should be based at academic institutions or affiliated with academic institutions (adjunct faculty). To be considered for the award, the applicant must be in the first 5 years of their first faculty appointment, a current member of CSV, and plan to attend the upcoming CSV symposium. Please note that career interruptions can extend ECR status.

The ECR award is chiefly evaluated based on the applicant’s CV, past contributions, and potential for future research success. To apply for this award, please send your 4-page (max) biosketch CV and a 1-page cover letter outlining how your past contributions leverage future success to cansocvirol@gmail.com by March 1st, 2026. 

Mentor Award for Mid- or Late-career researchers
The Mentor award for mid- to late-career researchers will acknowledge outstanding mentorship. To be eligible, the investigator must have been an independent researcher for >5 years, full-time faculty or affiliated faculty at a research academic institution, and a current member of the CSV. The investigator is to be nominated by former or current trainees.

To be considered for the award, trainees are to send a nomination of the mentor to cansocvirol@gmail.com by March 1st, 2026. The nomination should include a letter (maximum of 2 pages) detailing why the mentor has had exceptional influence on the trainees’ career and why the mentor is deserving of the award. The letter should also include details such as the length of time the nominator/s has/have known the mentor, papers or abstracts published with the mentee, and the length of time the mentor has been in their current position. Each application package can include a maximum of 3 letters.

Mentor Award for Senior investigator
The Mentor award for Senior Investigator will acknowledge outstanding mentorship shown by a Senior Investigator towards Early Career Investigators (ECI). A Senior Investigator is defined as a researcher having more than 15 years in an academic research appointment. Faculty at research intensive academic institutions or affiliated with such institutions are eligible.

To be considered, the nominating mentees are to send a nomination of their former mentor to cansocvirol@gmail.com by March 1st, 2026. The nomination should include a cover letter (maximum of 2 pages detailing why the mentor has had exceptional influence on the mentees’ career and why they are deserving of the award). The letter should also include details such as the length of time the nominator/s has/have known the mentor, and the length of time the mentor has been in their current position. Each application package can include a total of 3 letters.

Research Excellence Award for mid- or late-career researchers
The Research Excellence Award acknowledges the outstanding contributions of a Canadian virologist to the international research community. The awardee’s scientific contributions should be substantial to the researcher’s specific field as well as broadly impact the virology field as a whole. Decisions will be based on the following materials: applicant CV and a statement of research achievements, contributions, and impact to the field, provided by the nominee. 

Applications should be sent to cansocvirol@gmail.comby March 1st, 2026. Application packages should include a 2-page summary of career research achievements, contributions and impact, and a 4-page (max) biosketch CV. A maximum of two letters of support/nomination from experts in the field are encouraged.
 
Grandvaux-McCormick Award for Service to Canadian Virology
The Grandvaux-McCormick Award was created to honour the founders of the CSV by acknowledging an individual who has made outstanding contributions of service to the Canadian virology research community. Relevant service could include leadership activities, peer review activities, government/policy advising, creation and hosting of symposia or knowledge translation activities, community outreach and science communication activities, or service on CSV committees.  
 
Nominations should be sent to cansocvirol@gmail.com by March 1st, 2026. The nomination should include a cover letter (maximum of 2 pages detailing how this individual is deserving of the award). Each application package can include a total of 3 letters.

 

 

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