Awards in recognition of nonprofit leadership, small business management, teacher excellence and student achievement.
Awards for outstanding individuals' impact on the community and the people they serve.
Award of $5,000 to a USA, Canada, or International individual to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of reference librarianship. Eligible contributions may involve writing or publishing books or articles about the reference field; teaching activities that ...
Awards to Canada authors to acknowledge outstanding contributions to the field of literature. Cash prizes will be awarded to the winner and finalists. Nominations are invited for collections of fictional short stories or novels that have been recently published. A priz...
Awards to Canada authors to recognize excellence in creating nonfiction works of literature. Nominations are invited for newly published pieces that provide readers with unique and informed perspectives. Eligible forms of literature include biographies, works of histor...
Award of $50,000 to a Canada physician or scientist in recognition of extraordinary contributions to the field of cancer research and treatment. The award is intended for a Canadian citizen with an academic appointment who has made a transformational, internationally r...
Awards of $50,000 to Canada scientists and physicians to recognize outstanding work to treat, cure, or ameliorate brain or heart conditions. The awards are intended for Canadian citizens who have made exceptional contributions to their fields. This award is issued with...
Award to a USA, Canada, or International individual to recognize an original breakthrough or discovery in the field of cancer research. Candidates for this award have furthered cancer prevention, treatments, and early diagnosis. The discovery must have had a significan...
Award of up to $5,000 to a USA, Canada, or International undergraduate activist in recognition of exceptional activities that promote the preservation of freshwater and marine resources. Eligible nominees have championed their cause and garnered peer support throughout...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International journalists and newsrooms to recognize outstanding work in data journalism. Entries may include but are not limited to the following topics: climate change or international conflicts. Awardees will receive a monetary prize, a ce...
Award of $10,000 to a USA, Canada, or International scientist to recognize their significant contributions to the field of intelligence or creativity. The award recipient will be required to attend an award ceremony and may be asked to give a presentation. Eligible sci...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International organizations, institutions, and individuals to recognize outstanding research, achievements, innovations, and engagement within the health field. The purpose of the award is to honor recipients who have devoted their time to im...
Award of $10,000 to a USA, Canada, or International librarian to recognize extraordinary character in the face of a difficult situation. Nominees should demonstrate that they have dealt with challenges with honor and grace. In addition to a generous cash prize, the awa...
Award of $1,000 to a USA or Canada fire safety teacher to recognize leadership and community safety improvement efforts. Nominations are invited on behalf of individuals working for local fire departments and marshall's offices. In addition to the cash award for the re...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International students in grades 6 through 12 for short videos that demonstrate environmental or human welfare issues caused by population growth. Videos must focus on one of the following three global issues: child well-being, rainforest eco...
Award of $500 to a USA or Canada high school astronomy teacher or educator to recognize exceptional contributions to astronomy education. Candidates for this award demonstrate outstanding teaching and commitment to planetarium- or classroom-based education, including t...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International individual educators and teams of educators to recognize exceptional work in education research and development. In addition to prize money, winning candidates will receive guidance to initiate a new project or continue their cu...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International poets and authors of any age to recognize outstanding humorous poems. Works that have been previously published as well as unpublished works are eligible. In addition to the cash prizes for first-, second-, and third-place winne...
Award to a USA, Canada, or International individual to recognize outstanding contributions to communication sciences. The purpose of this program is to honor an individual who has enhanced the quality of clinical care in speech-language pathology and/or audiology. The ...
Awards of $10,000 to USA and Canada youth, ages 8 to 18 years, to recognize outstanding contributions to their communities, the environment, and society. Awards are intended for recipients to continue their public service activity or may be applied to higher education ...
Award to a USA or Canada English language arts teacher to honor teaching excellence. The award is intended to recognize a teacher of grades 6-8 who has inspired and motivated students and demonstrated excellence in teaching. The winning teacher will be honored at the M...
Award of $50,000 to a USA, Canada, or International musician to recognize outstanding contributions to orchestral Jewish music. Funding is intended to honor and publicize new, Jewish-themed musical scores. The focus for this year's competition is works for choir, symph...
Award to a USA, Canada, or International nonprofit or for-profit organization in recognition of an exceptional initiative to address climate change. Applicants are required to submit a first-round application prior to the full application. Submissions will be graded ac...
Awards to Canada authors, translators, and illustrators, and grants to Canada publishers for outstanding works of literature in a variety of genres. The purpose of this program is to recognize exemplary artistic and literary publications. Awards will be given for books...
Award to a USA, Canada or International individual for scholarly research and writing on the Holocaust. Only books containing new research on the Holocaust, or its antecedents and aftermath, will be considered. Research accuracy, methodology, scholarship, literary meri...
Prize of $4,000 to a USA, Canada, and International institution or individual for a project that combines digital technology and history. The purpose of the award program is to support and honor work on a media project that is open to the public. Eligible projects will...
Award of $1,000 to a USA, Canada, or International author for an excellent book on the post-Columbus history of North America. This award is intended to recognize and celebrate excellence in historical research. Biographies, monographs, and works of synthesis and inter...
Prizes to Canada scholars to recognize outstanding contributions in various fields. Prizes are intended to honor scholars for exceptional research conducted at hospitals, scientific or research institutes, universities, or other similar institutions in the fields of en...
Award of $1,000 to a USA, Canada, or International program for promoting the participation of underrepresented groups in mathematics. The purpose of this award is to recognize programs that encourage individuals from underrepresented populations to pursue mathematics d...
Awards of up to $2,500 to USA, Canada, and International massage therapists for outstanding research reports that communicate clinical findings about the effects of massage on health issues. Awards are intended to develop the research skills of massage therapists and i...
Award to a Canada fine craft artist to recognize exceptional contributions to the field. Nominations will be accepted for artists and artisans working in beading, glass, book binding, gold or silver jewelry, ceramics, textiles, furniture, or other fine crafts. Eligible...
Award of $4,500 to a USA, Canada, or International psychologist affiliated with a nonprofit institution or government entity to recognize scholarly contributions. The program is intended for psychologists at all levels of their careers. Applicants should demonstrate th...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International female entrepreneurs from any sector in recognition of their achievements and to provide support for business development and growth. Award recipients will receive financial support; human support, including training, coaching, ...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International women entrepreneurs in recognition of innovative business activities. The purpose of the award is to honor entrepreneurs in the technology and science fields and to support their ongoing efforts. Award recipients will be given f...
Award to a USA or Canada psychiatric education program in recognition of innovative methods to train medical students, residents, mental health professionals, physicians, and community members. Recipients will receive a certificate and a grant. A representative from th...
Award of $2,000 to a USA, Canada, or International musician or musical scholar for contributions to the field of historical music. Funding may be used for recordings, monographs, articles, editions, public performances, and other projects. Funding is intended as a gran...
Award of $10,000 to a Canada engineer or scientist for exceptional scientific research. Eligible nominees are below the age of forty. The purpose of this program is to recognize excellence in research, as well as to advance the fields of engineering and science in Cana...
Awards to USA, Canada, and International organizations, individuals, societies, and groups to acknowledge outstanding achievements in flower preservation. At least one of the $500 prizes will honor protection efforts related to orchid species native to the United State...
Grant of up to $1,000 to a USA, Canada, or International K-12 English language arts teacher to support research projects that enhance the quality of education in the field. Proposals must address a specific question or problem to be studied and provide a clear timeline...
Award of $10,000 plus travel expenses to a USA, Canada, or International professor of computing education at an undergraduate IHE for excellence in teaching. Preference will be given to educators who have been teaching for ten years or less. Applications will be evalua...
Award of $500 to a USA, Canada, or International historian employed by a public agency to recognize outstanding historical research that directly informs public policy. Eligible topics include environmental history, the history of public works and infrastructure, insti...
Award to a USA, Canada, or International nonprofit organization to recognize outstanding efforts toward alleviating human suffering. The purpose of this award is to honor and advance the recipient organization’s efforts and call attention to the global need for human...
Award to a USA, Canada, or International individual or group to recognize humanitarian efforts. The award is intended to honor the exceptional impact that the nominees' actions have made on preserving human life and advancing humanitarian causes in the face of adversit...
Awards of up to $10,000 to USA and Canada authors to recognize new outstanding manuscripts appropriate for children between the ages of 9 and 12. Eligible books include prose manuscripts and graphic novels. Submissions must have Jewish content, such as Jewish character...
Awards of up to $5,000 and awards of up to $10,000 to USA, Canada, and International employees in the hospitality industry to recognize exceptional customer service. The purpose of the award is to honor front-line employees who improve the customer experience and exemp...
Awards of up to $10,000 to USA, Canada, and International individuals in recognition of independent advances in the field of historical sound recording. The purpose of the award is to honor individuals who have dedicated their personal time to improving, developing, an...
