Deadline: October 1, 2024
Applications are open for the John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award 2025. The John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award recognizes the world’s leading researchers who have used rational, scientifically based research to improve the wellbeing of those facing health inequalities worldwide. While a single significant scientific discovery would continue to be sufficient evidence to select a nominee, the Award will also recognize outstanding researchers who apply rational scientific approaches to successful implementation, evaluation and policy interventions.
Gairdner invites nominations from any field of research impacting global health and health inequity. The award is intended for research-focused candidates, not those primarily involved in administrative or advocacy roles. This award can be shared by multiple recipients at the discretion of the Foundation.
Award
- Global Health Award winners receive a $100,000 prize (shared if multiple candidates are selected), and an individual award citation and medal. They take part in Gairdner Week events and the annual Awards Gala in late October of each year, presenting and celebrating their awarded work.
Eligibility
Eligible nominee:
- Is an exceptional, research-focused scientific investigator impacting global health and health inequity.
- Has produced a distinct body of scientific research contributions by applying rational scientific approaches to discovery, implementation, evaluation or policy interventions.
- Is not primarily involved in administrative or advocacy roles.
Nomination
Nomination elements:
- Nominee Details: Contact and basic professional information
- Citation (Max. 150 words): 1-2 sentence statement identifying nominee’s distinct body of research.
- Research Summary (Max. 1000 words): Summary of nominee’s scientific body of work and their impact on global health and health equity.
- Top Five: Top 5 publications related to the research summary, with a brief summary of the impact/importance
- Short CV: 10-20 pages
- Nominee in Context (Max. 1000 words): Contextualize the nominee’s body of work, including:
- Impact on the trajectory or foundational understanding of their field.
- Other significant contributors or potential co-nominees for the work highlighted in the nomination.
- Clarification of their individual contributions within collaborative projects and publications
- Letter of Evaluation (3-5 letters, 2-3 pages): Letter writers should be familiar with the field, be able to provide objective evaluations of the candidate and their body of work, not just an endorsement, and should represent a range of stakeholders in the nominee’s professional sphere.
For more information, visit John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award.
