Deadline: 06-Feb-23
The Canadian Cancer Research Alliance (CCRA) is seeking nominations for its CCRA Awards, Recognizing Outstanding Contributions to the Canadian Cancer Research Community.
Categories
- There are four award categories as follows:
- Exceptional Leadership in Cancer Research
- Awarded to an individual whose work has had a transformative impact on the cancer research landscape in Canada in one or more of the following ways:
- Provided leadership/strategic direction to strengthen cancer research across the continuum
- Reduced systemic discrimination within the research enterprise
- Facilitated collaborative research opportunities and initiatives (multi-sectoral, multi-jurisdictional)
- Built researcher capacity and strengthened career paths for early career investigators
- Worked to diversify the cancer researcher workforce
- Supported/strengthened key infrastructure for cancer research
- Outstanding Achievements in Cancer Research
- Awarded to a cancer researcher whose impactful and paradigm-shifting research—fundamental, translational, clinical, and/or applied—has achieved one or more of the following:
- Greatly advanced their understanding of cancer through excellence in biomedical, clinical, health services, or population health research
- Designed, improved and/or accelerated the adoption of new methodological, statistical, technical, technological, and/or other research approaches
- Demonstrated impact to prevent cancer, improve cancer outcomes, and/or reduce cancer-related morbidity
- Enhanced cancer care delivery/systems
- Addressed health disparities through study design, participant recruitment, data reporting, and/or other approaches
- Distinguished Service to Cancer Research
- Awarded to an individual whose work has elevated the profile of cancer research and control in one or more of the following ways:
- Advanced public discourse, education, and/or policy on cancer control and/or cancer research within Canada and/or internationally
- Facilitated science literacy and helped dispel misinformation/disinformation and/or misinterpretation of research on cancer prevention, treatment, cancer survivorship, and supportive and end-of-life care
- Promoted research-informed best practice cancer control
- Helped raise the importance of a cancer system that addresses the needs of diverse populations within a province or territory, across Canada, and/or internationally
- Developed/promoted culturally grounded approaches to knowledge translation
- Exceptional Leadership in Patient Involvement in Cancer Research
- Awarded to an individual who has demonstrated and contributed to advancing patient* involvement in cancer research in one or more of the following ways:
- Helped raise the profile of patient partners within the cancer research enterprise through advocacy efforts and/or network involvement
- Contributed to the knowledge base of patient engagement in research
- Helped embed patient engagement throughout the cancer research process through resource development and/or education
- Built capacity for patient-oriented research among cancer researchers and/or patient partners
- Developed strategies to ensure those with lived and living experience engaged in cancer research are representative of a wide range of people across Canada.
Eligibility Criteria
- Participation in the nomination process is voluntary. Should the nominee refuse to provide the necessary information or sign-off on this nomination, the nomination cannot be accepted.
- Past award winners are not eligible for a second award. Please consult the CCRA website regarding past award winners. Nominations, including self-nominations, are accepted and nomination forms may be submitted in either official language. Additional space is provided for French language submissions.
For more information, visit CCRA.