Canada International Award
The Canada International Award is presented to an individual in recognition of outstanding service and contributions in the international sphere to an industry that is based on chemistry for its processes and/or services.
Canada Outreach Award
The Outreach Award recognizes a Canadian organization, individual or team that has demonstrated sustained effort engaging the public in learning about chemistry and its impact on society.
Award Information
2025 Recipient - Scientists in School
Scientists in School is a Canadian charity dedicated to sparking children’s curiosity about science and inspiring a lifelong passion for STEM during their formative Kindergarten to Grade 8 years. Founded in 1989 as a grassroots initiative in Durham Region, ON, it has grown into a nationally recognized leader in STEM education. Through hands-on, expert-led workshops, the organization makes STEM accessible and engaging for children and youth in all provinces and Territories.
2024 Recipient - Society for Canadian Women in Science & Technology
The Society for Canadian Women in Science & Technology (SCWIST) enhances the presence and influence of women and girls in STEM fields—Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics—through education, volunteering, networking, mentorship, collaborative partnerships, and collective advocacy. SCWIST envisions a world where girls and women can freely pursue their interests, education, and careers in STEM without facing any barriers.
2023 Recipients
Geoffrey Rayner-Canham, Chaim Christiana Andersen (pictured left) and Rosalina Naqitarvik (pictured right) collected the Outreach Award. Geoff is Professor Emeritus at the Grenfell Campus of Memorial University, and has been taking Chemistry Outreach to grade school students in remote communities; in particular, the Inuit students in Nunatsiavut, Nunavut, and NunatuKavut.
Image credit: Left, Pamela Gill, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University and right, Rosalina Naqitarvik.
Eligibility Criteria
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Background
- Demonstrate the merits of good chemistry in the community with a sustained commitment to excellence in outreach and/or public communication
- Impact to industry or community should be proven & evidence-based
- The learnings can be focussed on adult or children’s learnings
- Open to all career stages
- Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering
- Energy
- Environment
- Food
- Health
- Materials
Timetable
| Frequency | Annual |
| Nominations open | 30 April 2025 |
| Nominations close | 31 October 2025 |
| SCI Canada Awards | April 2026 |
