CAGS-ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award
Forecasted
CAGS-ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award supports Canadian doctoral researchers with prizes for completed dissertations, recognizing unusually significant and original contributions to their fields.
Funder: University of British Columbia - Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (UBC nominations) | March 2027 (National nominations)
Funding Amounts: $1,500 per winner, plus conference travel expenses and a certificate of recognition
Summary: Recognizes completed Canadian doctoral dissertations that make unusually significant and original contributions to their academic fields.
Key Information: Institutional nomination is required, and dissertations must be available in full text through ProQuest before jury selection.
Description
The CAGS-ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award recognizes excellence in completed Canadian doctoral research, with particular emphasis on the significance and originality of a dissertation’s contribution to its field. Established in 1994, it is presented annually by the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS), with sponsorship support from ProQuest. Submissions are invited in both official languages.
Two awards recognize separate disciplinary groups: engineering, medical sciences and natural sciences; and fine arts, humanities and social sciences. At UBC, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies administers the institutional nomination process. Its adjudication committee selects one dissertation in each category to advance to the national competition. This is a prize for completed research rather than funding for a proposed dissertation project.
