Congratulations Jeremy Schmidt on being a finalist in the
SSHRC Impact Award in the Talent category!
Talent Award ($50,000)
The Talent Award recognizes outstanding achievement by an individual who, on April 30, 2015, holds a SSHRC doctoral or postdoctoral fellowship or scholarship (including, but not limited to, a Canada Graduate Scholarship, Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship or Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship).
The Talent Award is given to an individual who maintains academic excellence, has a talent for research and knowledge mobilization and has demonstrated clear potential to be a future leader within and/or outside the academic sector.
The Talent Award may be taken up as a fellowship to fund the recipient’s doctoral or postdoctoral research over a one-year period, or may be used, within one year of receiving the award, in the form of a grant to support research, knowledge mobilization or other research related activities. A minimum of 10 per cent of the award funds must be used to promote the recipient’s research achievements.
Award summary taken from the SSHRC Impact Awards webpage.