The Early Researcher Award program (ERA) is a program administered by the Province of Ontario that aims to help promising, recently-appointed Ontario researchers build their research teams of graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and research associates. It replaced the Premier’s Research Excellence Awards (PREA) program in 2005.
The ultimate goal of the program is to improve Ontario’s ability to attract and retain the best and brightest research talent in high-priority economic areas. Recipients receive $100,000 from the Province of Ontario towards a total project of $190,000.
Award Winners
2022 – Round 17
- Christina Davy, Faculty of Science
- Burak Gunay, Faculty of Engineering and Design
- Carlos Rossa, Faculty of Engineering and Design
2021 – Round 16
- Laura Banducci, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Jennifer Bruin, Faculty of Science
- Hicham Chaoui, Faculty of Engineering and Design
2020 – Round 15
- Amanda Clarke, Faculty of Public Affairs
- Heath MacMillan, Faculty of Science
- Laura Madokoro, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Alex Wilner, Faculty of Public Affairs
2019 – Round 14
- Laura Horak, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Oren Eli Petel, Faculty of Engineering and Design
- Hillary Maddin, Faculty of Science
- Paul Peters, Faculty of Science
- Steve Ulrich, Faculty of Engineering and Design
- Benjamin Woo, Faculty of Public Affairs
2018 – Round 13
- Hanika Rizo Garza, Faculty of Science
- Marina Milyavskaya, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
2017 – Round 12
- Xiaoyu Wang, Faculty of Engineering and Design
- Dale Spencer, Faculty of Public Affairs
- Martin Geiger, Faculty of Public Affairs
2016 – Round 11
- Sonia Chiasson, Faculty of Science
- Audrey Girouard, Faculty of Engineering and Design
2015 – Round 10
- Rowan Thomson, Faculty of Science
- William O’Brien, Faculty of Engineering and Design
2014 – Round 9
- Gita Ljubicic, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Derek Mueller, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
2012 – Round 8
- Winnie Ye, Faculty of Engineering and Design
2011 – Round 7
- Michel Dumontier, Faculty of Science
- Fei Richard Yu, Faculty of Engineering and Design
2010 – Round 6
- Ash Asudeh, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Maria DeRosa, Faculty of Science
2009 – Round 5
- Anatoli Ianoul, Faculty of Science
2008 – Round 4
- Jayne Yack, Faculty of Science
2007 – Round 3
- David Resner, Faculty of Science
- Steven Cooke, Faculty of Science
- Shelley Hepworth, Faculty of Science
- Banu Ormeci, Faculty of Engineering and Design
- Pat Morin, Faculty of Science
- Brett Stevens, Faculty of Science
2006 – Round 2
- Peter X. Liu, Faculty of Engineering and Design
- William Willmore, Faculty of Science
2005 & Round 1 ERAs
- Prosenjit Bose, Faculty of Science
- Shawn Hayley, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Robert Letcher, Faculty of Science
- Ron Miller, Faculty of Engineering and Design
2003
- Gail Atkinson, Faculty of Science
- Alain Bellerive, Faculty of Science
- Katie Gilmour, Faculty of Science
2002
- Mark Forbes, Faculty of Science
- Daniel Panario, Faculty of Science
2000
- Ioannis Lambadaris, Faculty of Engineering and Design
1999
- Lenore Fahrig, Faculty of Science
1998
- David Asner, Faculty of Science