Canadian League Against Epilepsy

2021 Non-Trainee Awards 

2021 Wilder Penfield Award - CLOSED

This award has been a tradition since 1982. It honours a CLAE Member for outstanding lifetime clinical and/or research contributions in epilepsy.

2021 Excellence in Research Award - CLOSED

To recognize research excellence by Canadian researchers in the field of epilepsy. 

2021 Clinical Practice / Advocacy Award - CLOSED

Honours a CLAE Member in recognition for his/her excellency in clinical practice and/or engagement in representing and supporting patients with epilepsy.

2021-2022 Epilepsy Post-Graduate Training Fellowship Award -  CLOSED

The Canadian League Against Epilepsy is pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the 2021 -2022 Epilepsy Post-Graduate Training Fellowship Award (with a research component). This year, we are pleased to offer 1 award of $64,000 each. 

2020 Non-Trainee Awards 

2020 Wilder Penfield Award - CLOSED 
Honouring a CLAE member for outstanding lifetime clinical and/or research contributions in epilepsy.

2020 Junior Investigator Award - CLOSED
Honours a CLAE member within five years of their first academic appointment for outstanding research contributions in epilepsy. 

2020 Publication Awards -  CLOSED

The purpose of these awards is to recognize excellence in epilepsy research accomplishments by residents, fellows, post-docs, medical students, graduate students, and allied health professionals. Four prizes of $250 will be awarded (one from each of the following categories):

Resident Award: A resident in Neurology (adult or pediatric) or Neurosurgery conducting epilepsy related research.  This prize is specifically named the Mary Anne Lee Award.

Fellow or Post-doc Award: A Fellow or Post-doc in adult/pediatric Neurology, Neurosurgery or in Neuroscience conducting epilepsy-related research.

Graduate Student or Medical Student Award: A graduate student (Masters or PhD) or a medical student conducting basic science epilepsy related research.

Allied Health Student Award: An allied health student (e.g. nursing, psychology, social work, psychology students, neuropsychology residents and nursing students) conducting epilepsy related research.