Discovery Awards

The Annual Discovery Awards for Science and Technology honour outstanding achievements of Nova Scotians in the fields of science and technology. Awards are given out in the categories of: Professional of Distinction, Innovation, Emerging Professional, Science Champion and Youth. Each year we also recognize a Nova Scotian for their exceptional lifetime contribution to the field through their induction into the Nova Scotia Science Hall of Fame. The 2012 Discovery Awards will take place on November, 2012. The brightest minds in Nova Scotia will be there. Will you?

Past Discovery Award Winners

The videos of our Science Hall of Fame inductees are now on the Hall of Fame List at our YouTube Channel. You can check out our Professional of Distinction videos List, Emerging Professional videos List, Science Champion videos List, Innovation videos List and Youth Award videos List too.

Nominate a Science Hero for the 2012 Discovery Awards

If you would like to nominate someone for the 2012 Discovery Awards please download our nomination form in Adobe PDF and email Linda Laurence at llaurence@discoverycentre.ns.ca or fax 902-492-3170. Our criteria for each category can be viewed in Adobe PDF.