Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

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Fellowship of the
Royal Society of Canada
Awarded for"Remarkable contributions in the arts, the humanities and the sciences, as well as in Canadian public life"[1]
Sponsored byRoyal Society of Canada
Date1882 (1882)
CountryCanada
No. of fellows2,000+ (as of 2020)
Websitersc-src.ca

Fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC) is an award granted to individuals that the

sciences, as well as in Canadian public life".[1] As of 2020, there are more than 2,000 living Canadian fellows, including scholars, artists, and scientists such as Margaret Atwood, Philip J. Currie, David Suzuki, Brenda Milner, Stephen Waddams, and Demetri Terzopoulos.[1] There are four types of fellowship:[1]

  1. Honorary fellows (a
    title of honour
    )
  2. Regularly elected fellows
  3. Specially elected fellows
  4. Foreign fellows (neither residents nor citizens of Canada)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Fellows". rsc-src.ca. Royal Society of Canada. 2020.