Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada explained

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"
Sponsor:Royal Society of Canada
Country:Canada
Holder Label:No. of fellows
Holder:2,000+

Fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Canada judges to have "made remarkable contributions in the arts, the humanities and the sciences, as well as in Canadian public life".[1], 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)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fellows. rsc-src.ca. Royal Society of Canada. 2020.