Current Awards Competition

 

Trainee Awards

 

Annual MSc and PhD Student Outstanding Progress Award (4 per year)

These awards are given to recognize the outstanding progress of MSc (currently enrolled or up to 4 months from graduation) and PhD (currently enrolled or up to 6 months from graduation) students studying in Canada in the field of virology. The applicants will be evaluated on criteria including published abstracts and papers, technological and translational achievements and/or other impactful scientific contributions, and science outreach. Applicants and their supervisors must be members of the CSV. Awardees will be recognized with a certificate, a research bio post featured on the CSV website, and a cash prize of $500.

To apply for the Outstanding Progress Awards please send a 500-word lay summary of your thesis proposal and impact, a CV (maximum 5 pages), and two letters of support (from current and/or past supervisors) as a combined PDF to cansocvirol@gmail.com by July 14, 2023. Awards will be announced by August 31, 2023.

 

Postdoctoral Award (1 per year)

This award is given to recognize the outstanding progress and prospects of a Postdoctoral researcher in Canada in the field of virology. Applicants must be members of the CSV and will be evaluated on criteria such as published abstracts and papers, technological and translational achievements and/or impactful scientific contributions, and science outreach. The awardee will be recognized with a certificate, a research bio post featured on the CSV website, and a cash prize of $500.

To apply for the Postdoctoral Award, please send a 500-word lay summary of your postdoctoral research, a 300-word statement about how your work contributes to your career goals and why you are interested in the award, a CV (max 5 pages), and two recommendation letters (from current and/or past supervisors) to cansocvirol@gmail.com by July 14, 2023, in a combined PDF document . Awards will be announced by August 31, 2023.

 

 

 La SCV est une organisation à but non lucratif qui est constituée en vertu de la Loi canadienne sur les organisations à but non lucratif #967119-6.