The Canadian Botanical Association gives an award for the best student poster presented at the CBA Annual Meeting. The award is made in honour of Iain and Sylvia Taylor, two members who have for many years actively contributed to the development of the CBA. Any student enrolled at a Canadian institution of higher learning is eligible, as well as Canadian students at foreign institutions, both undergraduate and graduate. Abstracts must be submitted for the Annual Meeting at which the student will compete for the Award. To ensure that each student in the competition has a fair evaluation, the award has two sub-categories depending on the research stage that students are at:
Proposal-stage. Value: $250. Rewards the best plan for future research outlining its rationale and significance; the questions/objectives/hypotheses adopted and the methodology that will be used. If some preliminary results are available, they should be presented in the context of “what is next”. Both undergraduate and graduate students are welcome to apply, but the latter must be in their first year of studies.
Results-stage. Value: $500. Rewards research that was completed (or nearly-completed); focusses on the results obtained, their discussion and importance.
Students who wish to compete must indicate this by checking the appropriate box on the abstract form, including the stage of research subcategory: proposal or results. Poster presentations will be evaluated by a panel of judges (at least one from each of the sections of CBA) which is chaired by the President-Elect. For details about submission deadlines see the Annual Meeting Website.