This award was established honoring the memory of two eminent Arctic botanists: Alf Erling Porslid and Laurie Lynn Consaul. This is awarded in recognition of the best paper published in systematics, evolution and biodiversity.
Applications or nominations for students who published a paper in plant systematics, evolution and biodiversity as senior author should be sent to the Chair of the Systematics Evolution and Biodiversity Section of the CBA/ABC.