CNS Awards
Centrum Foundation New Scientist Award for Outstanding Research
The Centrum Foundation New Scientist Award is made available to a member of the Canadian Nutrition Society/Société canadienne de nutrition, who received their last academic degree not more than 15 years before the nomination deadline for the year in which the award is to be offered, and who has made an outstanding contribution to research in nutrition within the preceding five years. It consists a monetary award, a plaque, one ticket to the Awards Banquet and one complimentary registration to the CNS-SCN Annual Meeting,
In submitting nominations, the following information should be provided: curriculum vitae of the nominee including academic record (degrees, majors, institutions and dates), present official title and address, brief summary of professional record, bibliography of papers published or "accepted for publication" during the past 15 years, reprints of the nominee's most important publications, titles or abstracts of papers presented at scientific meetings. A letter in support of the nominee pointing out the nature and significance of the work for which the nomination is submitted is an important component of the package.
Nominations may be made by anyone, including non-members of the Society. An anonymous committee, appointed by the President and Awards Councillor, will make the selection for the recipient of the Centrum Foundation New Scientist Research Award. Persons willing to serve on the selection committee may contact the Chair. The award, sponsored by the Centrum Foundation, will be presented to the recipient who will present.
NOMINATIONS FOR THIS AWARD IS NOW OPEN
Deadline for submission: April 10, 2012
Dr. Guylaine Ferland, PhD
CNS-SCN Awards Co-Chair
Tel: (514) 340-2800 poste 3236 (IUGM)/(514) 338-2222 poste 2502 (HSCM)
Email: guylaine.ferland@umontreal.ca
For Award Recipients, click here.
