IFHAB BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARDS
Purpose:
The IFHAB Best Student Paper Awards recognize and promote scientific research papers written by graduate students that have led to important advances in our understanding of freshwater harmful algal blooms.
Eligibility:
Lead author of the paper was a graduate student (Master’s or PhD) enrolled at a Canadian post-secondary school at the time the research was conducted
Exclusions:
Papers where one of the co-authors is a member of the IFHAB Awards Committee.
To Apply:
Students can self-nominate one of their papers for an IFHAB Best Student Paper Award. To apply, submit a nomination letter (max. 1 page) and the nominated paper to ifhab.workshop@gmail.com by May 28, 2021. The nomination letter should:
Criteria:
The IFHAB Awards Committee (an interdisciplinary committee of three experts who study freshwater harmful algal blooms) will rank nominated papers using the following criteria: (i) originality of research question and rigor of study design; (ii) importance of findings to the field of study; and (iii) coherence and clarity of writing style.
Award Announcement:
Winners of the IFHAB Best Student Paper Awards will be announced at IFHAB’s virtual webinar and panel discussion “Exploring the Future of Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms Research” on June 7, 2021. Winners will receive a cash prize and a certificate of award. Cash prizes for IFHAB Best Student Paper Awards were made possible by SCIEX, Phytoxigene, FlowCam by Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies, and Thermo Fisher Scientific.
The IFHAB Best Student Paper Awards recognize and promote scientific research papers written by graduate students that have led to important advances in our understanding of freshwater harmful algal blooms.
Eligibility:
Lead author of the paper was a graduate student (Master’s or PhD) enrolled at a Canadian post-secondary school at the time the research was conducted
- Paper written by the student must be a research article published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal with a publication date not earlier than January 1, 2019.
Exclusions:
Papers where one of the co-authors is a member of the IFHAB Awards Committee.
To Apply:
Students can self-nominate one of their papers for an IFHAB Best Student Paper Award. To apply, submit a nomination letter (max. 1 page) and the nominated paper to ifhab.workshop@gmail.com by May 28, 2021. The nomination letter should:
- provide the full name, current position, affiliation, and email address of the student and the title, journal, and publication date of the nominated paper;
- indicate the program (Master’s or PhD) of the student at the time the research was carried out for the paper
- clearly describe the novelty and impact of the published work;
- include a description of the student’s role in conceiving and carrying out the research project as well as writing the paper.
Criteria:
The IFHAB Awards Committee (an interdisciplinary committee of three experts who study freshwater harmful algal blooms) will rank nominated papers using the following criteria: (i) originality of research question and rigor of study design; (ii) importance of findings to the field of study; and (iii) coherence and clarity of writing style.
Award Announcement:
Winners of the IFHAB Best Student Paper Awards will be announced at IFHAB’s virtual webinar and panel discussion “Exploring the Future of Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms Research” on June 7, 2021. Winners will receive a cash prize and a certificate of award. Cash prizes for IFHAB Best Student Paper Awards were made possible by SCIEX, Phytoxigene, FlowCam by Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies, and Thermo Fisher Scientific.
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