Appendix A

Malcolm Ramsay Memorial Award
Guidelines

The award is valued at $1000 and is to be used in conjunction with the Northern Scientific Training Program grant. All participating universities with students meeting the criteria are encouraged to nominate one student for this award each year.

Process for nomination:

There are 2 options:

Option 1

A supervisor may sponsor a student to receive this $1000 Award (as per the criteria listed below) by putting forth an application (attached) to the universities’ Northern Studies Committee. The university Committee will then choose one application and forward it to the NSTP Secretariat along with the university’s NSTP Application Submission due December 1. The award form must be signed off by the Chair of the university’s Northern Studies Committee.

or

Option 2

The universities’ Northern Studies Committee can choose a worthy candidate from all the applications received and forward to the NSTP Secretariat along with the university’s Application Submission due December 1. The award form must be signed off by the Chair of the university’s Northern Studies Committee.

The Award recipient will be notified by fax through the Northern Studies Committee Chairperson after the allocation meeting in February.

Criteria:

Each student nominated must have also submitted an application for a Northern Scientific Training Program grant and must adhere to the NSTP Guidelines

All scientific disciplines are eligible

The project must involve multi-year research (i.e. more than one year) with the student being the primary researcher - field assistants are not eligible

The student must be in good standing with the university

Malcolm Ramsay Memorial Award

Student Name:

Project Title:

Description of Project (200 words or less):

Rationale/Justification for Award (indicate why the student should receive the award):

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Signature, Chair Northern Studies Committee