Awards

AWARDS OF THE BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA

The BSC sponsors awards to recognize the contributions of our members to biophysics. Outstanding Canadian researchers who have made exceptional contributions to biophysics are recognized as Fellows of the Biophysical Society of Canada and are selected to give the National Lecture at the BSC Annual Meeting. Outstanding Canadian early career investigators are recognized with the Early Career Investigator Award, and are also selected for a plenary lecture at the BSC meeting. Contributions to the BSC are recognized by the Michele Auger award for exceptional service.

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The BSC Fellow is awarded annually to scientists who have made exceptional contributions to the field of biophysics.

Nomination Deadline: June 30, 2022

Early Career Investigator Award

The Early Career Investigator Award recognizes emerging leaders that have made outstanding contributions to their field.

Nomination Deadline: June 30, 2022

Michele Auger

The Michèle Auger Service Award recognizes a member's exceptional service to the growth of our society.

Nomination Deadline: January 15, 2022

National Lecturer

The National Lecturer is chosen by the BSC Annual Meeting organizers to deliver the National Lecture.

No Nominations Available

TRAINEE AWARDS

The Biophysical Society of Canada supports trainees with travel awards to both the US Biophysical Society meeting and the annual meeting of the BSC. The BSC sponsors awards for the best poster/oral presentations at the BSC annual meeting. New in 2021, there will be a doctoral thesis award and trainee paper award given to outstanding contributions from our trainees.

DTA

The Doctoral Thesis Award is presented to recent PhD graduates for a thesis of exceptional quality and impact.

Nomination Deadline: February 28, 2022

TPA

The Trainee Paper Award recognizes leading trainee authors on research papers of exceptional quality and impact.

Nomination Deadline: February 28, 2022

Travel BSC

Several merit-based Travel Awards for the BSC Meeting are given to trainee members to attend our annual meetings.

Award Availability TBA

Poster BSC

The Best Trainee Poster Award is a general term given to the awards presented at the BSC Annual Meeting.

Nominations Not Available

Travel BPS

Several merit-based Travel Awards for the US Biophysical Society Meeting are given to trainee members to attend the US meetings.

Award Not Available in 2022

Call for Nominations - Biophysical Society of Canada Awards

Submission Deadlines: June 30, 2022 for Fellows and Early Career Investigators and January 15, 2022 for the Service Award.

The Biophysical Society of Canada solicits nominations for Fellows of the Biophysical Society of Canada, for the Early Career Investigator Award, and for the Michèle Auger Award for Exceptional Service to the Biophysical Society of Canada.

All members of the Biophysical Society of Canada who are in good standing are welcome to submit a nomination of deserving candidates for either award by e-mailing a nomination package to Justin McCallum.

For BSC Fellows and Early Career Investigator Awards, the nomination package must include:
- A one page cover letter from the nominator
- A current CV of the nominee
- Two supporting letters from arms-length biophysicists different from the nominator

For the Michèle Auger Service Award, the nomination package must include:
- A nomination letter outlining the contributions of the nominee to the BSC

Complete nomination packages received by the deadline will be reviewed and ranked through votes by the executives of the Biophysical Society of Canada. Nominations in all areas of biophysics are welcome. Nominees for Fellows and the Early Career Investigator award must be Canadian or working in Canada. To be eligible for the Early Career Investigator award, the nominee must be within ten years of his/her first independent research position (excluding leaves of absence) at the time of the nomination. Award winners are recognized at the Annual meeting of the Biophysical Society of Canada. We look forward to receiving your nominations.

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