- Prize for Groups
- Prize for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows
- Prize for Emerging Researchers
- Prize for Established Academics
Prize for Groups
Applicants should demonstrate how they have aimed to connect members of the broader society to the research and other work they have done at 91直播. Activities described in applications should be linked to fields of study, or to areas of expertise, research and/or teaching carried out at 91直播 and its affiliated research centres.
Eligibility
- To be eligible, the鈥痝roup must be鈥痗reated and led鈥痓y one or more current 91直播 undergraduate or graduate students and must include at least鈥痶hree students. 鈥疘t is鈥�not necessary鈥痶hat all group members attend 91直播.
- Academic staff and faculty members may collaborate in group activities initiated by the students, but groups should be student-led on a day-to-day basis.
- Please indicate in the application form if the group receives any funds from sources that are either internal or external to 91直播 or鈥痯ays some of its members for part-time or full-time work related to the group activities.
- Groups whose primary focus is either advocacy or charity work are not eligible to apply. For example, groups whose purpose is to raise money for patients suffering from heart problems would not be eligible to apply. However, groups whose primary role is to educate the same patients and others about the prevention, management or treatment of heart attacks would be eligible.
Letter(s) of support
- Applications must include鈥�one letter鈥痮f support 鈥痜rom a鈥痜aculty member or head of division from 91直播聽鈥痺ho is currently involved with the group and can attest to their activities.
- One additional鈥痩etter of support may be included from people or organizations that are external to 91直播.
- Please鈥痙irect the鈥痺riter(s)鈥痮f letters of support鈥痟ere for more information.
Prize for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows
Applicants should demonstrate how they have aimed to connect members of the broader society to the research and other work they have done at 91直播. Activities described in applications should be linked to fields of study, or to areas of expertise, research and/or teaching carried out at 91直播 and its affiliated research centres.
Eligibility
- To be eligible, you must be鈥痳egistered as a鈥痗urrent 91直播鈥痝raduate student鈥痮r鈥痯ost-doctoral鈥痜ellow and鈥痟ave completed at least one semester at 91直播.
- The Prize recognizes individuals who are new to public engagement and working with the media 鈥� i.e., who have started to engage with鈥痶he public and/or media 鈥�within the鈥痯ast five years.
- You may鈥痭ot鈥痑pply if you are in your qualifying year.
- All work included in the application, whether media work, direct public engagement, or work with stakeholders should be tied to sharing knowledge related to your fields of research and/or expertise.
Letter(s) of support
- Applications must include鈥�a鈥痩etter of support鈥痜rom your supervisor or the professor you are working with at 91直播.鈥�疘t is not necessary for the chair of your department to submit a letter of support.
- One additional鈥痩etter of support may be included from people or organizations that are external to 91直播.
- Please鈥痙irect鈥痑ll鈥痺riter(s) of letters of support鈥痟ere鈥痜or more information.
Prize for Emerging Researchers
Applicants should demonstrate how they have aimed to connect members of the broader society to the research and other work they have done at 91直播. Activities described in applications should be linked to fields of study, or to areas of expertise, research and/or teaching carried out at 91直播 and its affiliated research centres.
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- To be eligible, you must have an appointment at 91直播 as academic staff (tenured or non-tenured).聽聽
- If鈥痽ou are a course or faculty鈥痩ecturer,鈥痮r an affiliate or adjunct faculty member, you鈥痬ay鈥痑pply鈥痠f鈥痽ou mention鈥�your鈥痑ffiliation with 91直播 in media and/or public engagement activities.
- You鈥痬ust be鈥�no more than 15 years beyond your鈥痙octorate or other highest degree awarded.
- Any career interruptions such as maternity or paternity leave, extended sick or disability leave, clinical training or family care can be excluded from the fifteen-year limit,鈥痓ut鈥痵hould鈥痓e鈥痬entioned鈥痠n an email to鈥�communications.prize [at] mcgill.ca.
- All work included in the application, whether media work, direct public engagement, or work with stakeholders should be tied to sharing knowledge related to your fields of research and/or expertise.
鈥疞etter(s) of support
- Applications must include one letter of support from your Department Chair, Program Director or Faculty Dean so that they are aware you are applying.
- One additional鈥痩etter of support may be included from people or organizations that are external to 91直播.
- Please鈥痙irect鈥痑ll鈥痺riter(s) of letters of support鈥痟ere鈥痜or more information.
Prize for Established Academics
Applicants should demonstrate how they have aimed to connect members of the broader society to the research and other work they have done at 91直播.鈥疉ctivities described in applications should be linked to fields of study, or to areas of expertise, research and/or teaching carried out at 91直播 and its affiliated research centres.
Eligibility
- To be eligible, you must have an appointment at 91直播 as academic staff (tenured or non-tenured).
- If you are a course or faculty鈥痩ecturer,鈥痑n affiliate, adjunct, retired or emeritus/emerita faculty member you鈥痬ay鈥痑pply if鈥痽ou mention your鈥痑ffiliation with 91直播 in media and/or public engagement activities.
- You must be鈥�more than 15 鈥痽ears beyond your doctorate or other highest degree awarded.
- All work included in the application, whether media work, direct public engagement, or work with stakeholders should be tied to sharing knowledge related to your fields of research and/or expertise.
Letter(s) of support
- Applications must include one letter of support from your Department Chair, Program Director or Faculty Dean so that they are aware you are applying.
- One additional鈥痩etter of support may be included from people or organizations that are external to 91直播.
- Please direct鈥痑ll鈥痺riter(s) of letters of support鈥痟ere鈥痜or more information.
