Awards for Students - J. Stan Rowe Award Grant

Awards for Students - J. Stan Rowe Award Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Canadian Botanical Society - L' Association Botanique du Canada
Amount: C $1,000
Last Updated: November 26, 2025

Summary

The J. Stan Rowe Award honors the legacy of a distinguished Canadian plant ecologist by inviting students who have published papers in plant ecology to apply. Open to all current or recent Canadian university students, the award aims to recognize high-quality research contributions. Applications must be submitted by the specified deadline, and winners will receive a one-year membership in the Canadian Botanical Association. This award celebrates academic excellence in plant ecology and encourages student engagement in the field.

Overview

J. Stan Rowe Award This award was established to celebrate the life and work of Stan Rowe, eminent Canadian plant ecologist. Applications from students who published a paper in plant ecology should be sent to the chairs of the Ecology and Conservation Section of the Canadian Botanical Association. Application Guidelines for Student Paper Awards The judging committee reserves the right to make no award if submissions are not considered to of sufficiently high quality, or to share the award between two applicants if their papers appear to be of equal merit. The winner will be notified, and the award will be presented during the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Botanical Association.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. All students who have graduated from or are currently enrolled in a Canadian university, or Canadian students who have studied abroad are eligible.These awards are for work published while the author is still a student, or based on work done while a student and published within two year of graduation. This makes allowance for students who do not publish until after thesis (graduate or undergraduate) completion and normal publication delays.Students do not have to be CBA members to be eligible for Student Paper Awards.The paper must have been published in print or online during the year preceding the CBA/ABC annual meeting. For example, the award given at the 2025 CBA/ABC meeting will be for a paper published between January and December 2024.Joint papers must be accompanied by a statement on university letterhead, signed by all the authors, estimating responsibility of each author for:the ideas that lead to the initiation of the project;the actual research skill demonstratedthe writing of the manuscriptStudent award winners receive a one (1) year complementary membership of the Canadian Botanical Association.Applications and supporting documents must be received by the Section Chair (or Chair of the judging committee) responsible for the award on or before the deadline.

Ineligibility

No candidate may submit a paper for more than one CBA award.