JGLR/Elsevier Early Career Scientist Award Grant

The JGLR/Elsevier Early Career Scientist Award, presented by the International Association for Great Lakes Research, recognizes the top-ranked paper in the Journal of Great Lakes Research authored by someone within five years of their terminal degree. This prestigious award includes a $750 cash prize and a one-year IAGLR membership. Evaluation criteria focus on originality, contribution, and presentation quality, celebrating significant research in the field of Great Lakes science.

About IAGLR
The International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) is a scientific organization made up of researchers studying the Laurentian Great Lakes, other large lakes of the world, and their watersheds, as well as those with an interest in such research.
The JGLR/Elsevier Early Career Award is awarded to the top-ranked paper in the current volume of the Journal of Great Lakes Research whose lead author was within five years of graduation from their terminal degree at the time of acceptance. Papers are judged by the IAGLR Chandler-Misener Review Committee.
Three Publication Awards are presented at the annual conference of IAGLR to the author(s) of peer-reviewed papers in the current volume of the Journal of Great Lakes Research judged to be "most notable.". Recipients  receive a complimentary International Association for Great Lakes Research one-year membership and a $750 cash prize (US$). Evaluations are based on
Originality, an outstanding original piece of work;Contribution, a substantial body of theoretical, experimental or field research;Presentation, clarity of literary style and illustration.

Eligibility

Lead author was within five years of graduation from their terminal degree at the time of acceptance.