Youth Award Proposal Application Form CSPC 2023

Proposals must be submitted, in English or French, by 23:59 (applicant’s local time) on Friday, September 8th, 2023.

Create an account for your proposal in order to modify, update and save drafts of your proposal online anytime before submitting your final version prior to the deadline.

Please ensure that each section of your proposal application is completed and it does not exceed the stated word limits. Accompanying videos (no more than 10 minutes), posters or presentations (in PowerPoint or Prezi) are also welcome in addition to the completed web form.

Proposals will be reviewed anonymously by the award selection committee.

Citations for sources of evidence should follow the IEEE[1] style with square brackets for in-text citations. Citations are not included in the word count.

For any inquiries please contact us at awards.prix@sciencepolicy.ca

Applicant’s Personal Information

First Name *

Last Name *

Date of Birth*

Gender*

Email *

Phone *

Address

City

Province/State*

Country*

Organization/Educational Institution*

Sector*

Field of Research*

Specify if Other

Current Academic Position*

Specify if Other

Employment Status*
If you are currently employed, please specify job title and organization

Have you applied for the CSPC Youth Award in the past?*
YesNo

Biography*
(No more than 150 words)

Proposal Inspiration*
(In 150 words or less, briefly describe what inspired you to tackle this particular issue connected to the conference theme, and why your proposal is deserving of a CSPC Youth Award).

Connected Conference Theme*

Title of Policy Proposal*
(10 words or less)

Need/Opportunity for Action*
(In 300 words or less, briefly describe:
• The nature of the problem that the proposal seeks to solve;
• Why it is important;
• What are the current resources or actions taken by the government, including any applicable partnership activities.)

Proposed Solution/Policy Change*
(In 600 words or less, briefly describe:
• The proposed policy/program/actions adopted by the government, including in partnership with other organizations, that need to be taken to solve this issue;
• The related rationale, evidence and all involved organizations/individuals;
• What is the expected impact of the project;
• How practical and effective the policy or actions will be.)

Novelty/Creativity of Proposed Solution/Policy Change*
(In 300 words or less, briefly describe the novelty, creativity and originality of the proposed solution or policy change.)

Lay Abstract*
(In 200 words or less, provide a brief summary of the issue and proposed policy for a general public audience.)

Documents

Upload any accompanying posters or presentations.

Files must be less than 8 MB.
Allowed file types: gif, jpg, jpeg, png, bmp, eps, tif, pict, txt, html, pdf, doc, docx, odt, ppt, pptx, odp, xls, xlsx, ods.

Video or Presentation Link*
Link to an external accompanying video or presentation (ie. on YouTube, Prezi etc.)