Awards
THE HENRY FRIESEN AWARD AND LECTURE (CSCI/RCPSC) CSCI DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST LECTURE CSCI DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD THE JOE DOUPE YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD CSCI/CIHR RESIDENT RESEARCH PRIZE CSCI/RCPSC/PAIRO CANADIAN RESEARCH AWARDS FOR SPECIALTY RESIDENTS (Medicine & Surgery) (direct link to Royal College website. Note: you will leave CSCI's website) 2009-2010 CALL FOR AWARD SUBMISSONS

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Selection Criteria & Eligibility:

• A Canadian scientist, MD or PhD who is notable for her/his contribution to biomedical or related research and who is actively involved in research at a Canadian university.
• The research should be recognizable on the international field as novel and original and of the highest calibre.
• The body of work should be of significant duration to be proven longitudinally.
• The individual should serve as a role model to the membership of the CSCI and the RCPSC.
  

Proposal Process
Nominations will be sought as widely as possible. The nomination package should be emailed the CSCI office and should contain the following:

• Letters from two (2) sponsors, the first being from the person proposing the candidate outlining the rationale for this nomination, the second being from a person who is seconding the nomination
• The nominee's curriculum vitae, including a full list of publications and a complete business mailing address and current e-mail address
• Two of the nominee's best publications (these can be of the nominee's choosing)

The deadline for nominations is January 29, 2010.

Selection Process
Review and prioritization of the candidates will be made by the CSCI Awards Committee and their recommendations will be forwarded to the CSCI Executive for ratification.

Note: Nominations and curriculum vitae will be held for consideration
by the committee for a total period of three (3) years.

The Award
The award consists of $10,000, monies to cover travel and hotel expenses to the RCPSC/CSCI annual meeting and an honorary membership in the CSCI.

The recipient agrees to write a review article to be published in the Journal Clinical and Investigative Medicine. The article should be 2,000-3,000 words and submitted by October 9, 2009.

Presentation and Lecture
The recipient will be expected to deliver a 35-40 minute lecture during the 2010 CSCI Annual Conference. The lecture is to be more philosophical than scientific in topic in order to appeal to a broad audience. The 2010 CSCI Annual Conference date and venue TBA.

RECIPIENTS OF THE HENRY FRIESEN AWARD AND LECTURE

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