Entomological Society of Canada – Student Awards

Applications are to be submitted by email to the ESC Association Coordinator at info@esc-sec.ca by 1 March each year. Before beginning their application, students should read “General regulations applying to all scholarships.”

The application must contain the following documents in this order and be in a single pdf file:

1. Cover page
   1. Scholarship being applied for (M.Sc. or Ph.D. Postgraduate Scholarship, Danks Scholarship, Dr Lloyd M. Dosdall Memorial Scholarship, John H. Borden Scholarship in IPM, Keith Kevan Scholarship (odd years) or Biological Survey of Canada Scholarship (even years)
   2. Your name and email address
   3. Email addresses of those providing letters of support.
2. Curriculum vitae (6 pages maximum)
   1. Name and address, phone number, email address, date
   2. Education (degrees and dates)
   3. Work and volunteer experience
   4. Awards and scholarships
   5. List of scientific contributions
      • refereed publications
      • non-refereed publications
      • talks at meetings
      • posters at meetings
      • other communications
   6. Other interests or achievements
3. Scanned set of transcripts, either of originals, or copies certified as such by a graduate secretary/administrator or graduate supervisor, showing undergraduate and post graduate (if applicable) grades. Scan at low quality to reduce the size of the file as much as possible. Reduce size of pdf file as well.
4. A statement (1 page) of why you are studying entomology, or IPM for the Borden Scholarship, or biosystematics for the Kevan Scholarship or faunistics for the Biological Survey Scholarship
5. A summary of your thesis research (1 page)
6. Arrange for letters of reference from your supervisor and one other person, which clearly indicate your academic abilities, communication skills, progress as a graduate student, and the novelty and scholastic contribution of your research to the field of entomology. For the John Borden Scholarship the letters should indicate the contribution of your work to IPM. For the Keith Kevan Scholarship letters should address the contribution to biosystematics and for the Biological Survey Scholarships letters should indicate the contribution of your work to faunistics. These letters should be saved as pdf files and emailed to the ESC Association Coordinator at info@esc-sec.ca with your name in the subject line.

Any applications not meeting this format will not be reviewed.

Process of selection and scholarship presentation:

Applications will be reviewed by a committee of the Society based on the following criteria: 1) Academic record, 2) Research project (description, scientific interest, methodology, progress, 3) CV (work experience, scientific papers, conferences, scholarships), (5) Why entomology and relevant entomological experience, 4) Referee evaluations.

An announcement of the winners will be made at the annual meeting of the Society and each winner will receive a certificate. Payment of the scholarship will be made in the autumn.

The Entomological Society of Canada offers two postgraduate scholarships of $2,000 each annually to assist students in study and research leading to a postgraduate degree in entomology. The postgraduate scholarships will be made on the basis of high scholastic achievement. The Society will normally award one scholarship to a M.Sc. student and one to a Ph.D. student.

Eligibility:
The applicant must be a postgraduate student enrolled at a Canadian university and their studies and research must be carried out at a Canadian university. A student who was unable to gain admission or enters graduate school as a qualifying candidate is not eligible to receive an award.

The Entomological Society of Canada offers two postgraduate scholarships annually of $1,500 each.  The scholarships support studies on the Canadian fauna in memory of David Danks (1974-2008), reflecting the interests of David and of his father Hugh in environmental science and entomology.

Eligibility:
Applicant must be a full time postgraduate student at the time of application at a degree granting institution in Canada. Studies qualifying for a scholarship will aim to increase knowledge of the taxonomy, life history or environmental relationships of part of the native Canadian arthropod fauna, but without any focus or bias towards species of direct economic importance.

In honour of Dr. John H. Borden, and his prestigious contributions in the field of forest pest ecology, the Entomological Society of Canada is offering one postgraduate award of $1,000 to assist students in postgraduate programs who are studying Integrated Pest Management (IPM) with an entomological emphasis. The award will be made on the basis of high scholastic achievement and innovative research in IPM. Documented evidence of sustained accomplishment and dedication to the field will be considered in evaluation of applicants.

Eligibility:
Applicant must be a full time postgraduate student at the time of application, studying IPM at a degree granting institution in Canada.

The Dr. Lloyd M. Dosdall Memorial Scholarship was endowed by Teresa Height-Dosdall to honour the memory of Dr. Lloyd M. Dosdall and commemorate his many contributions to crop protection, insect ecology, and aquatic entomology in Canada. Thus, the Entomological Society of Canada is offering up to two postgraduate awards annually of $1,000 each to assist students conducting research in the area of “arthropod community ecology” –including biodiversity and cross-trophic interactions among plants, herbivores and their natural enemies. Preference will be given to those applicants with a focus on aquatic or agro-ecosystems (i.e. representative of the particular areas of Dr. Dosdall’s interest and dedication). The award will be made on the basis of documented evidence of high scholastic achievement, sustained accomplishment and an obvious interest in arthropod community ecology.

Eligibility:
Applicant must be a full time postgraduate student in the field of arthropod community ecology, and studying at a degree granting institution in Canada at the time of application.

In recognition of the Biological Survey of Canada, the ESC offers one postgraduate award of $2,000 biennially to assist a student studying insect or terrestrial arthropod biodiversity in Canada. The award will be made on the basis of high scholastic achievement and excellence in faunistics.

Eligibility:
Applicants must be post-graduate students at the time of application, be studying at a Canadian university, and be carrying out a project on insect (or terrestrial arthropod) faunistics in a Canadian habitat.

The Biological Survey Award is offered in even numbered years alternately with the Keith Kevan Award offered in odd numbered years.

In memory of Dr. D. Keith McE. Kevan, the Entomological Society of Canada offers one postgraduate award of $2,000 biennally to assist students in postgraduate programs who are studying systematics in entomology. The award will be made on the basis of high scholastic achievement and excellence in insect systematics.

Eligibility:
The successful applicant must be a postgraduate student at the time of application, studying at a Canadian university or be a Canadian citizen studying abroad.

The Keith Kevan Scholarship is offered in odd numbered years alternately with the Biological Survey Award offered in even numbered years.

To foster graduate education in entomology, the Entomological Society of Canada will offer research-travel scholarships, awarded annually on a competitive basis. The intent of these scholarships is to help students increase the scope of the graduate training. These scholarships, in the range of $500 to $2,000, will provide an opportunity for students to undertake research or course work pertinent to their thesis subject that could not be carried out at their own institution. Applications will be judged on scientific merit and normally at least one scholarship will be given to a Ph.D. student and at least one to a M.Sc. student.

Eligibility:
To be eligible, a student must:
1) be enrolled as a full-time graduate student
2) be studying at a Canadian University
3) be pursuing scientific studies on insects or other related terrestrial arthropods.

Application procedures for Research Travel Scholarships

Applications are to be submitted by email to the ESC Association Coordinator at info@esc-sec.ca by 1 March each year. Before beginning their application, students should read “General regulations applying to all scholarships.”

The application must contain the following documents in this order and be in a single pdf file:

1. Cover page
   1. Identify the document as “Application for Entomological Society of Canada Graduate Research Scholarship”
   2. Your name and email address
   3. Email addresses of those providing letters of support.
2. Curriculum vitae (6 pages maximum)
   1. Name and address, phone number, email address, date
   2. Education (degrees and dates)
   3. Work and volunteer experience
   4. Awards and scholarships
   5. List of scientific contributions
      • refereed publications
      • non-refereed publications
      • talks at meetings
      • posters at meetings
      • other communications
   6. Other interests or achievements
3. Scanned set of transcripts, either of originals, or copies certified as such by a graduate secretary/administrator or graduate supervisor, showing undergraduate and post graduate (if applicable) grades. Scan at low quality to reduce the size of the file as much as possible. Reduce size of pdf file as well.
4. Proposal — approximately 4 pages in the format of a grant proposal, in which the applicant will provide the following information:
   1. The subject of the thesis
   2. A pertinent review of the literature in the field
   3. A concise presentation of the status of the ongoing thesis research
   4. A description of the research or course work to be undertaken with support from the ESC Research Travel Scholarship, clearly indicating:
      • the relevance to the overall goal of the thesis
      • an explanation of why such work cannot be carried out at the student’s own university
      • the justification of the site where the research/course work will be carried out
5. a budget for the proposed project, indicating:
   1. The itemized costs of the proposed travel and associated research/course work
   2. The amount (in the range $500 to $2000) requested from the Research Travel Scholarship Program
   3. An explanation of how costs not covered by the ESC Research Travel Scholarship will be covered
6. Anticipated dates of travel and date on which scholarship is needed.
7. Arrange for letters of reference from your supervisor and one other person, which clearly indicate your academic abilities, communication skills, progress as a graduate student, the novelty and scholastic contribution of your research to the field of entomology. At least the supervisor’s letter should explain how the proposed travel increases the scope of the graduate program. These letters should be saved as pdf files and emailed to the ESC Association Coordinator at info@esc-sec.ca with your name in the subject line.

Process of selection and scholarship presentation
Applications will be reviewed by a committee of the Society based on the following criteria: 1) Academic record, 2) Scientific merit of the thesis research and proposal, 3) Appropriateness of the budget, 4) Referee evaluations. The Student Awards Committee will be advised by the ESC Scholarship Fund Trustees of the total amount available for Research Travel Scholarships in the current competition, and the Student Awards Committee shall decide how best to allocate those funds among the most deserving applicants. Scholarships will be in the range of $500 to $2000 but not necessarily equal to the amount requested.

An announcement of the winners will be made at the annual meeting of the Society and each winner will receive a certificate. Payment of the award will be made at an appropriate time to cover proposed expenses.