Call for nominations - Doctoral Prize

[Graham Wright]

Call for Nominations - 2005 CMS Doctoral Prize

The CMS Doctoral Prize recognizes outstanding performance by a doctoral
student. The prize is awarded to the person who received a Ph.D. from a
Canadian university in the preceding year (January 1st to December 31st)
and whose overall performance in graduate school is judged to be the
most outstanding. Although the dissertation will be the most important
criterion (the impact of the results, the creativity of the work, the
quality of exposition, etc.) it will not be the only one. Other
publications, activities in support of students and other
accomplishments will also be considered.

Nominations that were not successful in the first competition, will be
kept active for a further year (with no possibility of updating the
file) and will be considered by the Doctoral Prize Selection Committee
in the following year's competition.

The CMS Doctoral Prize will consist of an award of $500, a two-year
complimentary membership in the CMS, a framed Doctoral Prize certificate
and a stipend for travel expenses to attend the CMS meeting to receive
the award and present a plenary lecture.

Nominations

Candidates must be nominated by their university and the nominator is
responsible for preparing the documentation described below, and
submitting the nomination to the address below. No university may
nominate more than one candidate and the deadline for the receipt of
nominations is January 31, 2005.

The documentation shall consist of:

- A curriculum vitae prepared by the student.

- A resumé of the student's work written by the student and which must
not exceed ten pages. The resumé should include a brief description of
the thesis and why it is important, as well as of any other
contributions made by the student while a doctoral student.

- Three letters of recommendation of which one should be from the
thesis advisor and one from an external reviewer. A copy of the
external examiner's report may be substituted for the latter. More
than three letters of recommendation are not accepted.

Chair, Doctoral Prize Selection Committee
CMS Executive Office
577 King Edward Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 Canada