Kevin Biggar, President of the Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique, has announced the call for nominations for its annual Michael Bozozuk National Graduate Scholarship. The 2020 scholarship will be presented during the CGS Awards Banquet at the 73rd Annual CGS conference, GeoCalgary 2020.
Any Canadian or permanent resident, entering or registered in a Canadian University master’s or PhD program that is directly related to an identified field of geotechnique is eligible. Programs include geotechnical engineering, geological engineering, mining engineering, geoenvironmental engineering or geoenvironmental geoscience, engineering geology, and hydrogeology. Nominees must have high academic standing and preference will be given to those who have some practical experience and are active, or show leadership, in the geotechnical community.
Nominations are limited to one per academic department and require a letter, accompanied by rationale, written and signed by the graduate supervisor. Rationale should include evidence of academic standing, research output, contributions to practice, and leadership/activity in the geotechnical community. A nomination package is limited to five pages. For award ceremony purposes, the nomination package should also include a digital image (300 dpi) of the nominee. Nominations can be made in English or in French.
Nominations for the 2020 Scholarship will be accepted until May 1, 2020 by the Selection Committee Chair, Ryley Beddoe at Ryley.Beddoe@rmc.ca.
Nominations must be signed by the supervisor and include the words “Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique National Graduate Scholarship” in the subject line.
For further information, refer to the Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique website, or contact Kevin Biggar at kbiggar@telus.net.