AFPC-Whit Matthews Graduate / Undergraduate Student Poster Award

Description of the award

The AFPC- Whit Matthews Graduate / Undergraduate Student Poster Award will be awarded this year to a graduate and an undergraduate student presenting a poster at the Annual AFPC Conference. Previously the award was limited to graduate students. The winner of the award will be presented at the Awards Banquet with an honorarium of $ 500.00 in recognition of his/her achievement.

The AFPC- Whit Matthews Award, first introduced in the 2005-2006 awards book, is intended to stimulate graduate / undergraduate student interest in the research session of the AFPC Conference. The choice of Whit Matthews for the name of the award is to recognize former Professor and Dean, A. Whitney (Whit) Matthews (1902-1992) who was instrumental in setting up the Canadian Conference of Pharmaceutical Faculties (CCPF) organization in 1944 that would eventually become AFPC. Professor Matthews was the first Chairman of the Committee on Graduate Study and Pharmaceutical Research, a position he held for 12 years. Professor Matthews was a strong believer in the importance of promoting research and graduate studies in Canadian Faculties and Schools of Pharmacy.

Eligibility

• To be a student in a graduate program at the MSc or PhD level whose primary supervisor is a faculty member in a Faculty, School or College of Pharmacy in Canada.
• To be a student in an undergraduate / first professional degree program whose primary supervisor is a faculty member in a Faculty, School or College of Pharmacy in Canada.
• To attend and present his/her research work in the poster session of the AFPC Annual Conference.
• At the time of abstract submission, all graduate / undergraduate students will be automatically entered into the competition for the AFPC – Whit Matthews poster award.
• AFPC Student Poster awardees, who are graduate students, may also enter the competition but they will receive one award only, either the AFPC best poster or the AFPC – Whit Matthews award.

Selection Criteria:

A peer review committee of at least two professors/investigators will judge posters. Time spent at each poster will normally be 10-15 minutes. Criteria for marking will include the originality of the research, clarity of presentation by the candidate, responses to questions by the reviewers, and the overall look and quality of the poster.

The award will be presented at the AFPC banquet.