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Welcome to the CAP Awards and Medals page

These pages contain information about:

  • CAP Medals *
    Click on individual medal links to get information about:

    o Criteria
    o Nominations
    o Recent winners
    o Past winners

    * As decided at the 2007 September 29 meeting of Council, effective immediately (2008 nomination cycle), for CAP-only medals, the nominator must be a member of the CAP and nominees MUST be a member in good standing of the CAP or a Council-approved Canadian professional science society (see list) in order to be nominated. For joint medals, consult the specific medal guidelines to see what membership requirements apply to those medals.
  • CAP Student Prizes and Awards
    o Lloyd G. Elliot Prize, CAP University Prize Exam
           * Information and winners
    o CAP Best Student Paper Awards
           * Guidelines and winners
    o CAP Secondary School Prize Examination
           * Information and winners
  • CAP Special Recognition Awards
  • External Awards
    o The CAP Committee to Promote External Award Nominations
    o External Awards of potential interest to CAP members
    o Suggest External Awards for listing
  • CAP Winners of External Awards
    o Congratulations to CAP Members who have won prestigious external awards
    o Report external awards to CAP members