Association canadienne des physiciens et physiciennes Bourse commémorative Boris P. Stoicheff

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Contexte et description:

La bourse commémorative Boris P. Stoicheff a été établie en 2011 par la Fondation de l’ACP (FACP)1 et l’OSA Foundation (OSAF) (maintenant Optica) à la mémoire de cet éminent chercheur en spectroscopie laser, reconnu internationalement, qui a aussi été président de l’Association canadienne des physiciens et physiciennes (ACP) et de l’Optical Society of America (Optica).

La bourse est décernée à un étudiant de cycles supérieurs qui s’est distingué à la fois par sa recherche et par les services rendus à la collectivité d’optique ou de physique. La bourse est décernée conjointement par la FACP et la Fondation de l’Optica, son administration et sa présentation alternant entre les deux sociétés. La première bourse a été décernée en 2012 par l’ACP.

La demande doit être soumise au moyen du processus de demande en ligne de l’ACP auquel on accède en se connectant aux Services aux membres https://cap.ca ou https://crm.cap.ca et en sélectionnant ” Médaille/Système de bourses d’études ” sous ” Services de l’ACP “.

Toute question concernant le processus de nomination doit être envoyée à programs@cap.ca.

Bien que le système de nomination du l’ACP ait actuellement une interface en anglais seulement, les candidatures peuvent être soumises en anglais ou en français. L’ACP s’engage à s’assurer que les candidatures soumises dans l’une ou l’autre des langues officielles soient traitées de manière équitable. De plus, l’ACP s’engage à ce que les personnes qui évaluent les prix aient une compréhension approfondie de l’impact des préjugés pour en tenir compte lors de l’examen des candidatures.

Scholarship Amount:

A $3,000 scholarship is awarded annually in the currency of the awarding society.

All applicants must:

Be a student member in good standing of the awarding society (even years: CAP; odd years: Optica).
Be an accepted, registered or enrolled full time graduate student studying astronomy, electrical engineering, medical physics, optics, photonics, or physics (in OSA’s awarding year chemistry will be added to the criteria). (NOTE – the applicant cannot have already defended, or be in the process of defending, their thesis)
Have at least one publication in a peer-reviewed journal that is recognized by the awarding society. (NOTE – the applicant does not need to be listed as the lead author) OR have made at least one conference presentation at a scientific meeting recognized by the awarding society (see CAP list below).
**not applicable for the 2022 CAP scholarship** — Have an accepted submission, in the year of the award, at the annual meeting of the awarding society (even years: CAP Annual Congress; odd years: Optica Annual Meeting).
Demonstrate community service, which may include but is not limited to: leadership in a student association or other student organization at the undergraduate or graduate level.

Application Materials Required for Submission:

**not applicable for the 2022 CAP scholarship** — Copy of the abstract or paper submitted to the awarding society’s annual meeting (even years: abstract submitted to the CAP Annual Congress; odd years: accepted paper submitted to the Optica Annual Meeting).
Description of community service activities (written by applicant).
Statement explaining area of research (written by applicant).
Curriculum Vitae (CV).
Citation for one publication in a peer-reviewed journal (see eligibility statement above) OR the name/date and abstract related to a conference presentation at a scientific meeting recognized by the awarding society (see CAP list below).
- NOTE: The application system is currently being updated to include an area to submit this information; if you submit your application before this is available, please include the information in the comments box and e-mail the pdf of your conference abstract to programs@cap.ca for uploading on your behalf.
Latest university transcripts.
Two letters of recommendation. At least one of the letters should be from the applicant’s supervisor and should include a statement confirming the applicant’s status as an accepted, registered or enrolled full time graduate student, the applicant’s anticipated date of defence, as well as a brief description of the applicant’s research program. At least one reference should speak to the applicant’s academic performance. Both references should comment on the applicant’s potential for leadership and/or for making a significant contribution to optics or a related field. NOTE: Letters of recommendation should be sent directly to the CAP Program Manager (programs@cap.ca).

Selection Criteria:

This is a merit based scholarship. Applicants will be judged on following criteria:

Quality of scholarship documentation written by applicant
Quality of the accepted submission to awarding society’s annual meeting
Academic/research performance
Community service to the optics or physics community

Application/Selection Process:

Applications are solicited and collected by the awarding society, and are only valid for the scholarship competition year for which they are submitted.
A selection committee of 3-5 members established by the awarding society reviews all eligible applications and selects the winner. The committee should include a representative from the non-awarding society, who will serve as the Chair of the selection committee in the next year.
The scholarship is presented to the winner during the annual meeting of the awarding society (even years: CAP Annual Congress; odd years: Optica Annual Meeting) should the recipient be in attendance; otherwise it will be shipped to them. Winners will receive a joint CAPF/Optica certificate and a scholarship cheque or EFT transfer of funds issued by the awarding society in the currency of that society.