The Bultz Best Student Poster Award* ($100 prize)
The Bultz Best Student Oral Presentation Award* ($100 prize)
The Donald Mayer Student Award ($1,000 travel/accommodation reimbursement to attend the conference PLUS a complimentary registration to attend the conference)
The purpose of this award is to recognize a student member of the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology, for a poster presentation of a research project demonstrating excellence in psychosocial oncology research in Canada.
The award will be presented at the annual CAPO conference.
The project can be completed or the student can present data from ongoing research.
CAPO members are informed of the competition at the time of call for abstracts and asked to request consideration of their submitted abstracts. Scientists will judge all submitted poster presentations at the conference to select the “best” poster according to pre-specified criteria.
The student must attend the conference to be eligible.
This award is presented annually. There can only be one winner for this award per year.
To be eligible for this award, the student must indicate eligibility when completing the call for abstract submissions form.
Amount: $100.00
Winner 2019: Brooke Russell, University of Calgary
Winner 2018: Cynthia Wan, University of Ottawa
Winner 2017: Laura Hallward
Winner 2016: Gilla Shapiro
Winner 2015: Samara Perez
Winner 2014: Anne- Josee Guimond
Winner 2013: Caroline Desautels & Shannon Groff
Winner 2012: Claudia Trudel-Fitzgerald
Winner 2011: Ajit Auluck
Winner 2010: Emily Murray
Winner 2009: Andrea Krawczyk
Winner 2008: Lauren Walker
Winner 2007: Fiona Schulte
Winner 2006: Sebastian Simard
Winner 2005: Sarah Harington
Winner 2004: Larissa Vikela
The purpose of this award is to recognize a student member of the Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology for an oral research presentation demonstrating excellence in psychosocial oncology research in Canada.
The award will be presented at the annual CAPO conference.
The presentation can be completed or the student can present data from ongoing research. CAPO members are informed of the competition at the time of call for abstracts and asked to request consideration of their submitted abstracts. Scientists will judge all submitted oral abstracts and presentations at the conference with pre-specified criteria, in order to select the “best” oral presentation.
The student must attend the conference to be eligible.
This award is presented annually. There can only be one winner for this award per year.
To be eligible for this award, the student must indicate eligibility when completing the call for abstract submissions form.
Amount: $100.00
Winner 2019: Gilla Shapiro, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Winner 2018: Molly McCarthy, York University
Winner 2017: Amanda Wurz
Winner 2016: Beth Edwards
Winner 2015: Cybelle Abate
Winner 2014: Laura Capozzi
Winner 2013: Sreenath Madathail & Sara Beattie
Winner 2012: Lauren Walker
Winner 2011: Jennifer Brunet
Winner 2010: Allison Pederson
Winner 2009: Andree Castonguay
Winner 2008: Bejoy Thomas
Winner 2007: Helen Wong
Winner 2006: Arielle Warner
Winner 2005: Sophie Lebel
Winner 2004: Virginia Lee
This annual award has been developed to honour a CAPO student member who has demonstrated excellence in his/ her submission of an original paper. This award will be awarded annually to coincide with CAPO’s Annual Conference. This award is open to clinicians and researchers and the focus of the manuscript can include one (or more) of the following: research, clinical or educational.
The recipient of the award will receive $1,000 CDN to assist with travel to the CAPO conference. The winner will be asked to present the paper at the conference. Conference registration fees will be waived.
Procedures and How to submit:
We are pleased to announce the winner for 2019 is Breanna Lane, BA (Hons)
Breanna completed her undergraduate degree in psychology at Mount Allison University in Sackville, NB. Her undergraduate training and her work with vulnerable and homeless youth contributed to her passionate beliefs about early interventions for adolescents and young adults. Breanna is currently completing her PsyD at Memorial University under the supervision of Dr. Sheila Garland in the Sleep, Health and Wellness Lab. Breanna has received funding for her patient-oriented research project from NL Support, and has participated in Knowledge Translation Canada’s Summer Institute. Her research with young adults with cancer in Canada has allowed her to apply her enthusiasm to advocate for the needs of an underserved healthcare demographic.