CSPS Sponsors


2009 NATIONAL SUMMER STUDENT RESEARCH PROGRAM AWARDS to Present Research Findings at the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences Annual Meeting, SPONSORED BY MERCK-FROSST CANADA LTD.

National Directors:  Dr. Kishor M. Wasan (UBC) and Dr. Dale Meisner (Merck-Frosst Canada Ltd.)

CRITERIA:

1. Each Canadian Pharmacy School will receive one award worth $1,250 (in Canadian dollars) in-order to select an undergraduate pharmacy summer student to present their research project findings at the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences Annual Meeting.

2. The funded student must complete a “hypothesis testing” research project and have had an abstract submitted to and accepted by the 2009 Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences Annual Meeting. Projects in all disciplines of Pharmacy (Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology, Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy) are eligible. All currently registered “full-time” undergraduate pharmacy students in good standing are eligible for this program. 
*Note: Students who have previously held this award are not eligible.

3. Each participating Pharmacy School will choose their own student and sponsoring supervisor and notify the National Director by February 27, 2009.  If a school does not participate in this program, the funds will be given to another school (first come, first serve).  Each school will be responsible for determining the process by which they choose their student/supervisor representatives to the program. Each school will also be responsible for advertising this program to their students and faculty.

4. Funds will be released to the school upon notification of student name, supervisor name, title of research project, and confirmation of abstract acceptance to the CSPS annual meeting to the National Director Dr. Kishor Wasan at kwasan@interchange.ubc.ca
Please include the name of the school administrator to whom the funds should be sent. 


5.  The student will be required to present their research project in the form of a poster at the 2009 Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences Annual Meeting, June 3 – 6, in Toronto, Ontario. These funds to attend this meeting are provided to be used for travel and lodging purposes only.