CGU Best Student Paper Awards

CGU offers five awards to recognize outstanding performance in scientific research and presentation by students. Awards are presented at the award ceremony of each CGU annual meeting (when scheduling allows). Award winners and their supervisors are also listed on CGU web and social media channels.

*Winners consent to being published on CGU social media channels.

For any of the awards, the student must be the first author and presenter, and the abstract must be identified to the CGU session convenor as a student paper.

Union Level Awards

There is one Union level student award, i.e., the CGU Best Student Paper Award (the competition is open to CGU student members from any section giving an oral presentation at the CGU annual meeting).

To participate, submit a maximum 5 page paper (including figures and references) to Dr. Georgia Fotopoulos, chair of the CGU Award Committee (georgia.fotopoulos@queensu.ca). The submission deadline aligns with the abstract submission deadline of each year’s CGU annual meeting. A maximum of five papers will be pre-selected by the judges, and the associated oral presentations will be assessed at the annual meeting. The winner of the CGU Best Student Paper Award receives a $500 prize.

The submission deadline for the 2025 competition is May 5, 2025, at noon Eastern Time .

See here for a sample CGU Best Student Paper format.

Year	Recipient	Affiliation
2025	Megan Montgomery	Nipissing University
2024	Luana Camelo	University of Toronto - Mississauga

Section Level Awards

BIOGEOSCIENCES SECTION AWARD

To apply for the $500 Biogeosciences Best Student Paper Award, please refer to https://cgu-ugc.ca/sections/biogeosciences/students/.

GEODESY SECTION AWARD

To apply for the $500 Best Student Paper in Geodesy Award, please refer to https://cgu-ugc.ca/sections/geodesy/students/.

HYDROLOGY SECTION AWARDS

There are two awards for hydrology students:

1. D.M. Gray Award for Best Student Paper in Hydrology: Eligibility and submission criteria are available at https://cgu-ugc.ca/sections/hydrology/students/.

2. Campbell Scientific Award for Best Student Poster in Hydrology: Eligibility and submission criteria are available at https://cgu-ugc.ca/sections/hydrology/students/.

SOLID EARTH SECTION AWARD

No extended abstract is required for the $750 Solid Earth Best Student Paper Award.