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The SCO-SOC
administers 3 student research awards:

  1. The Taverner Awards
  2. The James L. Baillie Award
  3. The Fred Cooke Award
  • Applicants must be SCO-SOC members to be eligible.
  • A single application can be made to apply for all 3 types of student research awards.
  • Application deadline is February 15, 2012.
Applications should be emailed to:
Ian Warkentin
Chair, SCO-SOC Student Awards Committee
Memorial University of Newfoundland, Corner Brook, NL, A2H 6P9
e-mail: ian.warkentin@gmail.com
tel: (709) 637-6200 ext 6246

TAVERNER AWARDS

Taverner Awards are offered by the SCO-SOC to honour Percy A. Taverner and to further his accomplishments in increasing the knowledge of Canadian birds through research, conservation, and public education.  The awards are aimed at people with limited or no access to major funding, regardless of professional status, who are undertaking ornithological work in Canada.  Two awards of up to $1,500 each are made annually.

JAMES L. BAILLIE AWARD

The James L. Baillie Student Research Award is open to any student conducting ornithological research at a Canadian university.  It honours the memory of James L. Baillie and shall be for research that is consistent with the objectives of the James L. Baillie Memorial Fund. These are to support: studies of Canadian birds in their natural environment; projects which contribute to preservation of birds; and projects which disseminate knowledge of birds. The James L. Baillie Student Research Award is funded by Long Point Bird Observatory / Bird Studies Canada from proceeds of the Baillie Birdathon, and is administered by the SCO-SOC. One award of up to $1000 is made annually.

FRED COOKE AWARD

The Fred Cooke Student Award is offered jointly by the SCO-SOC and Bird Studies Canada to honour the contributions of Professor Fred Cooke to Canadian ornithology by supporting ornithological conference travel or research activities by a student at a Canadian university.   The award shall be open to any student conducting ornithological research at a Canadian university, except that previous recipients of the award shall not be eligible.  The award shall be for travel to ornithological conferences at which the student will make an oral or poster presentation, or research in any aspect of ornithology anywhere in the world. One award of up to $1000 is made annually.  
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