Amount: $100.00 each.
Information: The research must have been successfully defended within 2 years prior to the annual award submission date. The person who nominates the student’s work must be a member of the Counselling Psychology Section; the student does not need to be a member.
Application Procedure: prizes are awarded based on a 2-page summary of the dissertation or thesis, to be written by the student. Formatting requirements: double-spaced, 12 point font, 1 inch margins. Tables and figures must be integrated into the document, not attached as appendices. The title page and references do not count against the page limit. A student’s work can only be nominated once for each award. Further instructions can be found at https://cpa.ca/sections/counsellingpsychology/studentpage/
Amount: $100.00 each.
Deadline: June 12, 2025
Information: -Three poster awards (Best Undergraduate, Best Master’s, Best Doctoral) are given out annually at the CPA Conference (Counselling Psychology’s Scheduled Poster Session). These awards are for outstanding research projects related to the field of Counselling Psychology.
The evaluation of posters are based on the following:
1. Contribution to knowledge and understanding in counselling psychology.
2. Quality of the research
3. Quality of the writing
4. Visual appeal and organization of the poster.
A student needs to be named as first author on the poster and needs to be presenting in the Counselling Psychology poster session.
Students must be present at their poster during the assigned time to be considered.
Membership in the Counselling Section is not a requirement for award eligibility.
Application procedure: No application process.
In advance of the CPA conference, students who have been accepted to present their poster will be informed via email that their poster will be automatically considered for best poster. The option of opting out will be provided.
Posters will be reviewed at the CPA conference. Awards will be given out at the Counselling Section’s AGM. Award winners are encouraged to attend.