Nine awards, including six cash prizes, will be presented to students for their outstanding performance in oral and poster presentations.

● Two $350 awards for best oral presentation

● Three $250 awards for best poster presentation

● One $100 award for best poster presentation of an early-stage project (no results)

● People's Choice Award – Oral presentation

● People's Choice Award – Poster presentation.

● CMOS Award ($150) for the best poster presentation in physical oceanography or meteorology

ELIGIBILITY FOR CONTESTS

To be eligible for a cash prize, you must:

● Be a master's or doctoral student and a member of Québec-Océan

● Present your study project with no results for first-year master's students or with results for all others

● Respect the rules of presentation (see To present)

● Present your poster to the jury members and answer their questions during the virtual poster sessions.

To be eligible for a People's Choice Award, you must:

● Present a research project that is part of the Québec-Ocean scientific program

● Respect the rules of presentation (see To present)

● Present your poster to the participants and answer their questions during the virtual poster sessions

● All participants will receive an email on the last day of the ASM with a link to vote for their favorite among all oral and poster presentations.

PRESENTATION EVALUATIONS

The jury, composed of members of Quebec-Ocean, will evaluate the eligible presentation and posters according to the following qualities:

● Scientific: originality and excellence of the research

● Didactic: clarity and effectiveness of the written and oral demonstration

● Visual: readability and balance of presentation.

Poster contestants must be present during their virtual poster session.

The evaluation grids used by the jury are available for consultation: