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Last updated 3 September 2011
1. Student Writing Competition
2. Student Mentorship Program
The Nova Scotian Institute of Science (NSIS) sponsors an annual Student Science Writing Competition. In 2010, the Situating Science Knowledge Cluster (Halifax) collaborated with the NSIS in sponsoring this event. The importance of effective writing in the communication of science has long been recognised as an important aspect of the scientific profession and the NSIS considers this Competition as a means to promote the writing skills of young scientists.
Details of the 2012 Student Science Writing Competition are in a poster and an announcement, both in PDF Format.
The 2012 Student Science Writing Competition has two categories, one for graduate students and one for undergraduate students. The winning article written by a graduate student has a prize of $500 and that for the undergraduate student is $250. The competition is open to all students registered at a University in Nova Scotia.
Important dates for the 2011-2012 Writing Competition are:
Notification of Intent to enter the Competition: Friday, 6 January 2012
Submission deadline for article: Friday, 2 March 2012
Presentation of Awards will be at the Windsor Lecture Theatre, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 1723 Hollis Street, Halifax, Monday, 2 April 2012.
Details of the Competition, including point of contact, are provided in a PDF file containing Information for Authors.
| WHAT IS IT? | |
| A mentoring program aimed at students seeking personal and professional guidance regarding future career opportunities in science and science-related fields. | |
| WHO IS INVOLVED? | |
| Students enrolled in Nova Scotian universities, in both undergraduate and graduate courses in any faculty, plus NSIS members who have agreed to act as mentors. | |
| WHY ARE WE OFFERING THIS PROGRAM? | |
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1. To help students realize the wealth of career
opportunities available in science and science-related fields.
2. To provide a rewarding and satisfying experience for both students and mentors. 3. To increase awareness of the NSIS. | |
| WHAT IS THE MENTOR'S COMMITMENT? | |
| The degree to which a mentor becomes involved in the program will be determined by the individual. On the first level, the mentor must commit to a conversation with the student - this can be as simple as exchanging a few emails. Subsequent levels could include meeting with the student, job shadowing, on-going correspondence and referrals to other professionals within the knowledge of the mentor. | |
| WHAT IS THE PROCESS? | |
| Interested students should send an e-mail to the Mentorship Program Chair, Dr Robert Boudreau (rtmboudreau@hotmail.com), to request a mentor. The Chair will then investigate and match the student with a possible mentor and then contact the mentor via e-mail for permission to release their name and contact information to the student. The Chair will then send an e-mail to both the mentor and the student to introduce them. The student and the mentor will make direct contact with each other and take it from there. | |
Further details on the Mentorship Program will soon be provided.
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