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New for 2012! The CAG Divisional Chairs are pleased to announce new "Divisional Poster Awards," to be awarded to outstanding posters in each division.  Eligibility criteria remain the same, as detailed below.  Please note this award is a certificate of recognition, with no monetary value.  

The CIHR Institute of Aging encourages posters on research projects on aging in any of CIHR’s four the or even across themes. The Divisions are:

1. Biomedical
2. Applied clinical science
3. Health services and systems research
4. Social, cultural, environmental, and population health
   

Graduate Students should present research projects based on work undertaken at the graduate level and not at the undergraduate level.

It is important to note that the poster stand on its own merit and not require additional verbal explanation. Posters will be judged with students in attendance (mandatory) by three judges at appointed times during the CAG ASEM. Judges will base their assessment on the following criteria (criteria 1 to 4 being equally weighted):

1. Quality of the Research (clarity of theoretical perspectives, method, sample, findings, discussion, limitations)
2. Merit of the Research (validity of conclusions, relevancy to field of aging, potential for application)
3. Quality of Abstract and Content (coherence, logical flow, grammar, spelling, concise abstract)
4. Demonstrated Understanding of the Student (recognition of limits of the study, familiar with research context)
5. Special Merit marks will be awarded for innovative, novel research projects.

The winners will be announced at the conference.  Awards will be presented by the Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Aging at which time photographs will be taken.

To enter the competition, you must submit an abstract to the general CAG Call for Abstracts by the general abstract submission deadline: April 30, 2012.   

To enter the poster competition, when submitting your abstract online, you must:

1. Select a poster presentation.
2. Confirm that you wish to enter the Student Poster Competition by indicating your degree level.  

Incomplete submissions will not be considered. 

If you have any questions about submitting a poster application through the CAG Call for Abstracts, please email asem@cagacg.ca.