NCCEH

NCCEH Student Project Award

This student award program is offered by the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health (NCCEH) in partnership with the Environmental Health Foundation of Canada (EHFC) and takes the form of a contest held twice a year for students enrolled in environmental health programs across Canada.

Objectives
  • To promote evidence-based practice and policy among students and schools.
  • To recognize quality student work.
  • To share quality student projects with EH professionals across the country.
Project Overview
  • This project will operate as a pilot in 2012.
  • Twice a year, January and April, each school’s EH program/department will be invited to submit their best student project.
  • Submissions will be reviewed by a panel.
  • Successful projects will be posted on the EHFC website.
  • A brief summary (English and French) will be posted on the NCCEH website and linked to the EHFC website.
  • A prize of $200 will be presented for each of the 10 top projects. (Group projects are considered as one.)
Eligible Projects
  • The project must be relevant to EH practice or policy in Canada.
  • The project topic should be a priority for practitioners/policymakers.
  • The project could be in the form of an evidence review or as research.
Review Panel
  • Members will include:
    • an EH Foundation/CIPHI member;
    • a NCCEH scientist;
    • a practitioner/policymaker (e.g., MHO from the NCCEH Advisory Board);
    • others as needed (e.g., bilingual or content-specific).
  • Specific evaluation criteria will be developed based on submissions.

Additional Information

The NCCEH website provides examples of: