Franklin Henry Young Scientist Award

Award Information

Award Overview:

This award recognizes scholarly research of SCAPPS’ trainee members. This recognition will be evidenced by scholarly contributions to date (detailed in a CV) and the quality of thesis-related research as judged by one exemplar of this work (i.e., new, submitted, or recently published). Awardees are expected to attend the SCAPPS conference and present the data from the submitted paper or an overview of their thesis work related to the submitted paper. The presentation must be novel and not solely based on data presented previously at a conference venue.

Award Guidelines

Eligibility:

The applicant must be the principal author of the scholarly paper submitted for the award, which shows evidence of scholarly work representative of the trainee’s thesis.
The applicant must have been a student at the time that the research for the submitted scholarly paper was completed.
The applicant must have been registered as a student within the 12 months before the application date of the Franklin Henry Young Scientist Award.
The applicant must be a SCAPPS member at the time of application submission.
The applicant must not have been a previous recipient of the Franklin Henry Young Scientist Award.
All application materials must be submitted by the deadline.

Award:

Up to three (3) awards are available for each given year. One award is possible in each of the areas of: (1) Sport Psychology, (2) Exercise and Health Psychology, and (3) Motor Learning/Control. Applicants are required to submit via their preferred portal, but the award adjudicators may choose to move the application to another area if deemed appropriate after consultation.

Each award consists of:

One registration at the current SCAPPS conference.
One SCAPPS membership for the year following the receipt of the award.
One financial award of up to $500 CAD to offset costs (travel, accommodation, and/or registration) incurred when the awardee attends a relevant academic conference*

*Notes: 1) the award recipient will receive the funds following submission of original receipts to the SCAPPS Treasurer; 2) the travel must occur within a 1-year period after the awardee receives the award and can include the SCAPPS conference for the year following the receipt of the award.

Submission Guidelines:

The application must include the following:

One brief cover letter indicating (i) materials submitted, (ii) the current professional status of the applicant (iii) a brief chronological history of student status, and (iv) details regarding the submitted paper including: the relationship of the submitted paper to the student’s overall thesis and the state of submission regarding the submitted paper. With respect to the latter this includes the journal title of any intended or submitted work. Eligible papers can have been published up to 12 months preceding the Franklin Henry Young Scientist Award application deadline (so papers published in the last calendar year are eligible for consideration for the Franklin Henry Young Scientist Award).
One curriculum vitae. The CV should conform to the five headings below:
1. Demographic information pertaining to post-secondary education, including dates and supervisor name.
2. Any awards (related to education and research) related to graduate study.
3. Publications (including submitted and in-press) along with indications of contribution to the paper (i.e., whether this was part of your PhD, Masters, or other RA work). This information is especially important on multi-authored papers.
4. Conference presentations.
5. Other relevant research and/or extracurricular activities (e.g., visiting researcher, organizer of conference workshops, knowledge translation activities, USport athlete, volunteer or clinical experience).
One copy of the scholarly paper. The page limit for the submitted scholarly paper is 25 double spaced pages excluding tables, figures, and references. (Note: manuscripts that have been submitted or accepted for publication at the time of award submission which fit outside of this 25 page limit will be permitted). Preferably, the paper will follow APA guidelines (7^th edition), although for published/submitted work, adherence to journal guidelines will be accepted. All submissions should include an abstract (max 300 words). The submitted paper must be part of the student’s thesis and representative of current work (i.e., either not published or if published, published in the year preceding the application for the YSA).
Data previously presented or submitted to a journal can be used in the scholarly paper.
Papers that do not adhere to the submission criteria will not be reviewed.

Application

For the 2022 competition, please upload a single PDF file containing all application materials to the appropriate portal: (1) Sport Psychology; (2) Exercise and Health Psychology; or (3) Motor Learning/Control. You can only submit to one of these three areas. Applicants will be notified of decisions by June 17, 2022. Applicants not chosen for the award are encouraged to resubmit their abstracts as part of the regular conference program. For questions, please contact the Director of Sport and Exercise Psychology (Dr. Shaelyn Strachan; shaelyn.strachan@umanitoba.ca) or the Director of Motor Learning and Control (Dr. Melanie Lam; mlam@stfx.ca).

The portal opens for FHYSA submissions May 16, 2022.

The portal closes for FHYSA submissions May 30, 2022.

Award Adjudication

The award will be judged both on the student’s CV (50%) and the quality of the submitted paper (50%) as evidence of thesis-related work.

The reviewers will be considering the quality of the submitted Scholarly Paper based on the following criteria:

Scientific/methodological rigor (e.g., strong design, appropriate to the research question addressed, appropriate sample size).
Innovative/originality (e.g., uses a new methodology, has novel implications, focuses on an underserved population, poses an original research question).
Scientific merit/contribution (e.g., provides insight into conceptualization of theory or construct, advances understanding, clear potential application).
Clarity of presentation (e.g., well-written, grammatically correct).

The Curriculum Vitae will be judged on impact of work and scholarly promise as evidenced by the following:

Journal publications (quantity, quality, and contribution).
Academic awards.
Conference participation (quantity, diversity, and leadership roles).
Any other relevant information pertaining to research-relevant training and excellence.

Past Recipients

SCAPPS President Chris Shields and 2017 YSA winner Christopher Forgaard