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Abstract submission is open until March 2nd, 2026
Abstract Instructions for CSZ Annual Conference – Ottawa 2026.
Please submit your title and abstract in both French and English (250 words maximum for English, 300 for French). We recommend the use of the translating software DeepL for the most accurate translation (https://www.deepl.com/en/translator). If you use this or another AI translation service, please label your abstract as translated by AI by adding the text “[Translated by AI]” or “[traduit par l'IA]” to the start of the abstract.
Please fill out all text fields and boxes where applicable. Your French and English titles and abstracts can be pasted into the text boxes provided.
What awards are you eligible for?
Choose tags to filter awards (tags function as “or”). Keep in mind many of these require additional steps to apply for (outlined in each individual award, marked by “Requires additional steps” tag). We suggest right-clicking on the images and opening in a new tab for easy navigation.
The H. I. Battle Award is given for the best student poster at the Annual Conference of the CSZ and is intended to encourage and acknowledge excellence in scientific research and communication by students.
The CPB section annually awards the George Holeton prize to the most outstanding student Poster presentation in our section.
The Cas C. Lindsey Prize given by the IEE Section will be awarded for the best student presentation (oral or poster) within the fields of behaviour, ecology or evolution.
The Award is given for the best oral presentation by a student on a topic in Comparative Morphology and Development at the Annual Meeting.
Award for the best student research given as oral presentation during the annual conference in the area of parasitism, immunity and environment.
The Award is given for an oral research presentation at the Annual Conference of the Society, and is intended to encourage and acknowledge excellence in scientific research and communication by Post-Doctoral Fellows.
The purpose of this assistance program is to assist members of the Canadian society of Zoology who have natural caregiver functions (e.g., care of young children) and income that restricts their ability to attend the CSZ annual congresses. We will test this program at the 2019 Congress in Windsor with the intention of setting up a long-term program in the future.
This award recognizes the best student poster presentation in the PIE section at the CSZ Annual Meeting.
The Award is given for the best student talk at the Annual Conference of the Society, and is intended to encourage and acknowledge excellence in scientific research and communication by students.
This awards program, organized and administered by the Local Organizing Committee , is intended to help offset travel/lodging costs for students or postdocs giving an oral or poster presentation at the upcoming Annual Meeting of the CSZ.