Information for potential Fellows of the Society:
The CSB/SCB at its biennial meeting in Montreal adopted the following standards for a new class of member, Fellow of the Society.
To become a Fellow:
- Members should submit a letter to the Secretariat (see below)
- A curriculum vitae
- The member should also identify the approximate year when s/he became a member and/or a student member, if applicable, of the Society.
Note, that a fee of fifty dollars ($50 CDN) was approved to help defray the costs of processing applications. It was further approved that applicants be required to fill out a form that identifies the criteria necessary for recommendation to Fellow status.
This application form is available here: Fellow Application
Send applications to:
Secretariat, Canadian Society for Biomechanics
c/o Janessa Drake, Ph.D.
2030 Sherman Health Science Research Centre
School of Kinesiology and Health Science
Faculty of Health, York University
4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3
Voice: 416-736-2100 x33568
E-mail: jdrake@yorku.ca
Criteria for nomination to Fellow status in the Canadian Society for Biomechanics
Shall have demonstrated high standards of academic development and a commitment to the goals and long-range activities of the Society:
- Shall have been a member of the Society for eight consecutive years (up to two of which may have been earned as a student member) immediately prior to applying for Fellowship.
- Shall have attended at least three biannual meetings of the Society during the past ten years.
- Publication of at least eight full papers on biomechanics as principal author in peer-reviewed journals of national or international distribution such as those listed in Index Medicus or Current Contents, in addition, ten publications from any combination of invited book chapters or coauthored refereed publications.
- Shall have authorship of at least ten papers at biannual meetings of the Society.
- Authorship includes being presenter or supervisor of the research.
- Shall have received a recommendation for advancement to Fellow status in writing from two current Fellows of the Society.
Current and future Career Award winners will automatically be elevated to Fellow status. The first Fellows of the Society are: Drs. David Winter, Robert Norman, Gavin Reid and Micheline Gagnon.
Information for Career Awards:
The CSB Career Award is the highest honour conferred by the Society and is reserved to those individuals who have given exemplary contribution to the field of biomechanics and its promotion in Canada. A successful candidate will demonstrate a record of outstanding research, mentorship, and promotion of Biomechanics.
Click below to obtain additional eligibility and application information:
Information for Student Travel Grants:
Student members of CSB/SCB are eligible for a student travel award/grant. Two awards in the amount of up to $3000.00 each are available to be given out annually.
The purpose of the grant is to support two graduate students one in a masters program and one in a doctoral program to travel to another laboratory to facilitate expanding their research experience, and to promote cross-fertilization between laboratories. A report on the accomplishments during the trip will be submitted to the CSB/SCB executive within one month after the trip is completed.
Click below to obtain additional eligibility information and the appropriate application form:
CSB/SCB will award up to 20 travel grants to help cover the expenses related to the Congress. Each grant will be valued at up to $300 CAN and any additional information will be available during each conference year.
Click below to obtain additional eligibility information and the appropriate application form:
CSB/SCB is piloting a new program to support student (undergraduate, MSc, or PhD) travel to, and participation in, a training workshop relevant to the biomechanics community. One such workshop will be endorsed annually by the Society, and will be publicised on the CSB website and newsletters.
This year (2020), up to three, $500 grants will be awarded to attend the Advanced International School on "Imaging, Modeling, and Simulation in Biomechanics & Mechanobiology", which will be held 24-28 February 2020 in Roma, Italy. Questions regarding eligibility or the application procedures should be sent to the CSB Secretary. Assessment of this pilot project will be performed in Spring 2020.
Applications are due 3 months before the start of the workshop (24 Nov 2019).
Click below to obtain additional eligibility information and the appropriate application form: