The International Association of Forensic Mental Health presents 1 award each year.

 Christopher Webster Young Scholar Award

Notification of Award:

We are very pleased to announce that an award of $500 CAD will be given to the best conference presentation by a student or young scholar. Young scholars are defined by their age (before 35) and/or their professional status (not more than one year after obtaining PhD).  

2010 Receipient

Erika Braithwaite

Canada

2009 Recipient

Carla Kotzé, MMed, FCPsych
Weskoppies Hospital / University of Pretoria 
SOUTH AFRICA

2008 Recipient

2007 Recipient
Mette Felbert Kreis, M.Sc. Ph.D. Student
Postgraduate Research Student
Department of Psychology
Glasgow Caledonian University
Glasgow, SCOTLAND

2006 Recipient
Sarah L. Desmarais, M.A., Ph.D. Student

BC Mental Health & Addiction Services
Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute
Department of Psychology
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, BC, CANADA 

Eligibility criteria and application:  Young scholars are defined on the basis of their age (under 35 years) and their professional status (their application should be made no more than one year after obtaining their PhD).  Prospective young scholars should have had a paper or poster accepted for presentation at the forthcoming annual conference of the IAFMHS.  The young scholar must nominate him or herself. 

Their application for the award should comprise

(a) the abstract of their presentation,

(b) a personal statement (no more than 250 words on why they are eligible for the award), and

(c) a brief CV (no more than 250 words).