Undergraduate Student Award

The undergraduate student awards are given annually to undergraduate students (2nd year of study or higher) at a recognized Canadian university or institute of higher education for excellence in one of the specialties supported by the Mineralogical Association of Canada (mineralogy, crystallography, geochemistry, petrology and mineral deposits).

The recipient will receive a one-year membership to the Association (including electronic access to The Canadian Mineralogist, a subscription to the scientific magazine Elements, 20% discount on MAC publications, discounted registration fee at our annual meeting) and a $100 gift certificate redeemable on any MAC publications to be selected from our Topics of Mineralogical Sciences, Special Publications, or Special Issues of The Canadian Mineralogist.

If a suitable undergraduate student is not available, a graduate student may be chosen. The nominating officer must be an instructor of a course involving one of the specialties supported by the Mineralogical Association of Canada.

Please note: we can only respond to one nomination per institution per year, The deadline to submit a nomination is January 31.  Please fill out the nomination form and email or mail it back to us.