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BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND STUDENT PRIZE
Each
year the Botanical Society of Scotland awards a prize to the final year
student of a Scottish University who submits the best dissertation on a
botanical investigation carried out during the course of their final year.
The rules governing the
award of this annual prize are as follows:
1.
The competition is open to
undergraduate students in the final year of their degree course who have
been recommended by their course director.
2.
Only one submission may be
made from each degree course.
3.
The prize will consist of a
certificate and £100. It will be presented at a meeting of the Botanical
Society of Scotland.
4.
The dissertation should be
of an investigation on plants carried out as a research project in part
fulfilment of the requirements for the author's degree.
5.
The dissertation should be
submitted to BSS after it has been assessed by the student's institution
and the student's degree results have been announced. It must be received by 1st July of the
current year.
6.
The dissertation must be accompanied
by a note from the student's academic supervisor stating the proportion of
the student's course time allocated to the project and indicating the
degree of assistance given.
7.
A summary of not more than 200
words outlining the content and main findings of the work should accompany
the submission. This summary will normally be published in the Society's
Newsletter.
8.
The decision of the
adjudicating committee will be announced by 31st October
9.
An award will be made only
if a treatise of sufficient merit is received.
Full details and a list of previous
prize winners may be obtained from:
Hon General
Secretary,
Botanical
Society of Scotland,
c/o
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh,
20a
Inverleith Row,
Edinburgh,
EH3 5LR.
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