b'THE CPBI AWARDS ARE GROWINGThe Canadian Plant Breeding Innovation awards program is now soliciting nominations and scholarship applicantsstudents at McGill University are now able to take part.WITH THE COMMONgoals of recogniz- The scholarship portion of the program ing achievement and innovation in plantenjoys the support of a number of greatThe CPBI Scholarships are breeding and shining a spotlight on thesponsors who want to directly contributesupported by a number of contributions made by plant breeders into ensuring the brightest young minds arewonderful sponsors. Stay Canada, the second annual Canadian Plantable to further their educations in the fieldtuned as more sponsors Breeding Innovation (CPBI) Awards are(no pun intended) of plant breeding.now soliciting nominations and applicants. The Canadian Plant Breeding andcome on board!The CPBI Awards are an opportunity toGenetics Award is sponsored by the recognize plant breeders at various stagesCanadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA) in their careers.and Germination and is presented to a It is broken down into the followingpublic or private sector researcher who components: has made a significant contribution to theCPBI Innovation Scholarshipsadvancement of Canadian plant agriculture (formerly Seed of the Year scholarship)through research in plant breeding andTwo winners from the East and twogenetics. Individuals are nominated by from the West recognizing up-and-comingtheir peers and are selected by the CSTA young plant breeders. This year, studentsboard of directors.at McGill University are eligible to apply in addition to the University of Guelph,How to ApplyUniversity of Manitoba, University ofScholarship applicants at the University Saskatchewan and University of Alberta. of Guelph, McGill University, UniversitySeed of the YearHonouring theof Manitoba, University of Saskatchewan accomplishments of seed breeders fromand University of Alberta plant breeding across Canada and their chosen variety,programs can get an application from their with the intention of bolstering knowledgerespective university and visit germination.of the importance of breeding programsca/innovation-scholarship/ for more details. in Canada. The winner is selected byApplication deadline is Oct. 31, 2020.Germinations editorial board. Seed of the Year criteria and applica- Canadian Plant Breeding andtions can be downloaded at germination.Genetics AwardPresented annually toca/seed-of-the-year. Application deadline a public or private sector researcher whois Oct. 31, 2020.has made a significant contribution to theInformation on the Canadian Plant advancement of Canadian plant agricultureBreeding & Genetics Award is available through research in plant breeding andat germination.ca/pbg-award and genetics. seedinnovation.ca/csta-awards. Awarding innovation among both veteran and up-and-coming scientists is an important way to recognize the accom-plishments of our nations plant breeders,Visit germination.ca/cpbi-awards/for more info!says Germination editor Marc Zienkiewicz.26GERMINATION.CASEPTEMBER 2020'