b'ANNOUNCING THE 2023 CPBI AWARDSThe Canadian Plant Breeding Innovation awards program is now soliciting nominations and scholarship applications.WITH THE COMMONgoals of recognizing achievement andThe scholarship portion of the program enjoys the innovation in plant breeding and shining a spotlight onsupport of a number of great sponsors who want to the contributions made by plant breeders in Canada, thedirectly contribute to ensuring the brightest young minds Canadian Plant Breeding Innovation (CPBI) Awards areare able to further their educations in the field (no pun now soliciting nominations and applicants to be awardedintended) of plant breeding.in 2023. If your organization wishes to come on board as a The CPBI Awards are an opportunity to recognizesponsor or wants more information on doing so, email plant breeders at various stages in their careers.Marc Zienkiewicz at mzienkiewicz@seedworldgroup.com.It is broken down into the following components: CPBI Innovation ScholarshipsThese scholar- How to Applyships recognize up-and-coming young plant breeders.Scholarship applicants at University of British Columbia, Students at the following schools are eligible to apply:University of Alberta, University of Guelph, University of University of British Columbia, University of Alberta,Manitoba, University of Saskatchewan, Laval University University of Guelph, University of Manitoba, Universityand McGill University plant breeding programs can get of Saskatchewan, Laval University and McGill University. an application from their respective university and visitSeed of the YearHonouring the accomplishmentsgermination.ca/innovation-scholarship/ for more details. of seed breeders from across Canada and their chosenApplication deadline is Oct. 31, 2022.variety, with the intention of bolstering knowledge of theSeed of the Year criteria and applications can importance of breeding programs in Canada. The winnerbe downloaded at germination.ca/seed-of-the-year. is selected by Germinations editorial board. Application deadline is Oct. 31, 2022. Canadian Plant Breeding and Genetics Award Information on the Canadian Plant Breeding & Presented annually to a public or private sector researcherGenetics Award is available at germination.ca/pbg-award. who has made a significant contribution to the advance- Application deadline is Oct. 31, 2022. ment of Canadian plant agriculture through research in plant breeding and genetics. The winner of this award is given the honour of selecting the CPBI scholarship win-ners. Visit germination.ca/cpbi-awards/ for more info!The CPBI Scholarships are supported by a number of wonderful sponsors. Stay tuned as more sponsors come on board!4GERMINATION.CASEPTEMBER 2022'