Scientific prizes and awards / General

Bancroft Award

Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada

Description

The Bancroft Award was endowed by Mrs. J. A. Bancroft in 1968 for instruction and research in the science of geology to honour Joseph Austin Bancroft (1882-1957), FRSC who was Dawson Professor at McGill University, 1913-1929.

The award is given for publication, instruction, and research in the earth sciences that have conspicuously contributed to public understanding and appreciation of the subject. It consists of a diploma and a cash amount of $2,500 and is offered every two years if there is a suitable candidate.

The selection committee consists of five Fellows who represent a broad cross-section of the geological and geophysical sciences. Each committee member shall serve for four years (two awards). Two members are appointed every two years. The Division shall appoint a Chair, for a two-year term, from among those committee members continuing into the latter part of their term.

Recipients

2010 : for publication, instruction and research in the earth sciences that have conspicuously contributed to public understanding and appreciation of the subject.
Frank C. Hawthorne, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Manitoba