Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research

In 2008, the Justice Emmett Hall Memorial Foundation launched its annual student essay competition. The intent is to foster Canadian health economics and health policy research among undergraduate and graduate students. The competition was publicized in French and English through undergraduate and graduate programs in economics, health policy, health administration, community and public health and applied health research programs (including CIHR/CHRSF funded regional training centres) across Canada, CAHSPR, and other local applied health research networks. Over 150 essays have been submitted since the launch of this competition across 3 categories. Essays were reviewed and scored independently by two of the three member panel of judges to avoid potential conflicts of interest – so that double blind protocols were maintained as much as possible.
 
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The Justice Emmett Hall Memorial Foundation invites students to submit essays to the Student Essay Competition

• Essays should be up to 3,000 words long (excluding references and appendices) and address any topic in health services or health policy.
• The Hall Foundation will award three prizes annually for the best submissions
  • Best doctoral submission $1500
  • Best masters submission: $1250
  • Best undergraduate submission: $1000
• Winning essays will be selected by a panel appointed by the President of the Hall Foundation.
• Titles of the winning essays will be posted on the Hall Foundation website and displayed at a poster contest organized by the Hall Foundation at the annual CAHSPR conference.
• Please submit your essay as a pdf file or word document to Susan Law at susan.law.chsm@ssss.gouv.qc.ca by Monday, March 31, 2014. Please include the following:
  • Name, and contact information (email, phone, address)
  • University
  • Student status: Undergraduate, master or doctorate
  • Department and program of enrolment
  • Program coordinator and contact information
  • 3,000 word essay
• Winners will be notified by email prior to the annual CAHSPR conference.
• Essays may be submitted in English or in French and may be based on course or thesis work.

For more information, please contact Susan Law at susan.law.chsm@ssss.gouv.qc.ca.