The CES has two nationally running student initiatives:
The CES Student Case Competition
Teams of three to five students compete in the analysis of an evaluation case file that is available in English and French. English-speaking and French-speaking students from all disciplines, all levels of post-secondary study are welcome to participate. There is no limit to the number of teams from a given institution.In a preliminary competition, all teams receive on the same day the key to an evaluation case file that has been hidden on the Web. They have five hours to prepare an analysis then submit it by e-mail for judging by a bilingual panel of experts. The three best teams are invited to participate in a final round, held at the Canadian Evaluation Society's annual conference, in which they must analyse a new case and present findings and recommendations before a live audience.The team that makes the best presentation takes possession of the Case Competition Trophy for a year, receives prizes and is given visibility in various publications.
British Columbia students have recently begun to compete in the CES Case Competition. One team from Kwantlen College entered in 2008, and in 2009 two BC mixed-school teams entered, one Victoria-based the other Vancouver-based.
In 2009, CESBC offered two $500 scholarships to non-qualifying competitors in the CES Case Competition for travel to and registration costs of attending the 2009 CES National Conference in Ottawa, ON.
Try and win!
The CES/CESEF Student Paper Contest.
The contest provides exposure to promising students who study or have an interest in evaluation. Awards will be granted for the best papers written in the field of evaluation.Who is eligible to participate?Any full or part-time undergraduate/graduate student, from all fields and/or disciplines, enrolled in a degree or diploma program at a Canadian post secondary institution are eligible to compete. Contestants must be registered as a student as of the submission deadline date (see website). There is no limit on the number of papers submitted per student. Co-authorship (by two or more students, not faculty) is permitted but the prize amounts remain the same. Work that has been accepted for publication, or that has already been published, is not eligible in the contest.