Awarded annually to an outstanding M.A. student in the Innovation, Science and Environment Policy program in the School of Public Policy and Administration. Recipients will be conducting excellent research in environmental governance, defined as strengthening environment policy-related institutions and democratic processes at the international, national and/or local level. The recipient(s) will be selected by the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research on the recommendation of the Co-ordinator of the Innovation, Science and Environmental Policy program. Endowed in 2004 by Resource Futures International.