THE JOHN LAUCHLAN MEMORIAL AWARD
APPLICATION PROCESS

Submission deadline for award applications is September 30th each year. The award period covers endeavors starting December 1st through to
November 30th the following year.

Award amounts are based on funding, and the budget requirements of each particular trip.

Recipients are announced at the Banff Festival of Mountain Films, held annually on the first weekend of November.

Send applications to:

John Lauchlan Memorial Award
510 Larch Place
Canmore, Alberta
T1W 1R9

or to e-mail click here

 

Mission Statement and Selection Criteria

The John Lauchlan award was instituted to support and perpetuate the bold and adventurous spirit which characterized John Lauchlan and his mountain exploits. This award is made in support of mountain related expeditions based on the following criteria:

• CANADIAN: At least half of the team members must be Canadian (citizens or permanent residents).

• INNOVATIVE: Trips which break new ground in their objective, location, style or approach. Trips may be exploratory in nature or they may be task specific (e.g. a specific summit).

• BOLD: Trips which show evidence of a high level of committment and vision that is not only challenging to the abilities and experience of the members, but which has international significance.

• EXPLORATORY: Preference will be given to trips that investigate areas where little is known about the location, or to trips that visit more common areas in a uncommon way.

• ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE: trips which strive to minimize their environmental and cultural impact.

• LIGHTWEIGHT AND SELF CONTAINED: trips which are based on self-reliance rather then dependance on outside support or large scale tactics such as sieging.

• NON-COMMERCIAL: trips must be independantly run (e.g. no adventure tour companies) and not for profit.

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Each application should include:

• Name of applicant along with address, phone number and e-mail address.

• Name and nationality of all team members.

• A description of the experience level of each team member. Please state why you are qualified to fulfill your stated objective(s). You should include as a minimum a listing of the three most significant mountain achievements made by each person.

• A description of the proposed objective. Please enclose a photo or digital image with the proposed route drawn in.

• A brief summary of the significance of the proposed trip and explain how it satisfies John Lauchlan Award criteria outlined above.

• A budget of the proposed trip. This should include airfares, ground transportation, portors, food, accommodation, equipment, etc.

• Other sponsors. Please provide details of any other financial support, grants or awards received or applied for.

• Attach any additional supporting material as you see fit.

Responsibility of Award Winners:

• They must acknowledge award sponsors whenever possible.

• They must write an article on their expedition for the Canadian Alpine Journal.

• They must submit a complete report of the expedition to the John Lauchlan Memorial Award committee.

• They must submit three photos from the trip to be used by the sponsors of the award at their discretion.

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