The purpose of the following student prizes is to reward excellence in scientific research in the field of entomology and to encourage a high standard of scientific communication. To have your presentation considered for these awards, please indicate during abstract submission. Consideration will be made for:

• Robustness of science presented
• Novelty of science presented
• Presentation style

Best student paper and runner up  Awarded to students who best present novel scientific research in the field of entomology in the full-length seminar format. Best student poster and runner up  Awarded to students who best present novel scientific research in the field of entomology using the poster format. Best rapid fire presentation  Awarded to the student who presents novel scientific research in the field of entomology in the rapid-fire presentation format.